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April 4, 1973

Telegram from Pyongyang, No.061.113, Urgent, SECRET

KWP Centeral Committee member Kim Yeongnam explains to the Romanian representative that the DPRK proposed changes in the North-South Coordination Committee meeting to ease tensions and transform the armistice into a peace treaty. Kim blames the South Korean hawks and separatists who abide by the interests of the US and Japan for the lack of progress. Despite the impasse, the North Koreans look to the internal dissent against Park Chung Hee in South Korea as a sign of support for Pyongyang.

April 2, 1973

Telegram from Beirut, No.015.088, Urgent, SECRET

Romanian diplomat M. Levente reports on North Korea’s motivations and strategies for entering into a dialogue with South Korea.

March 31, 1973

Telegram from Pyongyang, No.061.087, Urgent, SECRET

Popa discusses active North Korean attempts to eliminate military confrontation in the North-South Coordination Committee and points to South Korean engagement in duplicitous actions by both suing for peace and preparing for war.

March 22, 1973

Telegram from Pyongyang, No.061.087, Urgent, SECRET

Popa reports on North Korean actions at the second North-South Coordination Committee to eliminate military confrontation and test Seoul's loyalty towards the cause of unification.

March 21, 1973

Telegram from Bucharest to Pyongyang, SECRET, No. 02/01810

Romanian officials describe disagreements between the South and North Korean delegations during the second session of the South-North Coordination Committee (SNCC).

March 17, 1973

Telegram from Pyongyang to Bucharest, SECRET, No. 061084

Lazar discusses the stalling inter-Korean negotiations and blames the overly cautious attitude of the South and the ‘all or nothing’ strategy of the North. He also notes that the North Koreans are buying time until the US disengages from the peninsula to ensure a position of superiority.

March 9, 1973

Telegram from Pyongyang to Bucharest, SECRET, No. 061077

Lazar reports on the tense 3rd meeting of the South-North Coordination Committee but expects the meeting to conclude with a reaffirmation of inter-Korean cooperation.

March 9, 1973

Telegram from Bucharest to Peking, Ulaanbaatar, New Delhi, Islamabad, Djakarta, Tokyo, No. 02/01476

Lazar notes the contrasting approaches of the two Koreas towards inter-Korean cooperation and discusses the China-US dialogue surrounding US troop withdrawal from South Korea.

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 25, 1974

Telegram from Pyongyang to Bucharest, SECRET, Urgent, No. 060.079

The Embassy of Romania of Pyongyang assesses the February 15 naval clash between North and South Korea based on the comments of B.K. Pimenov, Minister-Counselor within the USSR Embassy in Pyongyang.

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