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August 22, 1964	Conversation from [Mao Zedong's] Audience with Foreign Guests Who Visited China after Attending the 10th World Conference Against the Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs Mao meets with guests from different countries who oppose the use of nuclear weapons. Among other topics such as the the Chinese Civil War, they discuss American aggression, the plight of African Americans, and anti-imperialist struggles around the world.
March 3, 1986	Ministry for State Security of the GDR, Main Department I, 'Topical Report on the Status of Reorganization and Modernization of the Chinese Armed Forces' A detailed report on the status of China's armed forces, including the PRC's nuclear weapons strategy.
August 19, 1955	Proposal of the USSR Ministry of Higher Education on Providing Assistance to the Chinese People’s Republic in Training Specialists for Work in the Area of the Peaceful Use of Atomic Energy The CPSU CC agrees to assist the PRC with nuclear energy training.
August 19, 1955	Letter to the Soviet Ambassador [in Beijing] The Soviet Union will help to train Chinese specialists in the area of nuclear energy.
June 16, 1966	Letter, USSR Ministry of Finance to the Ministry of Finance of the Chinese People’s Republic, Beijing The USSR balked at China’s desire for a refund of money contributed to the Joint Institute of Nuclear Research (JINR) after it decided to pull out of the institute.
April 3, 1964	Cable from the Chinese Foreign Ministry, 'Reporting the Contents of Premier Zhou's Talks with the Ambassadors of Arab Countries in China' Zhou discusses China's relationships across the Middle East, including PRC policy toward Israel. He also reviews the proposed nuclear-weapons-free-zones in Africa and Latin America, as well as developments concerning the Non-Aligned Movement and the Second Asian-African Conference.
October 19, 1964	J.S. Mehta, 'China's Bomb and Its Consequences on her Nuclear and Political Strategy' Analysis of the recent Chinese nuclear weapon test and it's strategic implications for China's diplomatic and military policies.
November 24, 1964	K.R. Narayanan, 'India and the Chinese Bomb' K.R. Narayanan, Director of China Division at Ministry of External Affairs, writes that the explosion of the first nuclear bomb by China will alter the political balance of Asia and the world and development of nuclear weapons by India can be justified and beneficial for the country and the international system as well.
September 2, 1960	Note, Homi Bhabha to Shri Y. D. Gundevia Homi Bhabha writes to Prime Minister Nehru about India's international status as a country possessing a plutonium plant but not a nuclear weapons program.
August 2, 1963	Letter, Homi Bhabhi to Jawaharlal Nehru Homi Bhabha writes to Prime Minister Nehru to convey that the Chinese nuclear test will be of no military significance and Chinese possession of a few bombs will not make any difference to the military situation. In order to counter the Chinese bomb’s psychological-political impact, Dr. Bhabha argues that India needs to be in a position to produce the bomb within few months.