Search | UMD School of Public Policy Digital Archive

Switch to Visualization

Foreign Relations of the United States Clear All

Related Resources

Aerial view of National Mall

North America

United States

Soviet soldier taking a photograph of another soldier in Red Square, Moscow, 1959

Eastern Europe

Soviet Union

Portrait of Mao Zedong on Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, 1972.

East Asia

China

Gyeongbokgung

East Asia

South Korea

Pyongyang photographed in March 20212

East Asia

North Korea

Cuba's National Capitol Building, January 2010.

Central America and Caribbean

Cuba

Executive Committee of the National Security Committee during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Cuban Missile Crisis

Dr. Syngman Rhee, 1939

Syngman Rhee Era

Press Briefing by Permanent Observer of Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the UN, 7 July 1976.

Inter-Korean Relations

President Ronald Reagan, Vice-President Bush, and oviet General Secretary Gorbachev

United States-Soviet Relations

Sino-Soviet Relations

Cuban Foreign Relations

Dr. Syngman Rhee, 1939

Rhee, Syngman

1875 - 1965

Aerial photograph of CIA headquarters

United States. Central Intelligence Agency

-

Mikhail Gorbachev, 1986

Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich

1931 - 2022

Placeholder image for when a portrait image is not available

United States. Department of State

-

A photo of Henry Kissinger from 1975

Kissinger, Henry

1923 -

Portrait of Mao Zedong from propaganda poster

Mao, Zedong

1893 - 1976

Results:

3191 - 3200 of 3305

Display:

Sort By:

Documents

September 15, 1978	'Congressional Consultations on Pakistan,' State Department cable 235372 to US Embassy Vienna Plans for meetings with Congress members to discuss resuming aid to Pakistan. Talking points include the cancellation of the French reprocessing plant deal and the importance of Pakistan's position in the Middle East. Also includes discussion of Pakistan's nuclear ambitions, technical capabilities, and the United States' efforts to block their nuclear development.
May 21, 1991	CPSU CC Report, 21 May 1991 This report deals with the political crisis in Ethiopia and Eritrea. It also concerns Soviet plans to settle the conflict.
June 19, 1953	Minutes of Discussion at the 150th Meeting of the National Security Council, 18 June 1953 The US National Security Council discusses recent release of prisoners of war in South Korea. The riots and disturbances in East Germany and Czechoslovakia are discussed in the context of the general “softening” of Soviet policy. The Council also discusses the possibility of a four-power meeting, and other alternative courses of action.
March 11, 1953	Memorandum of Discussion at the 136th Meeting of the National Security Council The US National Security Council discusses the effect that Stalin’s death had on Soviet policy and on Communist Parties outside of the USSR, as well as the opportunity it provided the US to use Stalin’s death in a psychological strategy to influence the Soviets. The Council also discusses the possibility of negotiations for a settlement with the Soviets in Korea.
March 18, 1953	Draft Instructions for General Vasilii Chuikov and Vladimir Semyonov regarding GDR Control of Borders Draft instructions of the Soviet leadership to its representatives in East Germany, advising that the SED requests for East German control of the border with West Germany are "unacceptable and grossly simplistic."
April 18, 1953	Memorandum from Ivan Turginov, 'On the Western Powers’ Policy regarding the German Question' Ivan Turginov reports on the policies of the Western powers on the German Question. Special emphasis is given to the public opinion in western countries with regard to Western and Soviet policies towards occupied Germany.
July 10, 1953	Memorandum of Telephone Conversation between John Foster Dulles and Allen W. Dulles In a telephone conversation, the Dulles brothers discuss their opposing views in regards to the future direction of Soviet policy following the uprising.
May 8, 1953	USSR Foreign Ministry Draft Memorandum, 'On Further Soviet Government Measures Pertaining to the German Question' Memorandum from the Soviet Foreign Affairs Ministry on Soviet foreign policy options with regard to the German Question. The memorandum looks at the effects on Soviet policy toward the western powers in the context of the Postdam conference and at the future state of the Soviet-East German relations.
August 8, 1953	Cable from James B. Conant to John Foster Dulles Conant suggests that while US policy towards East Germany should, on principle, encourage the “spirit of resistance” brought about by the East German Uprising, it is believed that Communist authorities will continue to use brutal tactics to restrain such resistance, and therefore US initiatives towards the situation should be restrained as to not provide East German authorities an opportunity for more brutal repressions of the population.
June 11, 1954	Telegram, Zhou Enlai to Mao Zedong and Others, Regarding the Seventh Plenary Session Zhou reports to the CCP on the opening session of the Geneva Conference on Indochina. During this session, Pham Van Dong presents his five-point proposal, and Molotov rebuts arguments made by the US.

Refine Results

Rhee, Syngman 103

United States. Central Intelligence Agency 96

Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich 73

United States. Department of State 68

Kissinger, Henry 67

United States 1943

Soviet Union 898

South Korea 639

North Korea 449

Cuban Missile Crisis 296

Syngman Rhee Era 181

Inter-Korean Relations 157

United States-Soviet Relations 152

Sino-Soviet Relations 137