The Chinese Foreign Ministry passes along information about how North Korea can transport its aid to Vietnam.
November 2, 1965
Cable from the Chinese Embassy in North Korea to the Foreign Ministry, 'On the Transportation of North Korea's Material Aid for Vietnam'
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To the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
The cable dated 23 October [1965] was received. Following discussions with the [North] Korean side, the Korean side states that:
(1) According to the requests of the [North] Vietnamese side, additional engineering and construction equipment, tools, and other supplies, totaling 28 train cars, ought to be delivered this year. Of these, 13 train cars have already reached Sinuiju and can cross the border [into China] today.
(2) The 46 cars which were shipped earlier have already arrived in [North] Vietnam.
(3) There will still be a lot of material aid for [North] Vietnam next year. The mode of transportation (land or sea) will be arranged according to the views of the Vietnamese side.
[Chinese] Embassy in [North] Korea
2 November 1965
The Chinese Embassy in North Korea reports on the transportation of North Korea's material aid to Vietnam through China.
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PRC FMA 109-02845-03, 33. Translated by Charles Kraus.
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