February 3, 1952
Ciphered Telegram No. 709, Filippov [Stalin] to Krasovsky, for Mao Zedong
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CIPHERED TELEGRAM No. 709
TOP PRIORITY
SPECIAL
BEIJING--
TO KRASOVSKY
Transmit the following answer to MAO ZEDONG.
“Comrade MAO ZEDONG.
We received your telegrams of January 31 concerning the negotiations on questions of an armistice.
We agree with the plan outlined by you and the evaluation of the course of the negotiations which you give. The firm position taken by you has already given positive results and must force the enemy to make further concessions.
We consider that you must make an agreement with the leading comrades of Poland and Czechoslovakia about including their representatives in the commission of observers, and they, of course, will agree with this.
With greetings. FILIPPOV [Stalin].”
Confirm receipt.
Telegraph the fulfillment.
No. 72/III
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Telegram to Mao from Stalin approving of Mao's progress at the armistice talks and reminding him to have Polish and Czech included in the commission of observers.
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- Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
- Korean War, 1950-1953
- Korean War, 1950-1953--Armistices
- Korean War, 1950-1953--Soviet Union
- China--Foreign relations--Soviet Union
- China--Foreign relations--Poland
- Korean War, 1950-1953--China
- China--Foreign relations--Czechoslovakia
- Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
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