1893-1976
Eastern Europe
(372) documents
Western Europe
East Asia
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1891- 1986
October 21, 1976
This cable discusses the expulsion of North Korean diplomats from Finland after they were accused of smuggling cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs. It also discusses North Korean resistance to the expulsion and confrontations with the Finnish press.
October 30, 1976
A summary of the North Korean smuggling scandal in Scandinavia produced by the US intelligence community.
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
Finnish newspaper clippings on the arrival of a new North Korean ambassador following the smuggling scandal.
July 30, 1976
A DPRK Embassy note on the departure of North Korean diplomats from Helsinki.
A police report on the quantities of alcohol and cigarettes smuggled into Finland by North Korean diplomats.
November 18, 1976
A North Korean official complains about Finnish media attention to the smuggling scandal.
October 20, 1976
Finnish Foreign Ministry and police officials discuss evidence of smuggling carried out by North Korean diplomats in Helsinki.
Announcing the expulsion of North Korean diplomats in Helsinki due to their involvement in a smuggling operation.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Finland announces the expulsion of North Korean diplomats.
