Journal of Soviet Ambassador in the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 27 April 1960

USSR EMBASSY IN THE DPRK [faded USSR   TOP SECRET

MFA stamp:                     Copy Nº 3

Nº 77 01047s

2 May 1960 16 May 1960]

[Handwritten notations:

to [[illegible name] and

G. Ye. Samsonov]

JOURNAL

of Soviet Ambassador in the DPRK A. M. Puzanov for the period

12 April through 27 April 1960

Pyongyang

[…]

27 April 1960

Ambassadors and counsellors were shown a film, "Lenin in Prague (made in 1951) and the feature film "Captain Dabac" at the Czechoslovak Embassy.

In a brief conversation Deputy Minister Ryu Jeon-sik informed the ambassadors about the latest events in South Korea and the meeting of leaders of all political parties and public organizations which had been held and which had adopted a statement addressed to the population of South Korea (the MFA sent the statement to the Embassy in the afternoon).

I informed the VNR ambassador that Cde. Apro's report has not yet been published in Soviet journals and newspapers.

USSR AMBASSADOR IN THE DPRK

[signature] (A. PUZANOV)

Five copies printed

1^st - to Cde. A. A. Gromyko

2^nd - to Cde. Yu. V. Andropov

3^rd - to the USSR MFA DVO

4^th - to Cde. I. I. Tugarinov

5^th - to file

Nº 259 29 April 1960