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October 05, 1976
Telegram from Directorate for Customs, Control Office, to Hanna Boye, Foreign Ministry
A cover letter for a note to Hanna Boye.
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October 15, 1976
Telegram from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Danish Diplomatic Missions Abroad
A notice of sending the press release.
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October 15, 1976
Press Release from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The press release from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs that required the DPRK to initiate the return of its diplomatic representatives involved in the smuggling activities.
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October 16, 1976
Telegram to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the Royal Danish Embassy in Beijing
A notice of the meeting with the North Korean Ambassador.
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October 16, 1976
Telegram to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the Royal Danish Embassy in Moscow
Information about visa application of the North Korean diplomats.
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October 18, 1976
Press Release of the Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Announcement that all North Korean Embassy personnel in Oslo have been asked to leave the country following reports of smuggling through the embassy.
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October 18, 1976
Telegram to the Embassy in Pyongyang, 'Deportation North Korean Diplomats'
Two press releases on the discovery of smuggling activities by personnel at the North Korean Embassy in Oslo.
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October 18, 1976
Telegram to Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the Royal Danish Embassy in the GDR
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October 18, 1976
Note, Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Stockholm, to the Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The North Korean Embassy in Sweden reports that two embassy staff members have departed from Stockholm.
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October 18, 1976
Answer to Question from the Press
The head of the Protocol Department remarks that the North Korean embassy's purchases of alcohol and cigarette are way below the statistical average in comparison to other embassy's in Stockholm.
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October 18, 1976
Letter from Norwegian Police Security Service to Foreign Ministry, 'The North Korean Embassy - Illegal Import and Distribution of Spirits, Cigarettes, etc.'
Surveillance of the North Korean Embassy in Oslo discovered it was the source of illegal import and distribution of spirits and cigarettes, and the illegal activities were directed by the North Korean Foreign Ministry.
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October 18, 1976
Cable, Cabinet to the Swedish Embassy, Pyongyang, via the Protocol Department
Report to the Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang with information about the police investigation revolving the North Korean embassy in Stockholm and asking embassy personnel to make an assessment about their own security.
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October 18, 1976
Cable, Cabinet to the Swedish Embassy, Pyongyang, and Swedish Embassy, Peking, via the Political Department
The Cabinet informs the Swedish embassies in Pyongyang and Beijing about the police investigation revolving the North Korean embassy in Stockholm. It asks personnel in Pyongyang to make an assessment about their own security in light of the scandal.
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October 19, 1976
Letter from Willum Steen, Police Security Service, to Sverre Gjellum, Minister of Foreign Affairs, 'North Korean Embassy - Illegal Import and Distribution of Spirits, Cigarettes, etc.'
Cover letter with notes submitted to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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October 19, 1976
Notes to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, 'Smuggling - North Korea's Embassy'
Chargé d’affaires of the North Korean Embassy in Oslo is informed that all embassy personnel (including the ambassador) must leave the country following the discovery of wide-scale smuggling activities.
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October 19, 1976
Cable, Cornell, Swedish Embassy, Pyongyang, to the Cabinet, Stockholm
Swedish Charge D'Affairs Erik Cornell requests that the Swedish foreign ministry postpone a measure until after evacuation.
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October 19, 1976
Cable, Cabinet to the Swedish Embassies in Oslo and Copenhagen, via the Political Department
The Swedish Cabinet requests reports on North Korean reactions to revelations of smuggling by North Korean diplomats in the Scandinavian capitals.
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October 19, 1976
Utrikesdepartementet Press Department, 'Answer to the Press Questions'
The Press Department of the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs writes that the North Korean Ambassador Gil Jae-gyeong met with Political Department head Leif Leifland and adds that the Ministry is waiting for the police investigation into the North Korean smuggling case as well.
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October 19, 1976
Telegram, Danish Embassy in Stockholm to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 'North Korea’s Embassy, Smuggling'
A Summary of press reports as to the smuggling activities of the North Korean Embassy in Sweden, which is very similar to Denmark’s case.
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October 19, 1976
Cable, Cabinet to the Swedish Delegation to the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission, Panmunjom, via the Political Department
The Cabinet provides an update about the police investigation of North Korea's diplomats, stating that the expulsion of the diplomats will wait until the family members of Swedish diplomats in Pyongyang have been evacuated. The Cabinet also warns about potential North Korean counter moves and advises the Swedish delegation at Panmunjom not to enter North Korean territory.
