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August 22, 1963	Memorandum of Conversation between Soviet Ambassador to North Korea Vasily Moskovsky and Romanian Ambassador to North Korea [M.] Bodnaras [1] The Romanian Ambassador in North Korea informs Soviet Ambassador Moskovsky about his recent conversation with Kim Il Sung in which Kim commented on North Korea's relations with China and the Soviet Union.
July 30, 1975	Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry Hungarian report on Sino-Korean relations. China is wary of a second Korean War, whereas Kim Il Sung makes it clear that military force is an option. Military technology and equipment were also made available to Kim Il Sung on his foreign relations tour.
April 10, 1950	Ciphered telegram, Soviet Representative Aleksei Ignatieff in Pyongyang to Vyshinsky In a discussion between Mao Zedong and Ri Ju-yeon, Mao expresses a positive attitude toward China-North Korea relations, though indicates he is unaware that Kim Il Sung was then in the Soviet Union.
December 21, 1961	Note about a Dinner with the Ambassador of Bulgaria Analying Korea's position on the 12th Party Congress, and Korea's behavior towards China, Albania, and other communist parties.
August 18, 1967	Information about Some New Aspects on Korean Workers' Party Positions concerning Issues of Domestic and Foreign Policy The Acting East German Ambassador to North Korea discusses Kim Il Sung's leadership and cult of personality, Korean reunification, and North Korea's foreign relations with China and Japan.
May 31, 1984	Memorandum of Conversation between Erich Honecker and Kim Il Sung Summary of the conversation between Erich Honecker and Kim Il Sung on 31 May 1984. This is a continuation of the talks suspended on 30 May due to time constraints. Discussion of internal and foreign affairs of East Germany and North Korea, especially concerning relations with China and the Soviet Union.
August 26, 1963	Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry A report by Hungarian Ambassador in North Korea on two meetings between the Romanian Ambassador and Kim Il Sung in which the two discussed bilateral relations, trade, geological surveys in North Korea, and North Korea's relations with China and the Soviet Union.
July 26, 1960	Record of Conversation between the Czech Ambassador in the DPRK with the Soviet Ambassador A report on a meeting between Kim Il Sung and Nikita Khrushchev in which the two discussed Soviet aid to North Korea and the trilateral relations between China, the Soviet Union, and North Korea.
December 22, 1967	Letter from GDR Embassy in the DPRK to State Secretary Hegen The German Ambassador in the DPRK discusses domestic and foreign policy developments within the DPRK, including the cult of personality of Kim Il Sung and North Korea's relationship with China.