[52][52]"Dui manzhou gongzuo de jidian yijian" (A few comments on the work in Manchuria), November 30, 1945, Chen Yun wenxuan, op.cit., pp.221-224.

[53]"Zhonggong zhongyang guanyu dongbei tingzhan tanpan qingkuang zhi dongbei ju dian" (Cable of the Central Committee to the Northeast Bureau regarding the talks on armistice in the Northeast), January 3, 1946,

[54]"Zhongyang Guanyu Dongbei Wenti de Zhishi" (the instruction of CCP CC on the Northeast issues), March 5, 1946.

[55]"Zhongyang guanyu dui meijiang douzheng celue de zhishi" (Instruction of the Central Committee on the tactics in the struggle against the U.S. and Jiang Jieshi), Zhonggong zhongyang wenjian xuanji, op.cit., vol.15, pp.455-456.

[56]"Zhonggong zhongyang guanyu tong guomindang jinxing heping tanpan de tongzhi" (Announcement of the CCP CC on conducting negotiation with the KMT), August 26, 1945, Mao Zedong xuan ji (Selected works of Mao Zedong) (Beijing: People's Publishing House, 1991), vol.4, p.1153.

[57]"Zhonggong zhongyang guanyu tingzhi guonei junshi chongtu de tongzhi" (Announcement of the CCP on ceasing domestic military conflicts), January 10, 1946, Zhonggong zhongyang wenjian xuanji, op.cit., vol.16, p.15. Mao Zedong, "Guanyu zhengxie chengjiu he dangqian renwu de tanpan" (On the achievement of the political consultative work and the tasks in the current negotiation), Xinhua ribao (Xinhua daily), February 29, 1946.

[58]"Zhongyang guanyu kongzhi changchun, ha'erbin ji zhongdong lu baowei beiman gei dongbei ju de zhishi" (Instruction of the Central Committee to the Northeast Bureau on the control of Changchun, Ha'erbin and the Eastern Railroad and the defense of Northern Manchuria), March 24, 1946, Zhonggong zhongyang wenjian xuanji, op.cit., vol.16, pp.100-101. Also see "Ke ba wo buzhan shenyang bu duan dianyuan zuowei tong guomindang tanpan ziben" (We can use our not taking Shenyang and not cutting off electricity to that city as the chips in the negotiation with the KMT), March 18, 1946; "Su xiang sufang jiaoshe lizheng wo jieguan chang, ha, chi"(Immediately negotiate with the Soviet side to try to gain control over Changchun, Ha'erbin and Chichiha'er), March 26, 1946; "Peng Zhen guanyu sujun chejun riqi zhi Li, Huang bing gao zhongyang" (Cable from Peng Zhen to Li, Huang and the Central Committee on the date of the withdrawal of the Soviet military), April 3, 1946.

[59]Mao Zedong xuanji, op.cit., vol. 4, pp.1184-1185.

[60]Mao Zedong xuanji, op.cit., vol. 4, pp.1193-1194. Also see "Mao Zedong yu Liu Shaoqi, Zhou Enlai de tanhua" (Conversation between Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi and Zhou Enlai), November 21, 1946.

[61]Sidalin wenji, 1934-1952 (Selected works of Stalin, 1934-1952) (Beijing: People's Publishing House, 1985), p.518.

[62]A.C. Anijin, Waijiao shi (Diplomatic history) (Sanlian Publishing House, 1983), vol.5, part 1, p.186.

[63]"Chen Yi chuanda Mao zhuxi shi'er yue zhongyang huiyi tanhua" (Chen Yi on the talk of Chairman Mao at the meeting of the Central Committee in December), kept in the Research Material Section, the Department of Party History, the Chinese People's University, no.6521/2.5.

[64]After the CCP CC left Yenan, the Soviet Union had planned to ask the CCP leaders to go to the Soviet Union for shelter. Shi Zhe, op.cit., p.346.

[65]"ChenYi chuanda Mao zhuxi shi'er yue zhongyang huiyi tanhua" (Chen Yi on the talk of Chairman Mao at the meeting of the Central Committee in December), the Research Material Section, the Department of Party History, the Chinese People's University, no.6521/2.5.

