Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 26 May 1957

SOVIET EMBASSY IN THE DPRK TOP SECRET

Nº 133 Copy Nº 2

31 May 1957

[partial image of a stamp:

[[TOP]] SECRET

Incoming Nº 5925-gs

11 June 1957]

[USSR MFA Stamp:

Far East Department

Secret

Incoming Nº 01490s

12 June 1957]

The Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A. M. PUZANOV

for the period 6 through 29 May 1957

Pyongyang

[…]

26 May 1957

By previous agreement I went fishing with PRC Ambassador Qiao Xiaoguang.

During the conversation which took place Qiao reported that there had been an exchange of opinions between the Soviet and PRC governments about recommendations to the DPRK government to protest American violations of the armistice conditions and the intention to deliver new weapons to South Korea, including thermonuclear. The PRC government had charged him with meeting with Nam Il and passing on these recommendations. Qiao added that right now what substance is put in this protest and the time of is publication are important. He said that he has a scheduled meeting with Nam Il tomorrow.

I thanked the Ambassador for the information, expressed my opinion about the importance of publishing the protest, and agreed with the Ambassador's opinion about the need for a serious approach to the content of the DPRK MFA statement…

[…]

SOVIET AMBASSADOR IN THE DPRK

[signature]   (A. PUZANOV)

Five copies printed:

1 - Cde. Gromyko

2 - Cde. Fedorenko

3 - Cde. Kurdyukov

4 - Cde. Solodovnikov

5 - to file

Nº 353

31 May 1957