Telegram from Shtykov to Stalin (copied to the Soviet leadership) relaying a request from Kim Il Sung for military advisors.
July 8, 1950
Handwritten Letter, Kim Il Sung to Joseph Stalin
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To the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union,
Generalissimo, Cde. I.V. Stalin
Please allow me to express my deepest respect and gratitude for the invaluable assistance that you, Comrade Stalin, invariably extend to our people in their struggle for independence!
Being convinced of your desire to help the Korean people get rid of American imperialists, I am compelled to address you with a request to allow the use of 25-30 Soviet military advisors at the Front Headquarters of the Korean Army and in the Headquarters of two army groups, since the national military cadres have not yet sufficiently mastered the art of commanding modern troops.
Yours faithfully,
Kim Il Sung
Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the DPRK
[signature]
City of Pyongyang
08.07.1950
About the 25-35 Soviet military advisors given to the Korean army.
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CWIHP Archive. Translated by Angela Greenfield.
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