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October 20, 1976	Cable, US Embassy Copenhagen to the Secretary of State, '"Diplomatic Gang" Seen Active in All of Scandinavia' This cable summarizes Danish media coverage of illegal North Korean smuggling in Denmark and other Scandinavian countries. It focuses especially on press theories about the way in which the North Korean Embassies used illicitly gained funds.
October 30, 1976	The President's Daily Brief, October 30, 1976 A summary of the North Korean smuggling scandal in Scandinavia produced by the US intelligence community.
October 19, 1976	The President's Daily Brief, October 19, 1976 The CIA reports that Norway and Denmark have expelled North Korean diplomats for smuggling alcohol and tobacco.
November 2, 1976	National Intelligence Daily Cable for Tuesday, November 2, 1976 A summary of the North Korean smuggling scandal in Scandinavia produced by the US intelligence community.
November 5, 1976	Central Intelligence Agency, 'Weekly Summary,' November 5, 1976 A CIA summary of the North Korean smuggling scandal in Scandinavia.
October 21, 1976	Chairman of the Central Information Group to the Deputy Minister Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland expelled all embassy workers from DPRK, accusing them of smuggling weapons, alcohol and cigarettes.The Chairman of the Central Information Group (Zentrale Auswertungs- und Informationsgruppe) of the GDR requests the Deputy Minister check all Korean embassy workers, including diplomats and their relative, and to keep them under careful surveillance.
March 17, 1978	Press Clippings from 'Helsingin Sanomat' and 'Ilta-Sanomat' concerning the North Korean Ambassador in Helsinki Finnish newspaper clippings on the arrival of a new North Korean ambassador following the smuggling scandal.
July 30, 1976	Note from the Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Helsinki, to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Republic of Finland A DPRK Embassy note on the departure of North Korean diplomats from Helsinki.
October 21, 1976	Memorandum from Oy Alko Ab to Detective Inspector Veijalainen A police report on the quantities of alcohol and cigarettes smuggled into Finland by North Korean diplomats.
November 18, 1976	Memorandum from Anneli Puura, 'Visit by the Acting Counsellor of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea with State Secretary Tuovinen' A North Korean official complains about Finnish media attention to the smuggling scandal.