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September 26, 1950
Telegram from Zakharov to Stalin detailing the dire situation for the North Koreans following the Incheon landing.
September 30, 1950
Telegram from Shtykov to Gromyko and Stalin reporting the dire circumstances into which the North Koreans had fallen in the wake of the Incheon landings. Mentioned is a correspondence between the North Koreans and Mao which hinted at possible Chinese aid.
April 22, 1948
Terebin (Andrei Orlov) tells Stalin of Mao's plans for arriving in Moscow and asks whether he, Terebin, should join Mao on the journey.
April 26, 1948
Mao tells Filippov (Stalin) about the move of the Central Committee to a more rural area in China. Mao also discusses his plans for his trip to Moscow.
April 29, 1948
Stalin agrees with the plans Mao discusses in a previous cable.
October 1, 1950
Telegram from Stalin to Mao and Zhou Enlai asking that they consider moving 5-6 divisions of Chinese volunteers to the China-DPRK border in order to give the North Koreans cover under which to reorganize their troops. Stalin explicitly states that he will not mention this idea to the North Koreans.
October 3, 1950
Telegram from Mao to Stalin on whether or not to move several divisions of Chinese volunteers into North Korea.
October 14, 1950
Shtykov describes the reactions of Kim Il Sung and Pak Heon-yeong to Stalin's telegram to postpone the evacuation of the troops to the north. (see also)
October 13, 1950
A telegram from Stalin to Shtykov for Kim Il Sung relaying the decision of the Chinese to support North Korea with their troops. This decision is a marked reversal of the negative message sent 3 October by Mao.
Telegram from Stalin to Kim Il Sung informing him of the finalization of China's decision to send troops to North Korea's aid.