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February 14, 1961	East German Embassy in North Korea, 'Information on the State of Repatriation of Koreans Living in Japan to the DPRK' East German diplomats report that the repatriation of Koreans living in Japan has been suspended.
March 4, 1968	GDR Embassy Letter to State Secretary Hegen A wide-ranging report written by the East German Ambassador on the USS Pueblo Incident, inter-Korean relations, North Korean military and defense policies, the juche ideology, economic development in the DPRK, and North Korea's foreign relations.
May 27, 1976	Report from the GDR Embassy in the DPRK, “Note concerning a Conversation in Moscow on 12 May, 1976, with the Head of the Far East Department, Comrade Kapitsa, and the Head of the Southeast Asia Department, Comrade Sudarikov” Summary of a discussion addressing the personality cult in the DPRK, its economy and its foreign relations, particularly with other socialist countries.
September 1, 1975	Report from the GDR Embassy in the DPRK Steinhofer addresses the relationship between the DPRK and the Soviet Union as well as other socialist states.
September 9, 1974	Information about a Visit by Comrades Gericke and Stritzke to the DPRK Comrades Gericke and Stritzke report on the DPRK’s plans to achieve a socialist society through a technological revolution, a cultural revolution and an ideological revolution.
October 31, 1973	Conversation with the Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) Conversation between GDR Ambassador to the DPRK Everhartz and the DRV Ambassador Comrade Le Dong addressing the personality cult in the DPRK, changes of cadres in the DPRK, issues of the peaceful reunification of the country and the economic situation in the DPRK.
November 17, 1977	On Relations between DPRK and PRC A comprehensive assessment of Sino-North Korean relations written by the Embassy of the German Democratic Republic in North Korea.
November 2, 1960	An Assessment by the GDR Foreign Ministry of the Report from the GDR Embassy in Pyongyang regarding the Economic Situation of the DPRK for the 1st Semester of 1960 The GDR Foreign Ministry assess the economic failures of the DPRK, attributing the work of the (Korean Worker's) Party, including the partition of the 7-year plan and other problems in agriculture and industries, as the major cause.
December 13, 1960	Excerpts from 'Nodong Sinmun,' 13 December 1960 The report of General Ra Se-kjon describes the visit of the PRC Military Delegation to a number of factories, communes and memorials in the DPRK in October-November 1960. General Ra Se-kjon describes the success of the Korean economy: the success of post-War reconstruction; the 5-year plan; the increased productivity of certain factories; the collectivization, irrigation, and electrification of the countryside; as well as education and the eradication of illiteracy.
December 22, 1967	Letter from GDR Embassy in the DPRK to State Secretary Hegen The German Ambassador in the DPRK discusses domestic and foreign policy developments within the DPRK, including the cult of personality of Kim Il Sung and North Korea's relationship with China.