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Puzanov, A. M.

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Sino-Soviet Alliance, 1950-1959

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Shtykov, Terentiĭ Fomich

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1996	Excerpts from Recollections by the Former Soviet Ambassador in North Korea Aleksandr Kapto Aleksandr Kapto reflects on the Soviet Union's normalization of relations with South Korea, and the consequential fallout in relations between North Korea and the USSR. According to Kapto, North Korea threatened to develop nuclear weapons and withdraw from the NPT as a result of Soviet-South Korean rapprochement.
September 16, 1956	Cable from Cde. Mikoyan from Beijing concerning the 8th CCP Congress and Conversations with the Chinese Comrades Mikoyan reports on a conversation with Mao Zedong concerning purges within the Korean Workers' Party and Kim Il Sung's leadership style.
October 9, 1991	Record of Conversation between Chairman of the International Affairs Committee of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR A. S. Dzasokhov with the DPRK Ambassador Son Seong-pil Son Seong-pil says North Korea will "closely watch" the withdrawal of US nuclear weapons from the Korean Peninsula.
June 1, 1960	From the Journal of N. Ye. Torbenkov, Record of a Conversation with DPRK MFA Counselor Pak Deok-hwan In this incomplete document, Pak Deok-hwan, a Soviet Korean, describes his plans to return to the Soviet Union. He also discusses the "Juche" philosophy being promoted by the KWP that "everything Korean is better compared to [anything] foreign."
May 15, 1949	Telegram, Shtykov to Vyshinsky Shtykov recounts a recent meeting between Kim Il and Mao Zedong.
January 30, 1956	Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK V. I. Ivanov for 30 January 1956 Nam Il responds to an earlier message Nº35.
January 23, 1956	Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK V. I. Ivanov for 23 January 1956 Ivanov informs Kim Il Sung about Khrushchev’s and Bulganin’s visit to India, Burma, and Afghanistan.
January 20, 1956	Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK V. I. Ivanov for 20 January 1956 Kim Il Sung tells Ivanov that he is interested in having Korean scientists work in nuclear research. Chinese Ambassador Pang Zili informs Ivanov about China’s position on the Swedish-Swiss Neutral Commission.
January 13, 1956	Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK V. I. Ivanov for 13 January 1956 Ivanov delivers to Kim Il Sung a status report on the Soviet Embassy’s work to grant Korean citizenship to Soviet Koreans. Kim hopes that allowing Soviet Koreans to travel to and from the USSR can be used as a means to strengthen the two countries’ ties.
January 2, 1956	Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK V. I. Ivanov for 2 January 1956 Ivanov writes that Kim Il Sung invited him, Military Adviser Danilov, and their wives to his home for a New Year’s lunch.