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July 8, 1950

Handwritten Letter, Kim Il Sung to Joseph Stalin

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To the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union,

Generalissimo, Cde. I.V. Stalin

 

Please allow me to express my deepest respect and gratitude for the invaluable assistance that you, Comrade Stalin, invariably extend to our people in their struggle for independence!

 

Being convinced of your desire to help the Korean people get rid of American imperialists, I am compelled to address you with a request to allow the use of 25-30 Soviet military advisors at the Front Headquarters of the Korean Army and in the Headquarters of two army groups, since the national military cadres have not yet sufficiently mastered the art of commanding modern troops.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Kim Il Sung

Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the DPRK

[signature]

 

City of Pyongyang

08.07.1950

 

About the 25-35 Soviet military advisors given to the Korean army.

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CWIHP Archive. Translated by Angela Greenfield.

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