June 30, 1950
Cable No. 405743, Shtykov to Stalin
[handwritten: to Cde. I. V. Stalin]
TOP SECRET
Copy Nº 1
CABLE Nº 405743/sh
from PYONGYANG sent at 1145 30 June 1950; received at 1225-1530 30 June
arrived at the 8th Directorate of the Armed Forces General Staff at 1232-1543 30 June
14 copies printed
Copy Nº 1 to Cde. Stalin
Copy Nº 2 to Cde. Stalin
Copy Nº 3 to Cde. Molotov
Copy Nº 4 to Cde. Beria
Copy Nº 5 to Cde. Malenkov
Copy Nº 6 to Cde. Mikoyan
Copy Nº 7 to Cde. Kaganovich
Copy Nº 8 to Cde. Bulganin
Copy Nº 9 to Cde. Gromyko
chief of the 4th section of the 8th Directorate of the
Armed Forces General Staff [illegible signature]
via wire
extremely urgent
[handwritten: 30 June 1950]
[handwritten: from Cde. Shtykov]
to Cde. STALIN
[Translator’s note: there is at least one illegible word followed by Stalin’s trademark “St” written in the area in the left margin entitled ”for notes”]
KIM IL SUNG addressed a request to deliver the following quantity of ammunition, communications equipment, and other military materiel to the DPRK in July:
1. Ammunition – 15 million 7.62 mm rifle cartridges with a light bullet in a clip
21,514,000 cartridges for the TT pistol.
43,000 bullets for the Nagan revolver.
15,200,000 7.62 mm cartridges with a light bullet without a clip; 15,500,000 with a heavy bullet.
1,200,000 12.7 mm DShK [Translator’s note: a machinegun] cartridges
180,000 14.5 mm cartridges for a PTR [anti-tank rifle]
247,000 26 mm cartridges of various colors for a signal pistol
38,000 37 mm shells for an anti-aircraft gun
100,000 [shells] for a 45 mm anti-tank gun
48,000 shells for a 76 mm regimental gun
100,000 shells for a 76 mm ZIS-3 [Translator’s note: possibly a tank cannon]
23,000 76 mm rounds for an SU-76 [assault gun]
200,000 82 mm mortar shells
8,000 85 mm rounds for an anti-aircraft gun
68,000 85 mm rounds for a T-34 [tank]
41,000 120 mm mortar shells
31,000 122 mm rounds for a howitzer
5,700 rounds for a 122 mm [field] gun
400,000 hand grenades
1,800,000 7.62 mm ShKAS [rapid-fire aircraft machinegun] shells
530,000 12.7 mm UBS and UBG [synchronized aircraft machinegun] rounds and 530,000 clips for them
144,000 20 mm ShVAK [aircraft machinegun] shells and 144,000 clips for them
350,000 23 mm VYa [aircraft cannon] rounds and 350,000 clips for them
Communications equipment: two RAF radios
38 RSBF radios
800 RBU radios
75 US-4 radio receivers
65 Morse sets
Four Baudot sets
3,000 I-43 telephones
70 K-10’s
4,000 kilometers of PTP-7 cable
6,000 telephone reels with gear trains
26 1.5S-3 battery chargers
Spare parts for aircraft:
30 650 tires for 200 YaK-9 [aircraft]
20 300 tires for 125 YaK-9
20 800 tires for IL-10 [aircraft]
20 265 tires for 110 YaK-11
All the tires with tubes
two VShI 111-V-20 propellers
two Ash-21 generator drives
two oil coolers [for] YaK-9’s, two for IL-10’s, and one for a YaK-9
two YaK-9 water coolers [vodoradiatory] and two IL-10 water coolers
one undercarriage set [for a] YaK-9, two for an IL-10, and one for a YaK-11
four assemblies of 650 wheels for 200 YaK-9’s
four assemblies of 300 wheels for 125 YaK-9’s
five assemblies of 800 wheels for 260 IL-10’s
two assemblies of 250 wheels for 200 YaK-11’s
two K-500 KGS generators [for] IL-10’s
two K-1500 KUS generators [for] YaK-11’s
10 three-pointer indicators [for] YaK-9’s
five AGP-2 [Translator’s note: possibly a type of compass] [for] YaK-9’s
five altimeters for YaK-9’s
five airspeed indicators for YaK-5’s
100 meters of “Ehlprge” [SIC] wire
200 meters of A-D-306 cable
200 meters of A-B-4,2 cable
two RK -1500 [for] YaK-11’s
two RK-500 for YaK-9’s
eight tons of GOI-54 lubricant
seven tons of NK-50 aircraft lubricant
five tons of NB-30 aircraft lubricant
15 tons of konstirin [SIC – unknown]
15 tons of turbine lubricant
Weapons – 5,000 PPS for officers’ weapons
I support KIM IL SUNG’s request.
Request your instructions for the delivery of at least 50% of this quantity by 10 July 1950.
SHTYKOV
Nº 398/sh
30 June 1950
Outgoing Nº 2116/shs 30 June 1950
Deciphered at 0650 30 June by Shcheblykin
Sent by Lobyseva at 1645 30 June 1950 (36)
North Korea requests supplies and weapons from the Soviet Union.
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