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(372) documents
East Asia
1912- 1994
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1941- 2011
1915- 1976
August 15, 1980
In his National Security Council memorandum to Brzezinski, Donald Gregg notes that Kim Il Sung appears conciliatory toward the South during his conversation with Solarz. Gregg then makes recommendations on how the US and South Korea should respond.
November 22, 1946
In this telegram Shtykov reviews the activities of the Socialist-Workers' Party of South Korea, stating that it is comprised of reactionary elements and should not be allowed to join with the Workers' Party of South Korea. Lacking a broad base among the working masses, the Socialist-Workers Party would undermine the work done thus far in South Korea. Furthermore, Shtykov advises Ho Hong to be nominated leader of the Workers' Party of South Korea and and Pak Heon-yeong first chairman.
January 11, 1946
A Soviet report on the first several months of the occupation of North Korea.
1945
Soviet officers provide a sketch of the existing communist movement in northern and southern Korea in 1945 and suggest that Kim Il Sung should be a leading candidate to head the Korean government.
July 4, 1977
Excerpt from East German ambassador's message about the declining display of slogans and portraits of Kim Jong Il in North Korea.
December 12, 1975
Excerpt from East German ambassador's message about celebrations in North Korea initiated by Kim Jong Il.
April 14, 1975
Excerpt from East German ambassador's message which mentions the increasing profile of Kim Il Sung's first wife and her oldest son, Kim Jong Il, in North Korean propaganda.
November 12, 1974
Excerpt from East German ambassador's message about the defection of a North Korean security officer. The officer describes the increasing promotion of Kim Jong Il as a potential successor to his father.
October 10, 1995
Soviet-Korean Gi Seok-bok (Ki Sok Pok) was conscripted into the Soviet Army in August 1945 and was an important figure during the Soviet occupation of North Korea. In the wake of attacks on Soviet-Korean cadres in the mid-1950s, Gi returned to the Soviet Union in 1957.
November 12, 1999
Soviet-Korean Pak Chang-ok encountered Kim Il Sung in an intense standoff in August 1956.
