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January 04, 1956
Record of a Conversation between Soviet Embassy First Secretary I. S. Byakov and Jeong Ryul
Former Deputy DPRK Minister of Culture and Propaganda Jeong Ryul reports to Byakov details of his meeting with Chairman of the Party Control Commission Im Hae and KWP CC Vice Chairman Pak Jeong-ae.
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January 13, 1956
Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK V. I. Ivanov for 13 January 1956
Ivanov delivers to Kim Il Sung a status report on the Soviet Embassy’s work to grant Korean citizenship to Soviet Koreans. Kim hopes that allowing Soviet Koreans to travel to and from the USSR can be used as a means to strengthen the two countries’ ties.
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January 19, 1956
Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK V. I. Ivanov for 19 January 1956
On behalf of the North Korean government, Nam Il requests Ivanov and Deputy Trade Representative that the USSR supply more material aid to ore mining enterprises in the DPRK.
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January 23, 1956
Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK V. I. Ivanov for 23 January 1956
Ivanov informs Kim Il Sung about Khrushchev’s and Bulganin’s visit to India, Burma, and Afghanistan.
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January 24, 1956
Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK V. I. Ivanov for 24 January 1956
Ivanov speaks to Kim Il Sung about Japan.
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January 24, 1956
Record of a Conversation between Soviet Embassy Counsellor S. Filatov and DPRK Vice Premier Pak Ui-wan, 24 January 1956
Pak reports on the recent KWP CC Presidium decision, “The Further Strengthening of the Fight Against Reactionary Bourgeois Ideology in Literature and Art,” which was directed at the alleged hostile factional activity of Soviet Koreans. Pak says that the persecution of Soviet Koreans is ungrounded, as they do not pose a threat to the Party, and that in fact, favoring members of the local “faction” over members of other backgrounds may undermine the Party’s integrity.
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January 30, 1956
Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK V. I. Ivanov for 30 January 1956
Nam Il responds to an earlier message Nº35.
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February 02, 1956
Memorandum to the CPSU CC on Soviet Koreans
Reports on the Soviet Embassy’s work regarding Soviet Koreans in the DPRK after a USSR Supreme Soviet Presidium decision to allow them to either convert to Korean citizenship or accept dual citizenship and discusses the topic of whether they should be allowed to return to the USSR.
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February 21, 1956
Record of a Conversation between Soviet Embassy Counsellor S. Filatov and DPRK Vice Premier Pak Ui-wan
Pak tells Filatov that he does not fully agree with the KWP CC Presidium decision regarding Pak Chang-ok because the Presidium's failure to cite specific evidence. Pak Ui-wan says that he spoke well of Pak Chang-ok in a recent meeting with Kim Il Sung.
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February 29, 1956
Record of a Conversation between Soviet Embassy Counsellor S. Filatov and DPRK Vice Premier Pak Ui-wan
Pak Ui-wan tells Filatov about a conversation he had with Kim Il Sung regarding Pak Chang-ok, Pak Yeong-bin, and other Soviet Korean party members.
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March 05, 1956
Remarks on the Draft Statutes of the KWP
Suggestions for improvements in the wording of the DPRK's constitution.
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March 12, 1956
Memorandum of Conversation with the DPRK Vice Premier of the Cabinet of Ministers and Member of the KWP CC Presidium, Pak Chang-ok
Relations between S.Filanov and Kim Il Sung are discussed, the internal political oppression of DPRK, the restricted press.
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April, 1956
Memo from K. Koval to the CPSU CC, on Soviet provision of postwar aid to the DPRK
Describes in detail the progress made as of January 1956 on the DPRK-USSR agreement that the USSR provide postwar aid from 1953 to 1957. Also lists free aid provided by China and other socialist states.
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April 17, 1956
Memo from K. Koval to the CPSU CC, on Soviet provision of industrial equipment to the DPRK
Table that shows the timeframes, volumes, and fulfillment of Soviet equipment obligations to the DPRK.
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April 19, 1956
Memorandum of Conversation with Kim Il Sung
Diary entry of a conversation between V.I. Ivanov and Kim Il Sung about whether Pak Heon-yeong should be put to death or not.
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April 30, 1956
Record of the Third Congress of the Korean Workers' Party by L.I. Brezhnev
Brezhnev reports on the Third Congress of the Korean Workers' Party and concludes that there is a misunderstanding of the 20th Congress of the CPSU in North Korea. Brezhnev also mentions a meeting that took place, at Kim Il Sung's request, with the CPSU delegation that was present at the Third Congress.
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May 31, 1956
Memorandum of Conversation with Gi Seok-bok
Discusses the attempts to dispel the rumors that Kim Il Sung's cult of personality exists in DPRK.
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June 05, 1956
Memorandum of Conversation with Choe Chang-ik
Ambassador Ianov and Choe Chang-ik discuss the visit of the DPRK government delegation to Eastern Europe and the USSR and the policies of the Korean Worker's Party.
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June 05, 1956
Memorandum of Conversation with Pak Ui-wan
Ambassador Ianov discusses with Vice Premier and Minister of Light Industry Pak Ui-wan on his hope that Kim Il Sung's trip to the GDR would bring changes in North Korean economic policy.
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June 07, 1956
Memorandum of Conversation between Kim Sung-hwa and Ambassador Ivanov
Kim Seung-hwa and Ivanov set up a meeting between Ianov and Choe Chang-ik.