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April 28, 1969
The Polish and Soviet military attachés in North Korea discuss recent developments. Some generals in the DPRK are being purged or demoted for not sufficiently praising and following the experiences of the anti-Japanese partisan movement.
October 3, 1968
Socialist bloc officials discuss developments at the Korean armistice line and the fate of the USS Pueblo crew.
March 28, 1969
The document discusses the DPRK's difficult economic situation and several changes in the political system, such as a new ideology "Juche" and shifts in the high command in parties. It also examines international politics of DPRK with China, Japan, and the Soviet Union.
January 29, 1968
S.P. Kozyrev and J. Rowland debate the reasons behind the tense situation on the Korean Peninsula. Though Rowland is emphatic that the Soviet Union ought to pressure the DPRK to cease provocations, Kozyrev insists that the "DPRK is an independent country."
April 18, 1967
The remarks of a Vietnamese diplomat on the incidents between South and North Korea, who explains that the South and North exploit tensions for their own political agendas.
March 15, 1967
Ionescu Teofil and Huang Mîoi discuss a forthcoming ‘great revolutionary event’ in North Korea.
November 13, 1967
The East Germany Embassy reports that "relations between DPRK and PRC are also tense and a source of concern for the Korean comrades."
February 4, 1968
A wide ranging Czeck government report on the causes, consequences, and potential resolutions to the USS Pueblo Incident.
May 1965
The Czechoslovak Ambassador to North Korea assesses North Korea's foreign policy toward the Third World, relations with China and the Soviet Union, and military policy in 1965.
November 25, 1967
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.