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April 13, 1989

Assistance for Entry and Exit

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Berlin, 13 April 1989

 

To:

Comrade Heinz Herold

GDR Ministry for State Security

 

RE: Assistance for Entry and Exit

 

I want to inform you about the entry of two South Koreans on 13 April 1989 at 1500 hours from Pyongyang.

 

1.

Name: xxxx (deleted)

Date of Birth: xxxx  (deleted)

Place of Birth: South Korea

Passport: Swiss Confederation Passport

Passport Number: xxxx (deleted)

Border Crossing: Schoenefeld Airport [East Berlin] as transit checkpoint to West Berlin

Date of Exit: 13 April 1989

 

2.

Accompanied by his son xxxx (name deleted)

 

I request your support for entry and exit.

 

Sincerely,

Signed Kim Su-il [Kim Su Il]

[Signature]

An example of a Stasi document on two South Korean citizens transiting East Germany to travel to and from Pyongyang.

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BStU, ZA, X, 360, p. 265. Obtained and translated for NKIDP by Bernd Schaefer.

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