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Press Briefing by Permanent Observer of Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the UN, 7 July 1976.

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Gyeongbokgung

East Asia

South Korea

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Popa, Dumitru

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Demise of Detente in Korea, 1973-1975

Aerial view of National Mall

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Kim Il Sung, 1978

Kim, Il Sung

1912- 1994

Portrait of Mao Zedong on Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, 1972.

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Korea at the United Nations

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Lazar, Aurelian

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United States-North Korea Relations

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Romania. Embassy (Korea : North)

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Ho, Dam

1929- 1991

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Park, Chung Hee

1917- 1979

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Inter-Korean Dialogue, 1977-1980

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Inter-Korean Relations after the War, 1954-1961

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March 8, 1973	Minutes of Conversation Taken on the Occasion of the Audience Granted by Comrade Nicolae Ceausescu to the Delegation of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea In a conversation with Nicolae Ceausescu, Kim Dong-gyu discusses the achievements of the 6-Year Plan, progress in North Korea's ideological and cultural revolution, and challenges facing Pyongyang's peaceful approach to unification. The North Korean delegation seeks Romanian help in raising some of the issues on the Korean Peninsula at the UN. In particular, Kim mentions the dismantlement of UN Commission for the Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea as a key objective. Commenting on South Korea reaching out to socialist countries, Ceausescu suggests that communist countries should encourage this trend because it helps weaken the United States.
March 5, 1973	Telegram from Pyongyang, No.061.074, Urgent, SECRET Lazar describes an incident along the DMZ, where North Korean infiltrators shot South Korean troops.
February 13, 1973	Telegram from Beijing to Bucharest, SECRET, Urgent, No. 059.139 Gavrilescu speculates the possibilities that DPRK Foreign Minister Heo Dam meets Kissinger as well as that the inter-Korean conflict is raised as a major issue in Sino-American negotiations.
March 1, 1973	Telegram from Pyongyang to Bucharest, SECRET, No. 061072 The document discusses the political strategies of the two Koreas' and their respective visions of unification. The author notes that North Korea is reaching out to the world to shore up support for Pyongyang's vision.
February 19, 1973	Telegram from Istanbul to Bucharest, No. 037032 The document comments on South Korea's unwillingness to cooperate with North Korea in any of the framework established under the 1972 joint declaration. While South Korea refuses closer economic and political ties with North Korea, Pyongyang has made the removal of the US troops a major prerequisite, further stalling cooperation.
January 16, 1973	Telegram from Pyongyang to Bucharest, No.061.009 Lazar describes setbacks in inter-Korean cooperation following South Korea's hostile attitude towards North Korea. The author obvserves that DPRK is irked by President Park's growing cult of personality home and abroad.
January 6, 1973	Telegram from Pyongyang to Bucharest, SECRET, No. 061.005, Urgent The telegram comments on several changes and challenges to North Korea's 6 year plan (1971-76). Romanian sources report that Pyongyang set unrealistic goals and production quotas on North Korea's heavy industry that is burdened by the deficit of raw materials. The telegram also points out North Korea's growing foreign trade with capitalist nations, while export quotas to socialist countries have only been partially fulfilled. The author points to lagging in many of North Korea's industrial sectors and comments that Pyongyang's economic goals will require massive financial efforts over the short-term.
September 1972	Letter from Kim Il Sung to Nicolae Ceausescu Kim Il Sung summarizes the achievements towards national reunification through the July 4th Joint Statement and iinforms Ceausescu that he will be unable to visit Romania due to matters concerning internal affairs.
June 10, 1971	Minutes of Conversation on the Occasion of the Party and Government Delegation on behalf of the Romanian Socialist Republic to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Abridged in order to more succinctly focus on matters of Inter-Korean relations.