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December 16, 1974	US Department of State, Intelligence Note, 'Rhodesia: A Breakthrough Toward Settlement?' Description of Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith's new announcement regarding the settling of Rhodesia's nine year old constitutional stalemate. Hostilities would cease and negotiations would be renewed, along with a release of all African political detainees.
March 20, 1953	Record of Conversation of General Consul of the USSR in Cluj L. P. Akulov with First Secretary of the Regional Party Committee of the Romanian Workers Party of the Magyar Autonomous Region L. Chupor Akulov and Chupor discuss inter-ethnic tensions in the Magyar Autonomous Region, the attitude toward the Catholic Church, and anti-Soviet activities following the death of Stalin.
June 15, 1988	Report from A.A. Jaquet to SRA, 'Current State of Negotiations between South Africa and Angola' Description of the state of Angolan-South African affairs. Discusses recent and upcoming negotiations between Angolan and South African delegations, noting specifically the difficulties of getting the Angolans to accept proposals and to decide on a venue in which to have the talks.
March 14, 1979	Report by the Chairman of the Committee for State Security of the Armenian Socialist Soviet Republic M. A. Yuzbashyan The Chairman of Armenian State Security reports on the investigation into the 8 January 1977 bombings in the Moscow metro. Three Armenian nationalists were identified as the culprits.
June 22, 1978	Transcript of CPSU CC Politburo Meeting, 22 June 1978 (Excerpt) Andropov discusses the trial and possible sentencing of Shcharansky, who was charged with spying for the United States.
June 8, 1978	Transcript of CPSU CC Politburo Meeting, 8 June 1978 (excerpt) Brezhnev reports to the CPSU CC Politburo that the Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov is behaving inappropriately and should be disciplined.
November 24, 1989	Speech by Premier Ladislav Adamec at the Extraordinary Session of the Czechoslovak Communist Party Central Committee This transcript shows the Czech party elites choosing against violent repression of the mass protests in Wenceslas Square. More clearly than in almost any other Party document, the reasons for nonviolence are spelled out: such a solution would only temporarily "return calm," it would radicalize the youth, "the international support of the socialist countries can no longer be counted on," and "the capitalist states" might react with a "political and economic boycott."
November 21, 1989	Cable from US Embassy in Prague on Czech Demonstrations Cable from the US embassy in Prague reporting on the student strike situation.
November 21, 1989	Cable from US Embassy in Prague on Czech Demonstrations Cable from the US embassy in Prague reporting on the morning demonstration in Wenceslas Square and overheard conversations.
November 21, 1989	Cable from US Embassy in Prague on Czech Demonstrations Cable from the US embassy in Prague reporting on continued demonstrations in Prague and other Czech cities on November 20.