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March 15, 1973	Record of Conversation between the Foreign Minister of North Korea and the First Secretary of the Mongolian People’s Republic The Foreign Minister of North Korea conveys Kim Il Sung's message to the Mongolian government and continues to explain North Korea's perspective of the Park Chung Hee regime in South Korea. Seeking Mongolian support for the DPRK's unification perspective, he adamantly opposes Mongolian endorsement of the ascension of two Koreas to the United Nations.
December 20, 1974	Record of Discussion between Foreign Ministers of North Korea and the Mongolian People’s Republic In his discussion with the Foreign Minister of the Mongolian People's Republic, the Foreign Minister of North Korea discusses North Korea's efforts to spread socialism in North Korea and resist American imperialism in South Korea to bring about the unification of the Korean peninsula.
March 17, 1972	Protocols of the Talks between the Mongolian and the North Korean Government Delegations Officials of the Mongolian People's Republic and the North Korea discuss North Korea's view on inter-Korean relations regarding reunification, the Park Chung Hee regime in South Korea, and their diplomatic orientation toward other socialist states.
May 17, 1961	Cable from the Chinese Embassy in Sweeden, 'Swedish News Publications’ Comments on the South Korean Coup' The Chinese Embassy in Sweden summarizes the reaction in the local press to the coup in South Korea.
February 2, 1977	Telegram 065141 from the the Romanian Embassy in Pyongyang to the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Korean Question The Romanian Embassy in Pyongyang reports to the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on developments in Sino-American relations and how they affect the DPRK's diplomatic orientation regarding Korean reunification. Overall, improved Sino-American relations are perceived to stabilize the situation in Asia, although the Korean question is still a complex one.
1979	US National Security Council Cable, Korea Trilateral -- Response to Foreign Ministry Dialogue The National Security Council outlines it views of tripartite talks involving North Korea, South Korea, and the United States.
February 7, 1973	Telegram from Pyongyang to Bucharest, SECRET, Urgent, No. 061.041 Based on Yugoslavian sources, a Romanian diplomat reports that Kim Yeong-ju may have met Henry Kissinger and Lee Hu-rak in Paris for discussions on U.S.-DPRK and inter-Korean relations respectively.
May 20, 1978	Minutes of Conversation at the Official Meeting between the Romanian Delegation and the Korean Delegation Minutes of conversation between Nicolae Ceausescu and Kim Il Sung; the topic of the conversation is the domestic situation (mostly economic) in North Korea and the foreign relations of Romania and North Korea.
August 6, 1976	Telegram from Pyongyang to Bucharest, SECRET, Urgent, No. 067.190 The Embassy of Romania in Pyongyang summarizes and analyzes the “declaration of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea government,” a report prepared by Jeon Myeong-su, DPRK Deputy Foreign Minister.
October 11, 1975	Telegram from Washington to Bucharest, No. 075119 Romanian diplomats report that Washington considers the situation in Korea to be very dangerous, that a withdrawal of U.S. ground forces from Korea could prompt South Korea to develop nuclear weapons, and that the Algerian-sponsored resolution in support of North Korea at the United Nations General Assembly is unacceptable.