September 26, 1985
HUNGARIAN EMBASSY IN ETHIOPIA, CIPHERED TELEGRAM, 26 SEPTEMBER 1985. SUBJECT: ETHIOPIA’S RELATIONS WITH THE DPRK.
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North Korea's influence in Ethiopia and the response by the Soviet Union is the subject of this telegram."Hungarian Embassy in Ethiopia, Ciphered Telegram, 26 September 1985. Subject: Ethiopia’s relations with the DPRK. ," September 26, 1985, History and Public Policy Program Digital Archive, MOL, XIX-J-1-j Ethiopia, 1985, 56. doboz, 41-10, 004776/1985. Translated for NKIDP by Balazs Szalontai. https://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/document/115834 - Share
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My earlier references to the fact that North Korea exerts a considerable influence in certain spheres of [Ethiopian] politics is confirmed by a Vietnamese information that in the recent weeks, DPRK experts have been working here on the preparation of the Constitution. A delegation headed by Politburo member Legesse [Asfaw] is going to travel to the DPRK, Vietnam, Cuba, and the GDR for the same purpose. The Soviet Union was not included in the itinerary, allegedly because of Mengistu’s [expected] visit there, to which I referred yesterday. 93 – B.