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October 20, 1976

Cable, Cornell, Swedish Embassy, Pyongyang, to the Cabinet, Stockholm

Swedish Charge D'Affairs in Pyongyang Erik Cornell reports, after a conversation with the country's Deputy Foreign Ministe, that the North Korean government is distancing itself from its diplomats' smuggling and resents the unilateral decisions taken in Copenhagen and Oslo to expel North Korean diplomats. Cornell also notes the vulnerable position of the Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang and urges caution.

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 22, 1976

Cable, US Embassy Oslo to the Secretary of State, 'Media Reaction - North Korean Smuggling'

This cable discusses coverage of the North Korean smuggling scandals in the Norwegian press.

October 28, 1976

Cable, US Embassy Oslo to the Secretary of State, 'Media Report - North Korean Expulsions'

This cable reproduces a Norwegian Daily Aftenposten report on a meeting between the North Korean, Norwegian, Danish, and Finnish Ambassadors in Peking, China. It focuses especially on North Korean desires to maintain relationships with the Nordic countries.

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 19, 1976

The President's Daily Brief, October 19, 1976

The CIA reports that Norway and Denmark have expelled North Korean diplomats for smuggling alcohol and tobacco.

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.

November 18, 1976

Letter from Norwegian Ministry for Foreign Affairs to the Embassy in Pyongyang, 'Expulsion of North Korean Diplomats'

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reversed its decision to reply to the North Korean letter denying smuggling activities in Oslo.

November 17, 1976

Note from Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in Oslo

The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that evidence of smuggling in the North Korean Embassy in Oslo is "incontrovertible" and the decision to expel embassy personnel "fully justified."

November 2, 1976

Telegram from Norwegian Embassy in Washington, DC, 'North Korean Diplomats Smuggling Activities in Scandinavia'

Front page article from the Washington Post on the North Korean smuggling scandal.

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