[66]xxx, op.cit., p.94.

[67]N.B. Kewaliaofu (Kovalev), "Sidalin he Mao Zedong de duihua"(The dialogue between Stalin and Mao Zedong), Guowai sheke xinxi (Information on social science abroad) (1992:21), p.29.

[68]Soon after the Soviet expert group arrived in the Northeast, it suggested the CCP Northeast Bureau set up government in the Northeast. It also claimed that it would receive diplomatic recognition from the Soviet Union and East European countries and that in this way the CCP would be able to obtain more assistance. See "Lin yu Kelei deng de tanhua" (The conversation between Lin and Kelei), June 30, 1948.

[69]There are very differente memoirs on Mao Zedong's propose to Stalin for visiting Moscow at that time. Shi Zhe, op.cit., p.366; With regard to the reasons for Mao's planned visit, see Shi Zhe, "Mao Zedong zhuxi diyici fangwen sulian jingguo" (Chiarman Mao Zedong's first visit to the Soviet Union), The Editorial Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Xin Zhongguo waijiao fengyun (Diplomacy fo the New China) (Beijing:Shijie Zhishi Publishing House, 1990), pp.8-9, and Nie Rongzhen huiyi lu (Memoir of Nie Rongzhen) (Beijing: Jiefangjun Publishing House, 1984), Vol.2, p.675. Some new informations on the Mao's propose can be seen in Andrie Ledovsky: Mikoyan's Secret Mission to China in January and February 1949, Far East Affairs, No.2, 1995.

[70]Nansilafu wenti cankao ziliao (Reference Material on Yugoslavia) (Beijing: Shijie Zhishi Publishing House, 1958), p.11.

[71]"Zhongguo gongchandang zhongyang weiyuanhui guanyu xuexi nangong wenti jueyi de zhishi" (Instruction of the CCP CC on studying the resolution on the question of the Yugoslavian Communist Party), July 1, 1948.

[72]"Zhongyang pizhuan dongbei ju guanyu xuexi nangong wenti jueyi de zhishi" (Instruction of the CCP on referring the resolution of the Northeast Bureau on the study of the question of the Yugoslavian Communist Party), August 11, 1948.

[73]For Liu Shaoqi's article, see in Renmin ribao, November 1, 1948."

[74]"Youfang yaoqiu moshou ying mei fa diantai" (The friendly side request confiscation of radio stations of Britain, the U.S. and France), November 16, 1948.

[75]"Zhonggong zhongyang fuzeren ping zhongguo junshi xingshi" (The CCP CC leaders' comments on the military situation in China), The Department of Party History, the Chinese People's University ed., Zhonggong dangshi jiaoxue cankao ziliao (Jiefang jiefang zhanzheng shiqi), op.cit., vol.2, p.311.

[76]N.B. Kewaliaofu (Kovalev), "Sidalin he Mao Zedong de duihua"(The dialogue between Stalin and Mao Zedong), Guowai sheke xinxi (Information on social science abroad) (1992:21), p.29.

[77]Shi zhe, op.cit., pp.375-385. Andrei Ledovsky, op.cit., pp.84-92.

[78]At the end of the 1980s, there was a debate over this question among Chinese scholars. For the more important articles, see Wang Fangming,"Yao shishi qiushi, duli sikao: huiyi Mao zhuxi 1958 nian de yici qinqie tanhua" (Seek truth from the facts and develop independent thinking: recall a talk with Chairman Mao in 1958), Renmin ribao. Liu Xiao, Chushi sulian banian (Eight years as a mbassador to the Soviet Union) (Beijing: Zhonggong Dangshi Ziliao Publishing House,1986), p.4. Yu Zhan & Zhang Guanyou, "Guanyu Sidalin cengfou quanzu wo guo changjiang de tantao" (Exploring the question whether Stalin did try to prevent us to cross the Yangzi River), Dang de wenxian (1989:1); Xiang Qing, "Guanyu Sidalin quanzu jiangfang dajun guojiang zhi wo jian" (My view on Stalin's effort to prevent the PLA to cross the Yangzi River), Dang de wenxian (1989:6); Chen Guangxiang, "Dui Sidalin ganyu wojun guojiang wenti de tantao" (Exploring the question of Stalin's interference in the effort of our army to cross the Yangtzi River), Dangshi yanjiu ziliao (Material for the study of the party history) (1989:7-8).

