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April 9, 1957	Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 9 April 1957 During his conversation with Puzanov, Kim Il Sung discusses the five-year plan to develop the DPRK's economy, the KWP's efforts to improve the standard of living for the North Korean people, factionalism and the eventual consolidation of KWP members under the official party line, Stalin's cult of personality, and problems in the North Korean judiciary.
April 8, 1957	Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 8 April 1957 Puzanov recalls Kim Du-bong's and Nam Il's explanation of the DPRK's food challenges, domestic cloth and cement production, and emphasis on solidarity with the socialist camp.
1958	Reports on the DPRK Ambassador's Visits to Prague at the Foreign Ministry A compilation of reports on the DPRK's efforts to gain support from other countries at the United Nations, among other issues.
October 4, 1957	Li Fuchun’s Report on Sino-Korean Trade Negotiations Li Fuchun reports on negotiations over Sino-North Korean trade and North Korea's First-Five Year Plan.
September 30, 1957	Li Fuchun’s Report on Sino-Korean Trade Negotiations Li Fuchun reports on negotiations between China and North Korea over trade and North Korea's First-Five Year Plan occurring from 13 September through 23 September 1957.
August 26, 1962	Memorandum of Conversation between Soviet Ambassador to North Korea Vasily Moskovsky and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Seongcheol Park Seong-cheol informs Moskovsky of the rationale behind DPRK's new dictum of "self-reliance".
December 24, 1956	Notes from a Conversation between the 1st Secretary of the PRL Embassy in the DPRK and Comrade Samsonov, 1st Secretary of the Embassy of the USSR on 20.XII.1956 The document features a conversation between Brzezinski Henryk and comrade Samsonov. To the questions of the 1st Secretary of the PRL Embassy in the DPRK, Samsonov states his opinion on the following topics: the group from the August plenum, different groups in the leadership of the DPRK, exchange of party cards, changes in economic policies, the standard of living of the population, agricultural production, Korean unification, and the role of the intelligentsia in the DPRK.
August 29, 1957	Notes from a Conversation between the 1st Secretary of the PRL Embassy in the DPRK with the Counselor of the Embassy of the USSR, Comrade. Makarov on 27.VIII.1957 Brzezinski Henryk and Comrade Makarov discuss North Korea's Five-Year Plan and the suggestions and assistance being offered by the Soviet Union and China.
June 18, 1958	A Report from Iwankow Boleslaw, Attache of the PRL Embassy, on the Five-Year Plan in North Korea A report featuring detailed statistics and information on North Korea's Five-Year Plan.
November 3, 1957	Notes from a Conversation between the 1st Secretary of the PRL Embassy in the DPRK and Comrade Makarov, Counselor of the Embassy of the USSR on 11.III.1957 Brzezinski Henryk and Comrade Makarov discuss the economic situation in the DPRK and reveal that the DPRK has abandoned a policy of self-reliance, which has led to industrial reforms and changes in agricultural production, as well as the preparation of the first 5-year plan.