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November 12, 1974
Excerpt from East German ambassador's message about the defection of a North Korean security officer. The officer describes the increasing promotion of Kim Jong Il as a potential successor to his father.
October 10, 1995
Soviet-Korean Gi Seok-bok (Ki Sok Pok) was conscripted into the Soviet Army in August 1945 and was an important figure during the Soviet occupation of North Korea. In the wake of attacks on Soviet-Korean cadres in the mid-1950s, Gi returned to the Soviet Union in 1957.
November 12, 1999
Soviet-Korean Pak Chang-ok encountered Kim Il Sung in an intense standoff in August 1956.
November 7, 1998
Pak Yeong-bin worked closely with Soviet authorities during the Red Army's occupation of North Korea.
1995
Pang Hak-se was Minister of the Interior in North Korea until 1958.
May 17, 1961
Hungarian Ambassador Károly Práth reports on a conversation with Soviet Ambassador Puzanov about the cult of personality in North Korea and leadership within the Korean Workers' Party
November 28, 1956
Fisher informs Florin about personnel changes in North Korean Embassy in Soviet Union.
June 8, 1961
Hungarian Ambassador Károly Práth reports on party membership and purges in the Korean Workers' Party based on a speech delivered by Kim Il Sung.