A first person account of the reasons behind a participants participation in the International Citizens Congress for a Nuclear Test Ban. The author writes that the physical deformities caused by nuclear testing, non-violence, and protection of the planet inspire them to fight for a comprehensive test ban.

A letter explaining recent actions taken by the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War to campaign for a nuclear test ban. The letter celebrates the media coverage of the International Citizens Congress for a Nuclear Test Ban generated by congress participants and applauds the Soviet Union for continuing its undeclared moratorium on nuclear testing.

A letter expressing gratitude for the participants of the International Citizens Congress for a Nuclear Test Ban. The letter expresses hope that participants will continue to build international coalitions in the future and mentions an upcoming January 1991 meeting of the Test Ban Treaty Amendment Conference.

A participant program for the International Citizens Congress for a Nuclear Test Ban. In addition to a letter welcoming participants to the congress, a detailed schedule of events, list of speakers, draft appeal to the leaders of nuclear weapons testing states, and map of the area around the participants' hotel in Alma-Ata are included.

This letter describes the recent efforts of the United States Comprehensive Test Ban Coalition to pressure negotiations about nuclear test bans occurring in January 1991. The letter ends with a request for donations.

A letter from the Director of Public Affairs of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War providing travel information to participants of the International Citizens Congress for a Nuclear Test Ban. Processing of visas, customs procedures, and an onward flight from Moscow to Alma-Ata are discussed.

Kohl and Yeltsin discuss Russia-Ukraine relations, Russian debt and finance issues, the question of Volga-Germans and the release of Honecker from the Chilean embassy.

Kohl and Gorbachev discuss the domestic situation in the Soviet Union as well as the struggle between Gorbachev and Yeltsin.

AMCOMLIB Deputy to the President Europe Kelley informs President Sargeant about differences with Radio Free Europe over publicity of the 1959 riots in Temirtau (Kazakhstan) and attaches a memorandum from Press and Public Relations Officer Robert Redlich. 

In this issue, Zhou Enlai congratulates the Prime Minister of Morocco, Mbarek Bekkay, and the Prime Minister of Tunisia, Tahar Ben Ammar, after both countries won their independence. One section announces a Sino-North Vietnamese civilian air transport service agreement; while another features a Sino-Soviet agreement to develop various industries and build a railway between Lanzhou and Aktogay (now in Kazakhstan). Finally, other sections discuss managing cooperatives, higher education, and provincial administrative concerns.