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1958	Letter to the Deputy Chairman of the Soviet Committee of the MGG, Prof. Pushkov
October 25, 1958	Another Letter from the PRC Minister of Defense [Peng Dehuai] to Taiwanese Compatriots The PRC Minister of Defense urges the Nationalists in Taiwan to be careful and guard their authority from the Americans. He argues that the United States is trying to forcibly create "Two Chinas."
October 13, 1958	Orders from [PRC] Minister of Defense [Peng Dehuai] to Halt the Bombardment of Kinmen for Another Two Weeks The PRC Minister of Defense writes to members of the People's Liberation Army in Fujian province during the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis, calling for them to stop shelling Kinmen and observe the situation. He argues that the United States should not interfere in China's Civil War.
October 6, 1958	Letter from the [PRC] Minister of Defense [Peng Dehuai] to Taiwanese Compatriots During the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis, the PRC Minister of Defense urges the Nationalists to negotiate with the CCP, arguing that the Americans will eventually abandon them.
October 11, 1956	I. Tugarinov to Cde. B.N. Ponomarev, ‘Concentering the Situation on Taiwan (Memorandum)’
June 21, 1960	Polish Diplomat's Notes on the Situation in the Far East Kowalczyk's review of the situations in Taiwan including increased US presence and construction of US ports and Thailand being equipped by US army and used as a base for US planes.
September 18, 1958	Vietnam and North Korea Ask that We Provide Materials and Maps on the Taiwan Area and Nearby Islands Vietnam and North Korea request information and maps about Taiwan from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
February 23, 1955	Cable from Huan Xiang, 'Indian Premier Nehru’s View on Resolving the Taiwan Issue'
October 5, 1958	Meeting Minutes, Zhou Enlai’s Conversation with S.F. Antonov on the Taiwan Issue (excerpt) Speaking with Soviet Charge d'Affaires Antonov, Zhou Enlai analyzes the American response to the Chinese bombing of Jinmen Island.
September 8, 1958	Speech, Mao Zedong at the Fifteenth Meeting of the Supreme State Council (excerpt) Mao speaks about the strategy behind the bombardment of nationalist-controlled Jinmen Island in the Taiwan Strait, stating that Taiwan is a "is a steel noose and it ties America’s neck."