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October 22, 1976

Telegram to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the Royal Danish Embassy in Helsinki, 'Finnish Press Coverage of the Expulsion of North Korean Diplomats'

A summary of Finnish press coverage of the expulsion of North Korean diplomats produced by the Danish Embassy in Helsinki.

October 21, 1976

Telegram to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the Royal Embassy in Helsinki, 'Finland’s Expulsion of North Korean Diplomats'

A summary of how the Finnish government coped with the smuggling case involving North Korean diplomats.

October 21, 1976

Notice from the Department for Protocol, 'Continuation of Notice dated October 18 regarding Expulsion of Korean Diplomats'

The North Korean ambassador expressed regret but also he gave a concern toward safety from the attack. However, there was not directly aggressive activity toward the North Korean embassy. The Finnish Foreign Ministry informed expulsion of the people of the North Korean embassy.

October 27, 1976

Jaakko Kaurinkoski, 'Diplomatic/meetings: Beijing, Wednesday'

A memo on talks between Nordic ambassadors in Beijing and their North Korean counterpart on the smuggling affair.

October 28, 1976

Cable, US Embassy Helsinki to the Secretary of State, 'Expulsion of North Korean Diplomats'

This cable reports on the departure of four North Korean diplomats expelled from Finland for smuggling alcohol, tobacco and narcotics. New diplomats arrived via train from Moscow to replace those expelled.

October 21, 1976

Cable, US Embassy Helsinki to the Secretary of State, 'Finland PNG's Four North Koreans'

This cable discusses the expulsion of North Korean diplomats from Finland after they were accused of smuggling cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs. It also discusses North Korean resistance to the expulsion and confrontations with the Finnish press.

October 30, 1976

The President's Daily Brief, October 30, 1976

A summary of the North Korean smuggling scandal in Scandinavia produced by the US intelligence community.

October 21, 1976

Chairman of the Central Information Group to the Deputy Minister

Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland expelled all embassy workers from DPRK, accusing them of smuggling weapons, alcohol and cigarettes.The Chairman of the Central Information Group (Zentrale Auswertungs- und Informationsgruppe) of the GDR requests the Deputy Minister check all Korean embassy workers, including diplomats and their relative, and to keep them under careful surveillance.

March 17, 1978

Press Clippings from 'Helsingin Sanomat' and 'Ilta-Sanomat' concerning the North Korean Ambassador in Helsinki

Finnish newspaper clippings on the arrival of a new North Korean ambassador following the smuggling scandal.

July 30, 1976

Note from the Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Helsinki, to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Republic of Finland

A DPRK Embassy note on the departure of North Korean diplomats from Helsinki.

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