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January 15, 1949	Ciphered Telegram No. 0356, Filippov [Stalin] to Comrade Mao Zedong Stalin received Mao's latest telegram; consensus has been reached by the Chinese communist party and the Soviet Union on "peace talks" with the Guomindang.
July 4, 1950	Ciphered Telegram No. 405840 from Shtykov to Feng Xi [Stalin] Shtykov reports on a meeting with Kim Il Sung and Pak Heon-yeong concerning requests for arms, advisers and advice on how to move troops more efficiently. Shtykov proposes resolutions and advice.
July 6, 1950	Ciphered Telegram No. 35678 from Feng Xi [Stalin] to Shtykov Stalin approves of sending North Korea arms through China.
June 2, 1953	Speech by Georgii M. Malenkov to a visiting government delegation from the German Democratic Republic (GDR) Malenkov discusses East and West Germany, arguing that failure to unify the two countries will lead to another world war. He argues that the "forced" building of socialism in East Germany is in fact an obstacle to reunification, proposing that a reunification will be possible "only on the basis that Germany will be a bourgeois-democratic republic."
April 13, 1949	Ciphered Telegram No. 53517 from Kovalev to Filippov [Stalin] Kovalev reports to Filippov (Stalin) about the conversation Kovalev had with Mao, Zhu De, Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoqi, and several members of the CCP Politburo. The topics discussed include an appraisal of the work and decisions of the second plenum of the CCP CC, the Soviet loan to China, the military situation in China, the city of Shanghai, and the peace talks between the CCP and Guomindang representatives.
May 17, 1949	Ciphered Telegram No.54755 from Kovalev to Filippov [Stalin] Kovalev relays to Stalin a conversation with Mao concerning the military situation in China, the choice for leader of the central government, and Wang Ming's appraisal of his incorrect activity.
May 23, 1949	Cable, Kovalev to Stalin, Report on the 22 May 1949 CCP CC Politburo Discussion Kovalev reports to Stalin on the politburo meeting. the discussion concerned the economic situation in China, the military situation in China, and a previous conversation between Mao and American ambassador John Leighton Stuart.
May 26, 1949	Cable, Stalin to Mao Zedong [via Kovalev] Stalin gives to Mao (via Kovalev) his, Stalin's, stance on the economic situation in China, and how the Chinese are handling it (the creation of an administrative economic center in China). Stalin also discusses Sino-Soviet relations, and the state of the PLA and how best to use PLA forces.
June 18, 1949	Cable, Filippov [Stalin] to Mao Zedong [via Kovalev] Stalin discusses the creation of a government in China, Chinese military plans, and the acquisition of oil in China.
October 1, 1950	Ciphered Telegram, Filippov [Stalin] to Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai (via Roshchin) Telegram from Stalin to Mao and Zhou Enlai asking that they consider moving 5-6 divisions of Chinese volunteers to the China-DPRK border in order to give the North Koreans cover under which to reorganize their troops. Stalin explicitly states that he will not mention this idea to the North Koreans.