April 4, 1960
Journal of Soviet Ambassador in the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 4 April 1960
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USSR EMBASSY IN THE DPRK [faded USSR TOP SECRET
MFA stamp: Copy Nº 3
Nº 70 0832s
2[0] April 1960 22 April 1960]
[Handwritten notations:
to [[illegible name] and
G. Ye. Samsonov]
JOURNAL
of Soviet Ambassador in the DPRK A. M. Puzanov for the period
25 March through 11 April 1960
Pyongyang
[…]
4 April 1960
A wreath-laying at the Monument to Soviet soldiers who liberated Korea from Japanese rule was held with officials of the Hungarian Embassy.
In the evening VNR Ambassador Karoly Prat held a reception on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the liberation of Hungary. The Ambassador and Choe Yong-geon [Choe Yong Gon] gave speeches.
A conversation was held during the reception with Jeong Jun-taek about the issue of the development of light industry in the second five-year plan and the system of procurement of agricultural products. Jeong Jun-taek did not give any figures, declaring that the second five-year plan had not yet been drawn up for light industry since there is a lack of the necessary data about the production of agricultural products and raw material for industry.
For my part, speaking about the procurement of agricultural products, I expressed doubt about the advisability of a state monopoly on the procurement and sale of grain in the country. Jeong Jun-taek agreed with the views [I] expressed and noted that this issue deserves serious attention.
The conversation with Jeong Jun-taek touched on the issue of urban construction and the beautification of the capital. Jeong Jun-taek noted the active participation of the population in beautification work.
I told the ambassadors about the results of Cde. N. S. Khrushchev's trip to France.
[…]
USSR AMBASSADOR IN THE DPRK
[signature]
(A. PUZANOV0
Five copies printed
1st - to Cde. A. A. Gromyko
2nd - to Cde. Yu. V. Andropov
3rd - to the USSR MFA DVO
4th - to Cde. I. I. Tugarinov
5th - to file
Nº 241 12 April 1960
Drafted by Puzanov
Typed. at.
Jeong Jun-taek comments on r light industry, urban development, and the sale of grain in North Korea's economic plans following the completion of the First Five-Year Plan.
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