1893-1976
Eastern Europe
(372) documents
East Asia
1912- 1994
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1913- 2008
North America
1894- 1971
1906- 1982
1904- 1997
August 25, 1960
The ambassador describes an August 25 meeting with GDR Ambassador Schneidewind.
April 29, 1975
Report of the visit by DPRK officials to the PRC. This summary addresses the PRC’s and the DPRK’s relations with each other and their individual policies towards South Korea, it examines the issue of reunification and touches on the Sino-Soviet competition.
November 26, 1973
The telegram highlights the new South Korean effort to normalize relations with China and the USSR. Both Soviet and Chinese officials reject the overture from South Korea.
April 11, 1973
Conversation between Romanian and Soviet representatives reveals that North Koreans are slowly withdrawing from direct contacts with South Korea. Instead, Pyongyang is seeking external support for its position. Meanwhile, North Korea is now looking at China with increased suspicion after Zhou Enlai noted that Beijing was not interested in the withdrawal of US troops from Asia. On another note, North Korea asks the Soviets to forbid South Koreans to enter the Soviet Union for the University Olympics held there.
June 20, 1963
Criticisms of the DPRK are made about Kim Il Sung's personality cult, concealment of socialist countries' support, waning cooperation with socialist countries, intensification of China-North Korea cooperation, and distancing from the Soviet Union.
April 17, 1965
Kim Byeong-jik discusses the situation in South Korea and Japanese-South Korean relations.
April 9, 1966
Pak Seong-cheol claims that the American forces in South Korea are a hindrance in the way of reunification and comments on Soviet-North Korean relations and Japan.
August 11, 1961
A report on North Korea's attitudes toward South Korea and North Korea's relations with the Soviet Union and China.
June 10, 1971
Abridged in order to more succinctly focus on matters of Inter-Korean relations.
September 10, 1959
Hungarian Ambassador Karoly Prath summarizes a conversation about the timing of the reunification of Korea.