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February 14, 1972	Minutes of Conversation between N. Ceausescu and Heo Dam, Minister of Foreign Affairs of DPRK Heo Dam asks for Romania’s support to bring the Korean issue onto the UN agenda and to hinder South Korea's efforts to develop relations with communist countries.
June 7, 1970	Minutes of Conversation between Emil Bodnaras and Kim Il Sung Kim Il Sung and Emil Bodnaras discuss military and diplomatic relations between Romania and DPRK and the Soviet approach towards the issue of Warsaw Pact’s enlargement, among other topics. Romania’s possible involvement in facilitating the communication between Western Europe and the United States and North Korea was broached.
January 30, 1968	Informative Note concerning the Actions undertaken by the USSR in the Context of “Pueblo” Crisis
October 29, 1969	Note of Audience of Nicolae Ceausescu with Kim Tae-hui, the Ambassador of the DPRK in Romania Ceausescu expresses his discontent towards the attitude adopted by DPRK regarding Romania, including North Korea's non-participation in the 10th Congress of the Romanian Communist Party and the way in which the 25th celebration of Romanian liberation was marked in North Korea.
December 12, 1970	Memorandum of Conversation between Romanian Deputy Premier Gheorghe Radulescu and Zhou Enlai during a Visit to China between 20-26 November 1970 Gheorge Radulescu informs Zhou Enlai that the United States desires to improve Sino-US relations and discuss China's representation in the UN. Zhou states that China does not accept the proposal for Taiwan to remain a member of the UN as an autonomous region of China, because, in that case, other countries could ask that the same be done for Tibet and Xinjiang. Zhou notes the ongoing border disputes with the Soviet Union. Zhou also discusses Japan's growing economy and the threat of renewed Japanese militarism.
June 16, 1970	Brief Summary of Conversation between Comrades Zhou Enlai and Kang Sheng on 16 June 1970 with Myself [Kadri Hazbiu] and Cmrade Xhoxhi Robo Kadri Hazbiu has a wide ranging talk with Zhou Enlai, covering American imperialism, Sino-North Korean relations, Sino-Albanian relations, and Sino-Romanian relations, among other topics.
March 4, 1980	CPSU CC Directive to Soviet Ambassadors in Communist Countries, Instructions 'About the China Question' Instructions to Soviet ambassadors on dealing with China's outreach to socialist countries in the eastern bloc, outlining a series of steps for Soviet ambassadors to follow which would foster skepticism about China’s intentions and thwart efforts by Chinese representatives to make wide-ranging contacts in these states. The directive notes China’s hostility to Vietnam, Cuba, Laos, and Mongolia and contrasts this with its development of extensive relations with Romania, Yugoslavia, and North Korea.
June 15, 1967	Telegram from Pyongyang to Bucharest, No. 76.208, TOP SECRET, June 15, 1967 Chinese and Romanian diplomats review Sino-North Korean relations and the recent purges of Pak Geum-cheol and other leading officials from the Korean Workers' Party.
May 10, 1967	Telegram from Pyongyang to Bucharest, No. 76.161, TOP SECRET, May 10, 1967 Kim Gwang-hyeop explains that North Korea's standard of living is relatively low because of the need to invest heavily in defense industries, a policy dated back to the October 1966 Party Conference.
April 8, 1967	Telegram from Pyongyang to Bucharest, No.76.121, TOP SECRET, April 8, 1967 Telegram informing requests from North Korea asking for technical and scientific cooperation in the field of atomic energy.