Published by the Society for the Study of International Problems in 1949, this book contains a compilation of letters and news from 1948 that cover North Korea's position toward the Korean issue at the United Nations.

Puzanov invites Kim Il Sung and all Presidium members to attend the 10th anniversary of the PRC-USSR Treaty. Kim Chang-man reports hat the DPRK state budget for 1960 and public health will be considered at the upcoming Supreme People's Assembly meeting.

Puzanov reports on his attendance at a session of the Supreme People's Assembly.

Among other personal issues, Park Jeong-ae discusses the results of the Party conference and KWP CC Plenum, in which speeches regarding the draft of the first five-year plan were discussed, some ministries were criticized, and preparations for uprising of factionalist groups are discovered.

The Polish Embassy provides information on the KWP Central Committee, the Supreme People's Assembly, agreements to receive assistance from communist countries, and the situation of industries, education, and health in North Korea.