Relations between Russia and African countries in 1917-1991

Cipher telegram from Soviet People’s Commissar of Foreign Affairs M. Litvinov to the Soviet People’s Commissariat of Foreign Affairs regarding his conversations with French Foreign Minister L. Barthou and Czech Foreign Minister E. Benesh about the prospects of the Eastern Pact, the Franco-Italian agreement on Tunisia and guarantees of Austrian independence. Certified copy.

Note from Soviet People’s Commissar of Foreign Affairs M. Litvinov to the Head of the Special Sector of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee A. Poskrebyshev with a request to draft resolutions relating to the People’s Commissariat of Internal Affairs, including the restoration of diplomatic relations with Abyssinia (Item 5) and the possibility of signing the Eastern Pact without the participation of Germany and Poland (Item 6) (adopted as the resolution of the Politburo of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee “Issues relating to the People’s Commissariat of Internal Affairs”...

Letter from the Soviet representative to the League of Nations M. Litvinov from Geneva to J. Stalin about the Abyssinian problem. Original. Signature – autograph of M. Litvinov, mark “My archive. J. Stalin” – autograph of J. Stalin.

Cipher telegram from J. Stalin to members of the Politburo of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee L. Kaganovich and V. Molotov about the Italo-Abyssinian conflict and exports to Italy. - Original on a blank cipher telegram, typescript. - Original, autograph of J. Stalin.

Cipher telegram from J. Stalin to members of the Politburo of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee L. Kaganovich and V. Molotov criticizing the behaviour of the Soviet representative to the League of Nations M. Litvinov and expressing dissatisfaction with his speech on the Abyssinian question. - Original on a blank cipher telegram, typescript. - Original, autograph of J. Stalin.

Member of the Political Committee of the Political Secretariat of the Comintern Executive Committee Dimitrov gives the speech “The Advance of Fascism and the Goals of the Comintern in Assuring the Unity of the Working Class in the Fight against Fascism” at the VII Comintern Congress in Moscow. Photograph.

Cipher telegram from Soviet People’s Commissar of Foreign Affairs M. Litvinov to the Soviet People’s Commissariat of Foreign Affairs about the reaction of France and Great Britain to the inevitable aggression of Italy against Abyssinia. Certified copy.

Cipher telegram from members of the Politburo of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee L. Kaganovich and V. Molotov to J. Stalin with the text of a cipher telegram from the Soviet representative to the League of Nations M. Litvinov from Geneva of 23 September 1935 regarding the discussion of the Italo-Abyssinian conflict and the recommendations of the Committee of Five to send international observers; with the text of a reply cipher telegram from J. Stalin. Original. Reply text – autograph of J. Stalin.

Cipher telegram from members of the Politburo of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee V. Molotov, L. Kaganovich, and A. Andreyev to J. Stalin about instructions to the acting Soviet representative to the League of Nations V. Potemkin on the Soviet stance with regard to the beginning of armed conflict in Abyssinia. Original. Corrections in blue pencil – autograph of L. Kaganovich, corrections in red pencil – autograph of M. Litvinov, signatures – autographs of V. Molotov, L. Kaganovich, and A. Andreyev.

Cipher telegram from Soviet Plenipotentiary Representative in France V. Potemkin to the Soviet People’s Commissariat of Foreign Affairs regarding the session of the Committee of Thirteen of the League of Nations devoted to the Italo-Abyssinian conflict. Certified copy.

Resolution of the Politburo of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee regarding instructions to the acting Soviet representative to the League of Nations V. Potemkin about the Soviet stance in a possible League of Nations discussion of factual limitations of the independence of Abyssinia and economic sanctions against Italy. Original. Corrections – autograph of V. Molotov, vote count – autographs of V. Molotov and L. Kaganovich.

Memorandum from Soviet People’s Commissar of Foreign Affairs M. Litvinov to J. Stalin with an evaluation of the London Agreement of 3 February 1935, with an attached draft declaration of the Soviet government. Memorandum – copy, draft declaration – copy.

Resolution of the Politburo of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee on the approval of the instructions from Soviet People’s Commissar of Foreign Affairs M. Litvinov to the acting Soviet representative to the League of Nations V. Potemkin concerning the discussion of the Italo-Abyssinian conflict by the League of Nations. Original.

Cipher telegram from members of the Politburo of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee L. Kaganovich and V. Molotov to J. Stalin about the dispatch of Red Army commanders to East Africa in the guise of permanent TASS correspondents accompanying Italian troops. Original. Corrections – autograph of L. Kaganovich, signatures – autographs of L. Kaganovich and V. Molotov.

Cipher telegram from J. Stalin and Soviet People’s Commissar of Defence K. Voroshilov to members of the Politburo of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee L. Kaganovich and V. Molotov about the dispatch of an officer to Addis Ababa in the guise of a TASS special correspondent. Original.

Cipher telegram from Soviet People’s Commissar of Foreign Affairs M. Litvinov to the Soviet People’s Commissariat of Foreign Affairs regarding Anglo-French approaches to the Italo-Abyssinian conflict. Certified copy.

Cipher telegram L. Kaganovich and V. Molotov to J. Stalin with the text of a telegram from the Soviet representative to the League of Nations M. Litvinov from Geneva of 14 October 1935 regarding the revocation of the embargo on exporting arms to Abyssinia and sanctions against Italy; with draft instructions for M. Litvinov. Copy.

Cipher telegram from Soviet People’s Commissar of Foreign Affairs M. Litvinov to Soviet Plenipotentiary Representative in Great Britain I. Maisky on sanctions against Italy in response to the Italo-Abyssinian war. Original.

