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August 1, 1969

Note, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, North Korea's Efforts to Establish Trade Missions in Western Europe (in English)

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The note points out the North Korean mission in Paris (since 1968) and the intent of both the Swiss and the Austrians to establish similar missions soon. It mentions the drying up of significant communist loans as a motivation for Pyongyang's increasingly Western economic orientation, particularly through machine and equipment import.


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National Archives, The Hague, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, access number 2.05.313, inventory number 6161. Obtained by Bastiaan Bouwman.

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2012-11-27

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Note

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115882

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Secret

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Leon Levy Foundation