Search | Wilson Center Digital Archive

Switch to Visualization

North Korea Conversations with Kim Il Sung Clear All

Related Resources

Pyongyang photographed in March 20212

East Asia

North Korea

Portrait of North Korean leader Kim Il Sung

Conversations with Kim Il Sung

Kim Il Sung, 1978

Kim, Il Sung

1912- 1994

Placeholder image for when a portrait image is not available

Puzanov, A. M.

-

Portrait of Mao Zedong on Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, 1972.

East Asia

China

Soviet soldier taking a photograph of another soldier in Red Square, Moscow, 1959

Eastern Europe

Soviet Union

Gyeongbokgung

East Asia

South Korea

North Korea-China friendship celebrated at the DPRK mass games

China-North Korea Relations

Press Briefing by Permanent Observer of Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the UN, 7 July 1976.

Inter-Korean Relations

Soviet Union-North Korea Relations

Placeholder image for when a Topics image is not available

North Korea's First Five-Year Plan, 1957-1961

Placeholder image for when a Topics image is not available

North Korea August 1956 Plenum Incident

Placeholder image for when a portrait image is not available

Soviet Union. Embassy (Korea : North)

-

Placeholder image for when a portrait image is not available

Pak, Heon-yeong

-

Japan's Itsukushima Shrine

East Asia

Japan

Photograph of Zhou Enlai in 1972.

Zhou, Enlai

1898- 1976

Placeholder image for when a portrait image is not available

Nam, Il

1915- 1976

The Palace of the Republic (Palast der Republik) in Berlin

Eastern Europe

East Germany

Results:

101 - 110 of 151

Display:

Sort By:

Documents

May 16, 1957	Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 16 May 1957 At a DPRK reception to honor Soviet military advisers, North Korean and Soviet officials emphasize friendship and solidarity between the two countries. Then Kim Il Sung reports on the five-year development of the DPRK economy under various economic sectors and foreign trade.
May 15, 1957	Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 15 May 1957 Kim Il Sung requests that Military Attaché General-Lieutenant D'yakonov and other Soviet military specialists meet often with North Korean higher command personnel.
May 13, 1957	Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 13 May 1957 During their discussions on the development of North Korea, the Soviet delegation and DPRK delegation exchange opinions on capital investment and consumer goods production. Puzanov then draws on his trip to Hamgyong and summarizes his conclusions on the DPRK's repairs to enterprises damaged by war, increased industrial and agricultural production, and shortcoming in meeting the needs of the population and economic efficiency.
May 6, 1957	Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 6 May 1957 Kim Il Sung informs Puzanov of the DPRK's efforts to avert South Korean subversive activity against North Korea, discussions on the construction of a new irrigation system in Chonsan, and North Korea's possibility of providing food aid to South Korea.
April 17, 1957	Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 17 April 1957 Kim Il Sung and the Soviet Union trade delegation discuss the DPRK's economic conditions and terms for trade between the Soviet Union and North Korea. Afterwards, Nam Il gives Puzanov an overview of discrepancies in the North Korean and Polish delegations' draft communiques.
April 15, 1957	Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 15 April 1957 Puzanov and Kim Il Sung reaffirm the need for solidarity between the Soviet Union and North Korea. Then Kim Il Sung shares about the unanimity achieved in KWP ranks and the agenda to discuss rice and fish products at the upcoming KWP CC plenum on 18 April.
April 9, 1957	Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 9 April 1957 During his conversation with Puzanov, Kim Il Sung discusses the five-year plan to develop the DPRK's economy, the KWP's efforts to improve the standard of living for the North Korean people, factionalism and the eventual consolidation of KWP members under the official party line, Stalin's cult of personality, and problems in the North Korean judiciary.
September 21, 1959	Report by Qiao Xiaoguang on a Conversation with Kim Il Sung Qiao Xiaoguang, the Chinese Ambassador to North Korea, reports to the Central Committee that Kim Il Sung expressed the desire to discuss North Korea's economic development with Mao Zedong and Liu Shaoqi. Kim also states his support for the CCP and the solidarity of the China-DPRK relationship.
August 4, 1980	Records of Conversation between Congressman Stephen J. Solarz and Kim Il Sung and Kim Yong-nam In this lengthy transcript of discussions between Stephen Solarz and Kim Il Sung, Solarz poses questions about prospects for Korea's unification, exchanges between North and South Korea, and exchanges between North Korea and the U.S. In his response, Kim emphasizes the DPRK's views regarding the necessary preconditions for unification and increased cooperation between the two Koreas. Later, Kim Yong Nam continues to elaborate to Solarz on the North Korean perspective of unification and the role of the international community in perpetrating division.
December 21, 1974	The Record of Conversation between Foreign Minister of Mongolian People's Republic and President Kim Il Sung of North Korea at 21 Dec., 1974 During the Foreign Minister of the Mongolian People's Republic's visit to Pyongyang, Kim Il Sung thanks Mongolia for its support of Korea's unification and welcomes discussion on each country's economic situation. Kim Il Sung also laments North Korea's military burden, expressing distaste for American imperialism.