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August 31, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 32 (Overall Issue No. 58) This issue begins with a joint statement from Premier Zhou Enlai and Lao Prime Minister Prince Souvanna Phouma. It also includes a notice about Chinese aid to Mongolia and a letter that Zhou Enlai sent to the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Yemen, Saif al-Islam Muhammad al-Badr, after the kingdom decided to recognize China. Other sections discuss industrial concerns, handling damaged commercial goods, staff recruitment for different bureaus, and wages for university graduates.
August 22, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 31 (Overall Issue No. 57) This issue begins with a joint Sino-Syrian statement about the decision to exchange ambassadors and establish embassies in their respective countries. It also outlines plans for Nepali Prime Minister Tanka Prasad Acharya and Lao Prime Minister Prince Souvanna Phouma to visit China. Other sections address industrial and agricultural matters, newspaper subscriptions for different organizations, and provincial administrative concerns.
August 16, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 30 (Overall Issue No. 56) This issue covers a Sino-Lebanese trade agreement. It also features a letter that Zhou Enlai wrote to thank the government of Czechoslovakia for agricultural machinery. Other sections address Chinese support for the recently nationalized Suez Canal, transforming private industries into socialist ones, and assigning jobs to university graduates.
August 11, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 29 (Overall Issue No. 55) This issue begins with several reports about spending in 1955, the national budget for 1956, and model by-laws for agricultural production cooperatives. It also discusses the third session of the 1st National People's Congress and ends with a speech about foreign policy and Taiwan, which Zhou Enlai delivered at the meeting.
July 31, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 28 (Overall Issue No. 54) Several sections of this issue address concerns about factory work and production. It also discusses inspection standards for processed grains and plans to enroll more doctoral students in universities. Other reports cover various provincial administrative matters, such as dividing and merging counties in Fujian.
July 12, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 26 (Overall Issue No. 52) This issue features a copy of the telegram that Mao Zedong sent to Gamal Abdel Nasser when he won the Egyptian presidential election. It also includes messages that the Prime Minister of Cambodia, Khim Tit, exchanged with Zhou Enlai after their respective countries signed an economic aid agreement. Other sections discuss checking the implementation of the First Five-Year Plan, educational matters, funded medical treatment for retired state agency employees, and various provincial administrative concerns, such as transferring districts from Jiangxi to Anhui Province.
July 5, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 25 (Overall Issue No. 51) This issue includes a statement about Sino-Cambodian economic aid and discusses the fate of those who committed war crimes during the Japanese invasion of China. It also addresses matters related to construction and design. One section considers the accuracy of Chinese terms for Islam.
June 20, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 23 (Overall Issue No. 49) This issue addresses the temporary withdrawal of Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission inspection teams from designated North and South Korean ports. It also discusses the Sino-American ambassadorial talks, results from the national economic plan for 1955, and environmental and industrial concerns. One section addresses the problem of reducing illiteracy among opera and drama artists.
May 15, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 18 (Overall Issue No. 44) This issue addresses the organization of a local People's Congress and People's Committees for the Xiangxi Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Hunan. It also includes plans to implement a cultural and entertainment tax with two-year exemptions for Chinese opera, dramas, Western opera, dance, music, folk theater, and acrobatics. Other sections consider a piece-rate pay system for workers on state-owned mechanized farms and problems with improving secondary education.
May 12, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 17 (Overall Issue No. 43) This issue features a statement about Sino-Cambodian trade and letters that the Chinese Minister of Foreign Trade, Ye Jizhuang, exchanged with his Sudanese counterpart, Ibrahim al-Mufti. It also discusses construction, budget appropriations for post and telecommunications enterprises, and flood control. Other sections address educational matters, including convening a national meeting for outstanding primary and secondary school teachers.