to Cde. I. V. STALIN

I am sending by diplomatic post the original of a 31 August 1950 letter of Kim Il Sung addressed to you received on 28 September from Cde. Shtykov.

At the same time I report to you that by agreement with Cde. N. A. Bulganin the originals of letters from Kim Il Sung containing requests of the Soviet Government on the following questions addressed to Cde. Shtykov and sent to him:

1) concerning the training of 120 Korean pilots in the Soviet Union;

2) concerning the delivery of vehicles to the DPRK;

3) concerning the sending of four advisers for the DPRK MFA;

4) concerning the salaries of air force cadets of the People’s Army studying in the USSR.

Attachment: the original of a letter from Kim Il Sung on two sheets

(A. Gromyko)

28 September 1950

Nº [handwritten: 328/ag] [signature]

[handwritten:]

Dear Cde.

I. V. Stalin

We are deeply touched by your attention.

Please accept, our dear teacher, [our] gratitude for the warm concern and advice.

In a decisive period of the fight of the Korean people we have received great moral support from you.

We are fully determined to fight until final victory in the battle against the Americans and the other interventionists striving to again enslave Korea.

In the noble battle for independence and liberty we constantly feel your fatherly concern and aid.

We wish you many years of life and health.

Devotedly yours,

Kim Il Sung

at the instruction of the Political Council of the CC of the Korean Worker’s Party

Pyongyang

31 August 1950