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August 7, 1962

Record of a Conversation between Cde. N.S. Khrushchev and Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan

Khrushchev and Brezhnev visited King Zahir Shah of Afghanistan, who was vacationing on the Black Sea. Khrushchev provided an overview of key international issues, focusing on tensions in Berlin and Taiwan, and highlighted Soviet economic growth. The King expressed gratitude for Soviet economic and military assistance and praised the work of Soviet specialists in Afghanistan. He discussed the ongoing conflict with Pakistan, emphasizing Afghanistan's neutral foreign policy and the mediation efforts of the Shah of Iran, which he viewed as ineffective. The conversation also touched on broader regional dynamics, including proposals for a bloc of Muslim countries, which both leaders considered unrealistic.

June 29, 2020

Interview and Discussion with Sir Malcolm Rifkind

Discussion with Sir Malcolm Rifkind, former Defense Secretary and Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, about the 1990s and the new relationship that formed after the Cold War.

June 17, 2020

Interview and Discussion with Andrzej Olechowski

Discussion with Polish Minister Andrzej Olechowski about his life and Poland in the 1990s.

February 1, 1958

Notes of Cde. N.S. Khrushchev on a Message of N.A. Bulganin

Khrushchev, as well as Suslov and Mikoyan, offer corrections on a message drafted by Bulganin. Khrushchev advocates for the liquidation of NATO, the Baghdad Pact, SEATO, and the Warsaw Agreement, preferring instead to defer to the UN.

April 19, 1958

Record of a Conversation between Comrade N.S. Khrushchev and A. Hussein, Ambassador of Pakistan in the USSR

Hussein and Khrushchev discuss the Pakistani Prime Minister's letter to Khrushchev. The ambassador talks about the position that Pakistan occupies between the USSR and the United States and asks Khrushchev about his opinion on the Kashmir situation. Khrushchev proposes that, if Pakistan opens its airspace to USSR-India flights, they can arrange for the establishment of direct flights between the USSR and Pakistan.

June 27, 1956

Protocol Record of a Conversation between K. E. Voroshilov, N. A. Bulganin, N. S. Khrushchev, and A. I. Mikoyan with the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Krushchev, Voroshilov, Bulganin, and Mikoyan speak with Iranian Shah about international affairs, atomic and hydrogen bombs, the situation in the Middle East and South Asia, and the Baghdad Pact.

January 11, 1956

Reception by N.S. Khrushchev of Sa'ed, Leader of the Iranian Parliamentary Delegation

Khrushchev asks Sayed, the head of the Iranian delegation, about his impressions of the Central Asian and Caucasian republics that they visited. He also expresses his dissatisfaction with Iran’s entry into the Baghdad Pact and urges for improvement of relations between the Soviet Union and Iran.