Cipher Telegram to the Danish Ambassador in Beijing

PWF/em

CIPHER-TELEGRAM

Date: 21.10.1976

To: AMBADANE [Danish Ambassador] BEIJING

Confidential

The Foreign Ministry has now received the following notice from the North Korean Embassy, dated 20.10.:

Embassy of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in Denmark presents its compliments to the Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark and has the honour to inform the latter that the new counsellor Mr. Sin Tae In, 3^rd Secretary Mr. Li In Ho and Attaché Mr Choi Cha Ryang have arrived and assumed their posts at the Embassy.

Embassy of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark the assurances of its highest consideration.

Considering that a chargé d’affaires cannot under current international law, cf. Vienna Convention art. 19, appoint himself, but is to be appointed by the head of the mission (who is this instance has been persona non grata) or by the sender state’s Foreign Ministry, our Foreign Ministry would appreciate a confirmation of the appointment from the North Korea Foreign Ministry, either directly or from the Embassy in Beijing.

We recommend that our Ambassador makes clear to the North Korean Ambassador that should the investigation yield further incriminating evidence, their Foreign Ministry may be asked to advise further on the criminal charges.

PRO/Estrangeres