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Korea at the United Nations

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North Korea

Gyeongbokgung

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Press Briefing by Permanent Observer of Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the UN, 7 July 1976.

Inter-Korean Relations

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Ozbudun, Ahmet H.

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Narasimhan, C. V. (Chakravarthi V.)

1915-

Demise of Detente in Korea, 1973-1975

Kim Il Sung, 1978

Kim, Il Sung

1912- 1994

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Puzanov, A. M.

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Inter-Korean Dialogue, 1971-1972

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United States

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Inter-Korean Relations after the War, 1954-1961

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Kim, Yong-shik

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Pak, Song-chol (Pak Seong-cheol)

1913- 2008

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Eastern Europe

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Japan's Itsukushima Shrine

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The Two Koreas and the Third World

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December 5, 1969	Letter, DPRK Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Concerning DPRK's Rejection of Korean Question Resolution DPRK Minister of Foreign Affairs Pak Seong-cheol releases a November 19 statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The statement conveys the DPRK's rejection of the UN's Korean question resolution, request for the withdrawal of foreign troops, dissolution of UNCURK, and Korean people's self-determined resolution.
November 6, 1969	Request to Include Item in Twenty-Fourth Session of UN General Assembly Agenda, 'Need to Put an End to the Discussion in the United Nations on the Unification of Korea' Eighteen member states request the inclusion of an additional item entitled "Need to Put an End to the Discussion in the United Nations on the Unification of Korea" in the agenda of the twenty-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly. The item calls for the stop of discussion on the unification of Korea in the General Assembly due to the lack of resolution in the Korean division, its creation of more complications, violation of international law, lack of moral authority, and self-determination of the Korean people to solve the unification problem by themselves.
October 2, 1969	Statement of ROK Government Concerning the Korean Question by Foreign Minister Choi Kyu Hah On behalf of the government of the Republic of Korea, Minister of Foreign Affairs Choi Kyu Hah reaffirms the ROK's adherence to the purposes and principles of the UN, acceptance of UN authority on the Korean Question, and concern for North Korea's defiance of UN purposes, principles, and authority to the General Assembly of the UN.
August 18, 1969	Cables, Director of the Executive Office of the Secretary-General Kittani to UNCURK Principal Secretary Kuzbari, Concerning Request of Supplementary Item on GA Agenda Director of the Executive Office of the Secretary-General of the UN Ismat T. Kittani cables to Principal Secretary of the UNCURK about the request the addition of supplementary items to the twenty-fourth General Assembly agenda. The requests are titled "Withdrawal of United States and All Other Foreign Forces Occupying South Korea under the Flag of the United Nations" and "Dissolution of UNCURK."
July 4, 1969	Letter, UNCURK Principal Secretary Kuzbari to UN Chef de Cabinet Narasimhan, Concerning Student Protests and Korean Question Principal Secretary of the UNCURK Zouheir Kuzbari updates Chef de Cabinet of the UN C.V. Narasimhan on Korean student protests against Park Chung Hee administration's contemplated amendment of the Constitution and the inclusion of the Korean question in the General Assembly.
July 2, 1969	Cable, UN Chef de Cabinet C.V. Narasimhan to UNCURK Principal Secretary Zouheir Kuzbari, Concerning the Inclusion of Korean Question in General Assembly Agenda Chef de Cabinet of the United Nations C.V. Narasimhan cables Principal Secretary of the UN Commission for the Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea Zouheir Kuzbari about ROK Foreign Minister Choi Kyu Hah's statement that the ROK government favors the inclusion of the Korean Question on the agenda for the twenty-fourth session of the General Assembly.
May 14, 1969	Note, Secretary-General U Thant to the General Assembly, concerning UNCURK Report Secretary-General of the United Nations U Thant transmits the report of the United Nations Commission for the Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea in accordance with the General Assembly Resolution 2466 (XXIII) to the General Assembly.
November 27, 1968	Cable, UN Secretary-General U Thant to DPRK Foreign Affairs Minister Pak Seong-cheol Secretary-General of the United Nations U Thant cables to Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Pak Seong-cheol that the two Koreas will be allowed to participate in the discussion of the Korean Question provided that they unequivocally accept the competence and authority of the United Nations and they will not have the right to vote on the decision.
November 25, 1968	Letter, Korean Affairs Institute President Yongjeung Kim to UN Secretary-General U Thant, Concerning Resolution to Korean Question Founder and President of the Korean Affairs Institute Yongjeung Kim encloses his letter to President of the General Assembly of the UN Dr. Emilio Arenales in his letter to U Thant. In the enclosed letter Yongjeung Kim outlines a resolution to the Korean question and asks Dr. Arenales to circulate the resolution throughout the General Assembly before their annual debate on the Korean problem.
October 11, 1967	Corrigendum of Letter, ROK Minister of Foreign Affairs to U Thant The corrigendum of the letter from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea to the Secretary-General of the United Nations corrects the Republic of Korea's acceptance of the authority of the United Nations within the terms of the Charter to take action on the Korean question.