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September 2, 1949	Cable No. 3582 from Flilippov [Stalin] to Cde. Mao Zedong A delegation of democratic organizations of Xinjiang crashed on its way to Beijing. The delegation included Uyghur political leaders Abdulkerim Abbas and Ehmetjan Qasim.
December 29, 1949	Report of Cde. Peng Dehuai about the Situation in Xinjiang Peng reports on the situation in Xinjiang following the takeover of Xinjiang by the People's Liberation Army.
October 25, 1944	Letter No. 373 from L.D. Wilgress, Canadian Embassy, Moscow, to the Secretary of State for External Affairs, W.L. Mackenzie King
September 30, 1944	Letter No. 340 from L.D. Wilgress, Canadian Embassy, Moscow, to the Secretary of State for External Affairs, W.L. Mackenzie King
May 31, 1944	Letter No. 180 from L.D. Wilgress, Canadian Embassy, Moscow, to the Secretary of State for External Affairs, W.L. Mackenzie King Fu Bingchang (Foo Ping-sheung) relays his views on relations among the Great Powers, Soviet involvement in Xinjiang, and the rifts between the Nationalists and Communists within China.
August 18, 1958	M. Zimianin to the Department of the Central Committee of the CPSU and to Comrade Iu. V. Andropov E. I. Shalunov meets with the Chief of the Education Department of the People’s Committee of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Comrade Zakirov, to discuss criticisms against other local leaders in XUAR and recent Party meetings.
March 3, 1958	M. Zimianin to the Central Committee of the CPSU and to Comrade Iu. V. Andropov, 'On Manifestations of Local Nationalism in Xinjiang (PRC)' During party meetings in Xinjiang, some individuals advocated for the creation of an independent Uyghur republic.
January 7, 1958	Memorandum on a Discussion held by the Consul-General of the USSR in Ürümchi, G.S. DOBASHIN, with the Secretary of the Party Committee of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Comrade LÜ JIANREN Lü Jianren briefs Dobashin on calls for an independent Uyghur republic.
February 5, 1958	Iu. Andropov to the Central Committee of the CPSU, 'On the Struggle with Local Nationalism in China' Iu. Andropov of the Liaison Department of the Central Committee of the CPSU describes Chinese Communist Party meetings in Xinjiang and "local nationalism" in China's far northwest.
January 12, 1958	Memorandum on a Discussion held by the Consul-General of the USSR in Ürümchi, G.S. DOBASHIN, with Deputy Chairman of the People’s Committee of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Comrade XIN LANTING Xin Lanting discusses growing calls for the separation of Xinjiang from the People's Republic of China.