Journal of Soviet Ambassador in the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 20 December 1960

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SOVIET EMBASSY

IN THE DPRK

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21 January 1961

31 December 1960

Nº 193

JOURNAL

of Soviet Ambassador in the DPRK Cde. A. M. PUZANOV

from 19 November through 28 December 1960

[…]

20 December 1960

I gave a return dinner for Czechoslovak Ambassador Stanislav Kohousek and Bulgarian Ambassador Georgy Kostov Bogdanov. I showed them the film "Prervannaya Pesnya [Interrupted Song]".

[They] liked the picture. The Czechoslovak Ambassador asked to show this film to officials of their embassy and the specialists in the DPRK.

I said that this would be done, of course.

In the conversation which was held opinions were exchanged on current international affairs and the situation in the DPRK.

[…]

SOVIET AMBASSADOR IN THE DPRK [signature] (A. Puzanov)

Five copies sent

1 - Cde. A. A. Gromyko

2 - Cde. Yu. V. Andropov

3 - Cde. V. I. Tugarinov

4 - UVPI MID SSSR [Translator's note: While the last two abbreviations expand to "USSR MFA" the only known expansion of the first abbreviation is "Directorate for POWs and Internees Affairs"]

5 - to file

Nº 543, re

30 December 1960