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June 19, 1953	Minutes of Discussion at the 150th Meeting of the National Security Council, 18 June 1953 The US National Security Council discusses recent release of prisoners of war in South Korea. The riots and disturbances in East Germany and Czechoslovakia are discussed in the context of the general “softening” of Soviet policy. The Council also discusses the possibility of a four-power meeting, and other alternative courses of action.
May 29, 1953	CIA Report Evaluating Vladimir Semyonov’s Appointment as Soviet High Commissioner for Germany A CIA report presents an analysis of the dissolution of the Soviet Control Commission (SCC) and the return of V.S. Semyonov to Germany as the Soviet High Commissioner for Germany.
June 19, 1953	CIA Current Intelligence Digest 'Comment on Berlin Rioting' According to the CIA report, as of the 19th of June, the situation in East Berlin has been repressed by Soviet troops and the East German police, and inter-sector traffic is strictly controlled. However, in other areas of East Germany, strikes and disturbances are still being reported.
May 24, 1962	Untitled Notes on the Back of the 24 May 1962 Memorandum from the General Staff to Khrushchev Notes from meeting of the Presidium during which Soviet leadership decides to send a commission to Cuba and chooses those who go.
June 17, 1953	Cable from Czechoslovak Mission in Berlin to Vaclav David, 1:45 PM The Czechoslovak Mission in Berlin described the proceeding of the demonstrations in East Berlin on 17 June 17.