Skip to content

Results:

1 - 10 of 10

Documents

December 22, 1955

Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK V. I. Ivanov for 22 December 1955

Nam Il explains that all Soviet Koreans are facing hostility from local Koreans due to the mistakes of a few individuals, who he says have warranted condemnation by failing to assimilate properly to political and private life in the DPRK. The two also discuss recent developments in Sweden's and Switzerland's efforts to reorganize the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission.

December 6, 1955

Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK V. I. Ivanov for 6 December 1955

Nam Il tells Ivanov that Kim Il Sung is actively working to settle the issue of citizenship among Soviet Koreans in the party. Kim acknowledges that granting them citizenship could help ease relations between them and local Koreans. Nam insists that Kim does not believe that the Soviet Koreans are ill-intentioned.

September 4, 1957

Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 4 September 1957

Puzanov and Nam Il discuss preparations for a citizenship convention in Pyongyang as well as a KWP delegation's trip to Moscow in celebration of Great October. Then Nam Il solicits Puzanov's feedback on the composition of the DPRK government as described in 3 September. The anti-Party group of Choe Chang-ik, Pak Chang-ok, and others still appears to concern the KWP CC leadership.

July 26, 1957

Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 26-28 July 1957

Kim Il Sung and Nam Il inform Puzanov of the Korean delegation's progress in evaluating the draft of the DPRK's first five-year plan in the USSR. Then they discuss North Korean corn yields, USSR timber harvests for North Korea, and South Korea. Later, Nam Il informs Puzanov of internal matters of the KWP CC.

July 5, 1957

Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 5 July 1957

Puzanov and Nam Il discuss the KWP CC Presidium's violation of Leninist norms during the August Plenum, possible leadership transitions in the KWP CC, and how the KWP is handling individual dissidents. Later, Puzanov discusses the CPSU CC's approval for education and cultural exchange as well as the Plenum's June decisions with Pak Jeong-aei.

June 4, 1957

Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 4 June 1957

Puzanov and Nam Il agree on the need to object to a potential US proposal to modify Article 13 of the Armistice agreement. Nam Il also hints at the desire for Chinese troops to withdraw from the DPRK and expresses the KWP Presidium's concern regarding the issue of the KWP CC premier.

May 27, 1957

Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 27 May 1957

Nam Il informs Puzanov about plans for holding elections to the Supreme National Assembly. He then passes a list of DPRK officials to be sent to the Soviet Union for treatment and discusses the possible visit of a delegation of Soviet journalists to the DPRK.

April 8, 1957

Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 8 April 1957

Puzanov recalls Kim Du-bong's and Nam Il's explanation of the DPRK's food challenges, domestic cloth and cement production, and emphasis on solidarity with the socialist camp.

1954

The Political, Economic and Social-Cultural Situation of the Democratic Popular Republic Of Korea, 1954

A report on the DPRK's economic and socio-cultural situation, including political parties and mass organizations in North Korea.

July 24, 1956

Memorandum of Conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK, Nam Il

Nam Il speaks to Soviet Charge d'Affairs about the dangers of recent Soviet-Korean criticism of Kim Il Sung. They fear that Kim Il Sung would misinterpret the criticisms and create international tension.