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July 24, 1957

Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 24 July 1957

Puzanov and Choe Yong-geon discuss the printing of DPRK banknotes, trade between the USSR and DPRK, and the Soviet government's use of Korean workers to harvest timber.

May 16, 1957

Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 16 May 1957

At a DPRK reception to honor Soviet military advisers, North Korean and Soviet officials emphasize friendship and solidarity between the two countries. Then Kim Il Sung reports on the five-year development of the DPRK economy under various economic sectors and foreign trade.

May 2, 1957

Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 2 May 1957

During the North Korean delegation's lunch meeting with the Soviets, DPRK leaders speak warmly of the Soviet government and the aid it provided. Kim Il Sung remarks on friction with the Czechoslovak government's position on providing economic assistance.

June 6, 1959

Notes taken during a Meeting between Enver Hoxha and Choe Yong-geon

Enver Hoxha and Choe Yeonggeon discuss industry and socialist development in North Korea and Albania while disproving of revisionism.

November 25, 1967

Report, Embassy of Hungary in the Soviet Union to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry

The Hungarian Embassy in the Soviet Union reports that Sino-Korean relations continue to deteriorate, along with the capabilities of the Korean People's Army.

October 1, 1969

Mao Zedong's Conversation with North Korean Official Choe Yong-geon (Excerpt), 1 October 1969, at the Tiananmen Gate

Mao Zedong listed the common sense and common interests that China and North Korea share.

August 27, 1963

Telegram from Czech Embassy in Pyongyang to Foreign Ministry

September 29, 1950

Telegram from Shtykov to Gromyko and Stalin

Shtykov gives an insider’s report of a meeting with Kim Il Sung and Pak Heon-yeong, in which they discussed the current desperate state of the KPA, possible advancement of the US forces over the 38th parallel and the extent of the enemy’s knowledge of Soviet Union deliveries to North Korea. Kim asks for advice concerning the appeal for military aid that the Political Council of the Worker’s Party of Korea plans to send to Stalin. Shytkov comments on the nervousness and desperation of the Korean officials.

September 30, 1950

Ciphered Telegram, Shtykov to Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko and Instantsia (Stalin)

Telegram from Shtykov to Gromyko and Stalin reporting the dire circumstances into which the North Koreans had fallen in the wake of the Incheon landings. Mentioned is a correspondence between the North Koreans and Mao which hinted at possible Chinese aid.