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Mikhail Gorbachev, 1986

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August 8, 1953	Conclusion from Reports of the SED District Leadership from 7 August 1953 The SED District leadership reports on the public opinion towards the New Course of the Party and Government. One of the most significant challenges stated is the public dissatisfaction towards the coal and energy supply.
June 21, 1953	Memorandum from Karl Schirdewan to First Secretaries of the District Leadership of the SED Schirdewan orders the First Secretaries of the District Leadership of the SED to employ party members to seek out personal conversations and inquiries with individuals in the GDR after the East German Uprising. He provides specific questions for Party members to ask, in order to determine the temperament of the workers towards the GDR government and suggestions for improvement.
November 4, 1980	Letter from Leonid Brezhnev to Erich Honecker Leonid Brezhnev writes to East German leader Erich Honecker, regarding the Polish Crisis. Brezhnev suggests that the Soviet Union reduce oil shipments to the GDR, in order to alleviate Poland's economic crisis.
April 24, 1956	Third Party Congress of the Korean Workers Party held from 24 to 30 April 1956 Kim Il Sung discusses the North Korean economy and the five-year economic plan.Three documents are added to the note: 1) A report created by the commission for mandate examination. The report covers the action of the election for the Party Congress and the composition of the delegates.2) Minutes of a speech Kim Du-bong gave, overviewing North Korean achievements and objectives. 3) A list of members of the Central Committee and Politburo of the Labor Party that were elected on the Party Congress.
June 11, 1956	Summarizing Protocol of the Politburo Meeting with the Korean Comrades on 8 June 1956 at 1730 hours Discussion on North and South Korean politics and economy, with detailed account on North Korean economic development.
June 12, 1956	Protocol No. 27/56 of the Extraordinary Meeting of the Politburo of the Central Committee on 12 June 1956 between 0900 and 1000 hours in the Central House of Unity GDR decides what aid it will give the North Korea and which credits and technical devices they will offer until 1960.
November 5, 1956	Report about an Excursion to Geumgangsan (Diamond Mountains) A report on the excursion to Geumgangsan of a delegation of the Soviets and East Germans.
November 28, 1956	Letter Fischer to Florin, North Korean Ambassador to the Soviet Union Fisher informs Florin about personnel changes in North Korean Embassy in Soviet Union.
November 12, 1957	Note about a Conversation with the 2nd Secretary of the Polish Embassy, Comrade Juswiak, and the Attache of the Polish Embassy, Ivankov, on 2 November 1957 During the dinner at Czech embassy, Behrens spoke about the situation in FRG. Other topics included Korean students in Poland and GDR, and the situation in South Korea.
September 15, 1988	Note of a Meeting between the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the SED and Chairman, Comrade Erich Honecker, and the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the PLO, Yasser Arafat, on 15 September 1988 Arafat reports that the First Intifada, which began ten months earlier, has strengthened the PLO. He describes the PLO’s plans going forward and their anticipated impact on Israel. Honecker expresses East Germany’s steadfast support for the PLO and talks about potential progress towards peace on the international stage.

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