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September 5, 1968	Directives for the USSR Delegation to the XXIII Session of the General Assembly of the UN on the Issue of the Memorandum of the USSR Government on Some Urgent Measures to Halt the Arms Race and on Disarmament Directives for the USSR Delegation to the XXIII Session of the General Assembly about halting the arms race and on disarmament.
September 5, 1968	Extract from Protocol No. 99, Meeting of the Politburo of the CC of the CPSU on 5 September 1968, 'V. On the Primary Proposals Advanced by the Soviet Union for inclusion in the Agenda of the XXII Session of the General Assembly' A list of instructions from the Politburo to the delegation to the 22nd General Assembly.
May 17, 1944	Stalin and Professor Lange Discuss Poland Professor Oscar Lange briefs the U.S. Embassy in Moscow about his meeting with Stalin to discuss Polish affairs.
March 11, 1968	Directive Sent to Cde. Roshchin, Soviet Representative, Geneva The Politburo giving instructions and language to use at the 18 Nations of the General Assembly.
November 10, 1966	Directive to the Soviet Representative at the United Nations The Soviet position was to not concur with the proposal to not use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear weapons states without consideration of whether they had nuclear weapons (presumably belonging to a nuclear weapon state) on their territory.
May 17, 1944	Record of the Conversation of Comrade I.V. Stalin and Comrade V.M. Molotov with the Polish Professor Lange Professor Oskar Lange, Stalin, and Molotov discuss the recent visit of Father Orlemanski and Polish Political affairs.
April 13, 1945	Stalin’s First Conversation with Ambassador Harriman Following the Death of President Roosevelt Averell Harriman and Joseph Stalin discuss Harry S. Truman and the death of President Roosevelt.
November 9, 1986	Cable No. 3757, Ambassador Nakae to the Foreign Minister, 'The Prime Minister’s Visit to China (Meeting with General Secretary Hu - Japan-China Relations)' Hu and Nakasone discuss some of their countries respective foreign policy priorities, including the USSR, the United States, the Cambodian-Vietnamese conflict, Eastern Europe, and Afghanistan, as well as arms control.
July 11, 1961	Record of a Conversation of Cde. N.S. Khrushchev, with the Ambassador of India, S. Dutt The conversation between Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and Indian Ambassador S. Dutt centers on bilateral relations, disarmament, and global political tensions, particularly concerning Berlin, nuclear disarmament, and US foreign policy. Khrushchev emphasizes Soviet strength in missile technology and space exploration, expressing criticism of Western powers, especially the United States, for their imperialist policies and reluctance to engage in meaningful disarmament. The discussion also highlights Khrushchev's respect for Prime Minister Nehru and India's neutral but supportive stance, with plans for Nehru to visit the Soviet Union. The conversation concludes with mutual affirmations of goodwill and shared interests in promoting global peace and cooperation. This document summary was generated by an artificial intelligence language model and was reviewed by a Wilson Center staff member.
February 14, 1958	Comrade N.S. Khrushchev's Notes on Dulles' Letter to B. Russell Khrushchev lays out recommendations for a response to a letter sent by John Foster Dulles, rebutting criticisms of Soviet policy and ideology and discussing the Soviet Union's position on free elections, the Declaration of the Twelve Communist and Workers Parties, the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, and the prevention of nuclear war.

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