[79] "Stalin to Mao Zedong", January 10, 1949; Archive of The President of the russian Federation, f.45, op.1, d.330, pp.95-96. "Stalin to Mao Zedong", Jan.11, 1949, pp. 97-99. "Mao Zedong to Stalin", Jan. 13, 1949; "Stalin to Mao Zedong", Jan. 14, 1949, pp.110-113; "Mao's telegram to Stalin", Jan.14, 1949, pp.104-105; "Stalin to Mao Zedong", Jan 15, 1949, pp.118. Yu Zhan and Zhang Guanyou's thesis included Stalin's telegram to Mao on January 10 and Mao's response to Stalin without note. According Yu Zhan and Zhang Guanyou's thesis, Mao's telegram to Stalin is on January 11, see Dang de wenxian, vol.1, 1989, pp.57-58.

[80]"Stalin Cable to Kovalev re Trade with Capitalist Countries", March 15, 1949, Goncharov, et.al., op.cit., pp.230-231.

[81]Stalin Cable to Mao re the Principles of Establishing Relations with the United States", April 1949, ibid., p.231.

[82]Notes about Mao Zedong's address at the Politburo meeting on January 6, 1949.

[83]"Zhongyang guanyu waijiao gongzuo de zhishi" (Instruction of the Central Committee regarding diplomatic work),  January 19, 1949, Zhonggong zhongyang wenjian xuanji, op.cit., vol.18, pp.44-49.

[84]Mao Zedong, "Zai qijie er'zhong quanhui shang de zongjie" (Summary at the Second Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Seventh National Party Congress, March 13, 1949.

[85]"Zai zhongguo gongchandang di qi jie zhongyang weiyuanhui di er ci quanti huiyi shang de baogao" (Report at the Second Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Seventh National Party Congress), March 5, 1949, Mao Zedong xuanji, op.cit., vol.4, pp.1434-1435.

[86]After the outbreak of the Civil War and the CCP decided to launch all-out counter-attack, the CCP leaders repeatedly rejected the idea that the U.S. might intervene militarily.

[87]"Dongbei ju ying shengming yu meiguo wu waijiao guanxi" (The Northeast Bureau should issue a public statement to the effect that it does not have diplomatic relations with the U.S.), November 11, 1948.

[88]Mao Zedong, "Dui 'Leiwen he tanhua zhaiyao' de piyu" (Comments on 'the report about Leiwen and conversation with him'), December 4, 1948.

[89]Mao Zedong, "Jiang geming jinxing daodi" (Carry the revolution through to the end), December 30, 1948, Mao Zedong xuanji, op.cit., vol.4, p.1374.

[90]"Muqian de xingshi he dang zai 1949 nian de renwu" (Current situation and the task of the party in 1949), January 8, 1949, Zhonggong zhongyang wenjian xuanji, op.cit., vol.18, pp.17-18.

[91]"Huanghua he situ tanhua neirong" (The conversation between Huanghua and Stuart), June 7, 1949.

[92]Mao Zedong xuanji, op.cit., vol.4, pp.1472-1473.

[93]Yu Zhanbang, "Mao Zedong yu Zhang Zhizhong de yici zhongyao tanhua" (An important conversation between Mao Zedong and Zhang Zhizhong), the CCP CC Party History Research Office comp., Zhonggong dangshi ziliao (The material of party history) (1993:48), pp.152-155.

[94]This issued was especially mentioned in the "Report of the CCP CC delegation to Comrade Stalin of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee" delivered by Liu Shaoqi to the Soviet leaders.

[95]For the content of the report, see Shi Zhe, op.cit., pp.398-403 and Zhu Yuanshi, "Liu Shaoqi 1949 nian mimi fangsu" (Liu Shaoqi's secret visit to the Soviet Union), Dang de wenxian (1991:3), pp.77-79.