February 3, 1951
Ciphered Telegram No. 100320, Feng Xi [Stalin] to Razuvaev, for Cde. Kim Il Sung
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8th Administration of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR
CIPHERED TELEGRAM No. 100320
To RAZUVAEV for KIM IL SUNG
To Comrade KIM IL SUNG.
We have insufficient lead not only for satisfying the needs of China and Korea, but also for our own needs. In view of this we have decided to send to Korea a group of Soviet specialists to assist the Korean organizations in working out measures for the restoration of mines, concentrating mills and lead factories for the purpose of increasing the production of lead. We would like also to organize the export of lead ore to the USSR, since it is not being processed now in Korea for [industrial] processing.
We hope that you will not be opposed to this.
We await your answer.
FENG XI [FYN-SI; Stalin]
No. 83/sh.
3 February 1951.
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Stalin states that the Soviet Union has insufficient lead to supply China, Korea and itself, Stalin also asks for the exportation of lead ore from Korea to the USSR.
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- Korea (North)--Foreign relations--Soviet Union
- Korea (North)--Economic conditions
- Korea (North)--Foreign economic relations--Soviet Union
- Technical assistance, Soviet--Korea (North)
- Soviet Union--Economic conditions
- Mines and mineral resources--Soviet Union
- Natural resources--Korea (North)
- Mines and mineral resources--Korea (North)
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