Cipher telegram from Soviet Plenipotentiary Representative in Great Britain I. Maisky to the Soviet People’s Commissariat of Foreign Affairs about his conversation with British Foreign Secretary S. Hoare on the regulation of the Italo-Abyssinian conflict, the activities of the League of Nations and sanctions against Italy. Certified copy.

Cipher telegram from Soviet Plenipotentiary Representative in Great Britain I. Maisky to the Soviet People’s Commissariat of Foreign Affairs about his conversation with Permanent Under-Secretary at the British Foreign Office R. Vansittart regarding the Italo-Abyssinian conflict, the improvement of Anglo-French relations, rumours of plans for a new Entente with the participation of Germany, etc. Copy.

Memorandum from Soviet People’s Commissar of Foreign Affairs M. Litvinov to J. Stalin regarding the signature of the Eastern Pact with an attached draft declaration from the Soviet People’s Commissariat of Foreign Affairs to French Foreign Minister P. Laval. Memorandum – copy, draft declaration – copy.

Resolution of the Profintern Secretariat “On opposing the Italo-Fascist attack on Abyssinia and the intensification of German and Japanese military aggression”, approved by the Secretariat of the Comintern Executive Committee. Certified copy.

Memorandum from Soviet People’s Commissar of Foreign Affairs M. Litvinov to J. Stalin with a recommendation to agree with the decision of the Coordination Committee of the League of Nations prohibiting the export of coal, petroleum and other raw materials to Italy (approved by the Politburo of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee on 14 November 1935). Original. Decisions – autographs of members of the Politburo of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee J. Stalin, V. Molotov, L. Kaganovich, and K. Voroshilov.

Cipher telegram from Soviet People’s Commissar of Foreign Affairs M. Litvinov to Soviet Plenipotentiary Representative in Great Britain I. Maisky regarding the attitude of the USSR to French recommendations on regulating the Italo-Abyssinian conflict. Original.

Cipher telegram from Soviet Plenipotentiary Representative in Great Britain I. Maisky to the Soviet People’s Commissariat of Foreign Affairs about the Italo-Abyssinian war and the desire of Abyssinian leaders to purchase warplanes from the Soviet government. Certified copy.

Cipher telegram from Deputy People’s Commissar of Foreign Affairs N. Krestinsky to Soviet Plenipotentiary Representative in Great Britain I. Maisky about the Soviet government’s decision not to sell warplanes to Abyssinia. Original, autograph

Cipher telegram from Soviet Plenipotentiary Representative in France V. Potemkin to the Soviet People’s Commissariat of Foreign Affairs regarding the discussion of the Italo-Abyssinian conflict by the Committee of Thirteen of the League of Nations. Certified copy.

Cipher telegram from Soviet People’s Commissar of Foreign Affairs M. Litvinov to Soviet Plenipotentiary Representative in France V. Potemkin with the outline of a speech to be given before the Council of the League of Nations on the Italo-Abyssinian conflict. Original.

Cipher telegram from Soviet People’s Commissar of Foreign Affairs M. Litvinov to the Soviet People’s Commissariat of Foreign Affairs about his conversation with British Foreign Secretary A. Eden on the Italo-Abyssinian conflict, the sanctions against Italy and the British “questionnaire” to German Chancellor A. Hitler concerning his views on assuring peace in Europe. Certified copy.

Cipher telegram from Soviet People’s Commissar of Foreign Affairs M. Litvinov to the Soviet People’s Commissariat of Foreign Affairs on Italy’s annexation of Abyssinia. Certified copy.

A memo of the USSR People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs Maxim Litvinov to the Secretary General of the Central Committee of the CPSU (b) Stalin on the agenda of the regular session of the League of Nations, including the implications of the situation in Ethiopia

Information from the Foreign Department of the Main Directorate of State Security of the Soviet People’s Commissariat of Internal Affairs with a secret agent information summary on the date of the end of the Italo-Abyssinian War and Italy’s stance on the Spanish Civil War. Original.

Ф. 25885.
Разведывательное донесение разведотдела ОдВО № 42 о событиях на Западном фронте, отправке итальянских войск в Ливию, арестах коммунистов в Румынии и др.

Ф. 059.
Шифртелеграмма полпреда СССР в Великобритании И. М. Майского в НКИД СССР о беседе с министром по делам войны Великобритании А. Иденом о приготовлениях Германии к вторжению в Англию и о военных контрмерах британского правительства, об ожидании германо-итальянского наступления в Египте и Ливии, о состоянии советско-английских отношений.

Ф. 33988.
Спецсообщение РУ Генштаба Красной армии о подготовке германских войск для действий в Африке и на Ближнем Востоке и плане дальнейших действий Германии и Италии.

Ф. 059.
Шифртелеграмма полпреда СССР в Великобритании И. М. Майского в НКИД СССР о беседе с министром иностранных дел Великобритании А. Иденом об улучшении советско-английских отношений, основных направлениях внешней политики СССР и войне в Африке.

Ф. 059.
Шифртелеграмма полпреда СССР в Великобритании И. М. Майского в НКИД СССР о беседе с министром иностранных дел Великобритании А. Иденом о военных действиях на Балканах и в Северной Африке.

Ф. 0125.
Из дневника полпреда СССР в Румынии А. И. Лаврентьева - запись беседы с посланником Китая в Румынии Лон Лиангом о военных действиях на Балканах и Северной Африке.

Agency message (encryption) from London about the military plans of the Allies in North Africa.

Yelkovich, Leonid Yakovlevich (1919-2004). The axis has broken ...

The blow of allied victorious banners was thrown Rommel from Africa out !.