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February 26, 1987	Notes from Politburo Meeting, 26 February 1987 (Excerpt) Gorbachev and his advisors discuss whether to withdraw troops from Afghanistan.
January 22, 1987	Notes from Politburo Meeting, 21-22 January 1987 (Excerpt) Gorbachev and his advisors discuss new Afghan president Mohammad Najibullah and the possible drawdown of Soviet troops.
December 2, 1989	Notes by A. S. Chernyaev, Record of Conversation between Mikhail Gorbachev and George H. W. Bush at Malta Summit George H.W. Bush and Gorbachev meet off the coast of Malta in a meeting that came to symbolize the end of the Cold War. While no agreements were concluded, the leaders decided to press ahead in the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START), as well as in efforts to reduce arsenals of chemical weapons and conventional forces in Europe. Bush also made a number of proposals to advance bilateral relations, including steps to normalize trade relations through the granting of most-favored nation status, efforts to bar Congressional restrictions on credits, and US support for Soviet observer status at the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
October 11, 1989	Excerpt from the Diary of Anatoly Chernyaev Chernyaev records Gorbachev's frustrations with Honecker following meeting with him in Berlin.
August 3, 1961	Khrushchev's Speech at the Opening of the Meeting of Moscow Conference, 3-5 August 1961 Khrushchev makes the opening statement to the secretaries of the CC's of Communist and Workers' Parties of Socialist Countries at a conference in Moscow. The purpose of the conference is to discuss the preparation and conclusion of a German peace treaty.
December 24, 1960	Cable from the Chinese Embassy in Romania, 'The Change of Romanian Attitude toward China before and after the Moscow Conference' The Chinese Embassy in Bucharest concludes that "the Romanian attitude toward us has warmed."
January 26, 1966	Memorandum by the Polish Ministry of National Defense Polish and Soviet proposals for structural, organizational, and budgetary adjustments to the military articles of the Warsaw Treaty are reported and analyzed.
January 21, 1966	Memorandum by Polish Minister Adam Rapacki In response to Brezhnev's request for input, Rapacki outlines proposals to improve the Warsaw Treaty in both military organization and operation, and political affairs, including reform of the Political Consultative Committee.
January 10, 1957	Memorandum on the Warsaw Treaty and the Development of the Armed Forces of the People's Republic of Poland The Polish general staff analyzes the military obligations mandated by the Warsaw Treaty and how stated obligations are not compatible with Polish policy. Proposals for revision of the military articles of the Warsaw Treaty are outlined.
September 7, 1955	Statute of the Unified Command of the Member States of the Warsaw Treaty The responsibilities and duties of the officials of the Warsaw Treaty Armed Forces Joint Command are outlined.

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