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October 17, 1964	Cable from the Chinese Embassy in North Korea, 'Reactions to China's Nuclear Test' Cable from the Chinese Embassy in North Korea describing positive responses of North Korean officials and Vietnamese diplomats in North Korea regarding China's first nuclear weapons test.
December 9, 1969	Y.D. Fadeev, First Secretary of the Soviet Embassy in DPRK, to CC CPSU, 'Korean-Chinese relations in 1969 (Memo)' The document indicates that there was a significant shift towards the normalization of relations between DPRK and China in 1969, particularly since June-July when the talks on the border settlement began.
April 25, 1969	B.A. Solomatin, 'Concerning Korean-Chinese Relations' The document describes several provocations between the DPRK and China in 1968. Kim Il-sung describes it as increasing separation, but will attempt to maintain good relations.
March 17, 1969	Record of Conversation between N.G. Sudarikov and Kim Il Sung, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea Kim Il Sung discusses an armed clash with Americans in the demilitarized zone and an incident in the Korean-Chinese border. He discusses Sino-Korean relations thoroughly as well.
January 7, 1969	Y.D. Fadeev, First Secretary of the Soviet Embassy in North Korea, 'Korean-Chinese Relations in the Second Half of 1968 (Memo)' The document examines Sino-Korean relations by analyzing international relations with US and Japan, describing how the ideology of Mao affects the relationship, and discussing trade relations and military relations.
December 8, 1972	A. Putintsev and V. Gorovoy, 'Key Aspects of Korean-Chinese relations in 1972' A letter from the Soviet Embassy in Pyongyang reviewing developments in Sino-North Korean relations in 1972, including the effects of China’s anti-Soviet campaigns and Beijing’s seeking of closer ties with the US and Japan.
February 26, 1989	Memorandum of Conversation: President Bush's Meeting with General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party Zhao Ziyang of the People's Republic of China, February 26, 1989, 4:00 p.m. - 5:40 p.m. George H.W. Bush and Zhao Ziyang discuss Sino-American relations and China's reform and opening, in addition to the situations in Korea, India, Pakistan, and the Soviet Union.
November 11, 1980	Telegram from the Hungarian Embassy in Beijing, 'The Chinese attitude towards the Korean Workers’ Party’s 6th Congress' The Chinese attitude towards the Korean Workers’ Party’s 6th Congress on their support to Kim Il Sung and for the reunification plan
October 16, 1980	Telegram from the Hungarian Embassy in Beijing, 'China on the KWP’s 6th Congress' A report on the Chinese attitude towards the Korean Workers' Party 6th Congress.
April 10, 1972	A letter to Komocsin Zoltan from Kadas Istvan, with attachment of 'Korean opinion on various current issues' A letter to Komocsin Zoltan from Kadas Istvan, which indicates that Etra Sandor’s report on North Korea was attached to a letter.