China and North Korea arrange for North Korean aid to be shipped to North Vietnam through China.
September 30, 1965
Cable from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Foreign Economic and Trade Committee, 'We Agree to Transport North Korea's Material Aid for Vietnam'
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To the [Chinese] Embassy in [North] Korea:
The cable dated 25 September [1965] was received. Please have Counsellor Liu Xiaotao meet with the Director of [North] Korea's Export and Trading Office of the Foreign and Economic Trade Committee, Han Ho-jin, and express that we agree to transport the second batch of North Korea's aid to Vietnam (construction and engineering materials). However, as we are still negotiating with the [North] Vietnamese side over Vietnam's receiving these goods, request that the [North] Korean side temporarily suspend the shipment of materials. [You] will report to [North] Korea on the specific shipping dates and transfer protocol after we have reached an agreement with the Vietnamese side. At the same time, please ask the [North] Korean side to submit a shipping plan and a list of the supplies to us as soon as possible.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign and Economic Trade Committee
30 September 1965
The Chinese government agrees to assist North Korea in shipping material aid to North Vietnam.
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PRC FMA 109-02845-03, 12-13. Translated by Charles Kraus.
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