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

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Emir Farid Chehab

Emir Farid Chehab Collection

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Stalin and the Cold War

Margaret Thatcher in 1984

Thatcher, Margaret

1925 - 2013

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Botha, P. W. (Pieter Willem)

1916 - 2006

Emir Farid Chehab

Chehab, Emir Farid

1908 - 1985

Gyeongbokgung

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A photo of Joseph Stalin from 1943

Stalin, Joseph

1879 - 1953

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India. Consulate General (Lhasa)

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Indian and Nepali Reports from Lhasa, 1949-1954

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CIA Reports on the Collapse of Communism in Europe

Truman with Attlee and Stalin at Potsdam

Cold War Origins

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End of the Cold War

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April 6, 1945	Record of Conversation Between V. M. Molotov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yugoslavia I. Ivan Šubašić Molotov and Ivan Šubašić discuss Yugoslavia's economic cooperation with the Allied Powers and its territorial problems.
January 9, 1986	Letter from UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to South African President P.W. Botha Letter from Margaret Thatcher to South African State President P.W. Botha expressing her appreciation for how cooperative he has been with the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group, and urging him to continue. Notes that a successful speech and a positive meeting with the Group will significantly alter international opinion toward South Africa and greatly reduce the likelihood of eventual economic sanctions.
November 12, 1985	Letter from South African President P.W. Botha to UK Prime Minister Thatcher Letter from South African State President to Margaret Thatcher, thanking her for her support at the meeting of Commonwealth heads, but stating South Africa's objection to the intervention by foreign delegations. He argues that this would give South Africa an ultimatum and disrupt the ongoing internal negotiations.
July 10, 1985	Letter from UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to South African President P.W. Botha Letter from Margaret Thatcher to South African State President P.W. Botha, decrying the attacks made on Botswana by South Africa, after Britain had made it clear that it could not support South Africa if it continued in those attacks. Implies that Britain will have to cease its support to South Africa.
July 4, 1985	Letter from UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to South African President P.W. Botha Letter from Margaret Thatcher to South African State President P. W. Botha, condemning South African attacks on Angola and Gaborone, and warning of some sort of response by Britain should they continue. Also notes that Britain has offered to provide military training to Mozambique via Zimbabwe.
May 25, 1974	Meeting between Chairman Mao Tse-Tung [Mao Zedong] and Mr. Heath, Saturday, 25 May, 1974, approximately 1.15-2.45pm U.K. Prime Minister Edward Heath and Chairman Mao discussed the following topics: U.S.-Soviet relations, Watergate, Chinese-U.S. relations, U.S. bases in Asia, a united Europe, Sino-Soviet relations, British-Soviet relations, and British-Chinese relations.
December 11, 1975	US Department of State Cable, British Embassy Approach on KORI II The U.S. Embassy in Seoul outlines Britain's approach toward South Korea's nuclear program.
December 5, 1979	Exchange of notes, Defense Minister Scholten (also to other NATO Defense ministers) – British Defense Secretary for Defense Defense Minister Scholten writes to other NATO Defense Ministers to clarify the position of the Netherlands on TNF modernization. He focuses on issues related to the size of the modernization program, which in its current state he fears is too large, and also the possibility of separating the issues of making a decision on modernization and then implementing it. The British Defense Secretary then writes to refute each of his concerns on the wider issue of TNF modernization. An addendum focuses more specifically on the issues relating to the Netherlands.
December 4, 1979	Memorandum of conversation between Dutch Prime-Minister Van Agt and Belgian Prime-Minister Wilfried Martens Van Agt and Martens discuss how their positions on TNF modernization are being affected by coalition politics within their respective legislatures.
July 31, 1958	First Conversation between N.S. Khrushchev and Mao Zedong, Hall of Huaizhentan [Beijing] Mao Zedong and N.S. Khrushchev discuss a joint navy, use of China’s coastline and advisers in both countries.