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October 27, 1976	Cable, Cabinet to the Swedish Embassy, Pyongyang, '112. Your 122. From the Press Office. Re: Press Release by Soeder, Hp. 1' The Swedish Cabinet forwards a statement by Foreign Minister Karin Söder as well as a press release concerning the North Korean smuggling scandal to the Embassy in Pyongyang.
February 1, 1979	Cable, Cabinet to the Swedish Embassy, London, 'For Bothorp from the Press Office, re: Illegal Activities at the Embassy of North Korea in Autumn 1976' The Cabinet forwards a 1976 press release concerning the North Korean smuggling scandal to the Swedish Press Attache in London.
October 18, 1976	Note, Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Stockholm, to the Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs The North Korean Embassy in Sweden reports that two embassy staff members have departed from Stockholm.
October 21, 1976	Cipher Telegram to the Danish Ambassador in Beijing The Foreign Ministry of Denmark informed Danish Ambassador in Beijing of the notice it got from the North Korean Embassy and requested a confirmation of the appointment.
October 20, 1976	Cable, US Embassy Copenhagen to the Secretary of State, '"Diplomatic Gang" Seen Active in All of Scandinavia' This cable summarizes Danish media coverage of illegal North Korean smuggling in Denmark and other Scandinavian countries. It focuses especially on press theories about the way in which the North Korean Embassies used illicitly gained funds.
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.
November 2, 1976	National Intelligence Daily Cable for Tuesday, November 2, 1976 A summary of the North Korean smuggling scandal in Scandinavia produced by the US intelligence community.
November 5, 1976	Central Intelligence Agency, 'Weekly Summary,' November 5, 1976 A CIA summary of the North Korean smuggling scandal in Scandinavia.
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."