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December 23, 1985

On the Current Situation in the DPRK

North Korea is said to have started acknowledging the World War II and Korean War-era assistance of the USSR and China once again. Some Western literature is now available in the DPRK. And a flurry of construction projects have begun outside of Pyongyang.

April 7, 1950

Cable from Chen Yun, Bo Yibo, and Ma Yinchu, 'On Withdrawing the Northeast Business Delegation in Pyongyang and the North Korean Business Delegation in Shenyang'

Chen Yun, Bo Yibo, and Ma Yinchu announce that the Northeast Business Delegation in Pyongyang and the North Korean Business Delegation in Shenyang should be withdrawn and a new mechanism for economic exchanges with North Korea should be established.

December 4, 1957

Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 4 December 1957

Pak Ui-wan relays Kim Il Sung's report that is to announced in the KWP CC Plenum and Kim Il Sung's positive review of the meetings at Moscow.

August 20, 1957

Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 20 August 1957

Puzanov visits the construction site of a furniture factory built with USSR aid and comments on its production capacity and shortcomings. He also informs PRC Ambassador Qiao Xiaoguang of Soviet feedback on the DPRK's draft five-year plan and the internal political situation of the KWP leadership.

February 12, 1955

Liaison Report from the Romanian Embassy in Pyongyang to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 12th 1955, 550/55

In a report to the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Romanian Ambassador to North Korea describes his travels to Pyongyang and his discussions with Kim Il Sung and various other North Korean politicians about the current economic conditions in North Korea, as well as reconstruction efforts in Mukden (Shenyang) and Andong (Dandong).

March 16, 1961

Chinese Policy toward the DPRK and Behavior of the Chinese Ambassador in Pyongyang

Hungarian Ambassador Károly Práth reports on friction between China and North Korea and describes several instances of discourteous behavior between the two parties.

July 2, 1960

Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry

Károly Práth reports on North Korea's Seven-Year Plan, the difference in ideological views between the Chinese and Soviets, and Korea's relations with those two countries.

September 29, 1950

Ciphered Telegram from DPRK leader Kim Il Sung and South Korean Communist Leader Pak Heon-yeong to Stalin (via Shtykov)

Telegram from Kim Il Sung and Pak Heon-yeong telling Stalin of the losses they have incurred following American air and ground attacks in South Korea and of their general lack of supplies and trained personnel.