1893-1976
Eastern Europe
(372) documents
1912- 1994
East Asia
1941- 2011
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1895- 1978
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.
June 8, 1961
Hungarian Ambassador Károly Práth reports on party membership and purges in the Korean Workers' Party based on a speech delivered by Kim Il Sung.