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March 9, 1973	Meeting of the COSVN Party Current Affairs Committee to Discuss Policy Guidelines and Struggle Goals of the South Vietnamese Revolution following the Implementation of the Paris Agreement Summary from a meeting of the COSVN Party Current Affairs Committee held on March 9 and 10, 1973, to discuss the situation in South Vietnam and lay out goals and strategies for the revolution following the implementation of the Paris Agreement.
February 25, 1973	COSVN Party Current Affairs Committee Guidance on the Struggle to Demand that our Opponents Implement the Paris Agreement COSVN Party Current Affairs Committee sent a cable to the local areas, following the instructions given in Directive 02/CT73 to prepare for the struggle in South Vietnam after the Paris Agreement was signed.
January 19, 1973	Cable from General Vo Nguyen Giap and the Central Military Party Committee to COSVN Providing Guidance on the Military Struggle General Vo Nguyen Giap and the Central Military Party Committee sent a guidance cable to COSVN laying out a number of military struggle measures to be carried out in response to military operations by their enemies in liberated zones, especially Loc Ninh.
January 19, 1973	COSVN Party Current Affairs Committee Issues Directive on Urgent Tasks After a Political Settlement was Concluded On 19 January 1973, the COSVN Party Current Affairs Committee issued a directive on policies and urgent tasks to be implemented after a political settlement was reached and a ceasefire was implemented, before the signing of the Paris Agreement.
January 12, 1973	Cable from the Central Military Party Committee to COSVN on Guidance Principles for Leading the Struggle Movement After a Political Settlement and Ceasefire In preparation for future attacks from U.S. and South Vietnamese forces, the Central Military Party Committee sent COSVN guidance on strengthening combat units, monitoring enemy operations, and expanding political struggle activities.
September 2, 1963	Secret Telegram from Maneli (Saigon) to Spasowski (Warsaw)[Ciphergram No. 11289] Cable from Polish official in Saigon, Maneli, notifying Warsaw that the coup d'etat against Diem and installation of the American military junta is to be executed soon. Notes the inclinations of Diem and Nhu.
May 31, 1963	Secret Telegram from Maneli (Saigon) to Spasowski (Warsaw) [Ciphergram No. 7353] Report from Polish official in Saigon, Maneli, to Warsaw, on his meeting with Pham Van Dong. Dong describes plans for South Vietnam's future government and neutrality, along with North Vietnam's compliance with the Geneva Accords. Reports that Soviet Ambassador Tovmassian was surprised at the high degree of Chinese participation in Vietnam.
March 30, 1965	Excerpt from a Conversation between Zhou Enlai and Algerian President Ben Bella In Algeria, Enlai describes the unfavorable tactics (military and negotiating) employed by the US in South Vietnam.
February 7, 1968	Discussion between Zhou Enlai and Ho Chi Minh Zhou Enlai proposes to the Vietnamese to organize additional field army corps to carry out operational tasks far from home bases.
April 17, 1968	Discussion between Zhou Enlai and Pham Van Dong Zhou Enlai presses for a great victory, telling Pham Van Dong he must be ready to fight for the next three years.