1893-1976
Eastern Europe
(372) documents
East Asia
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South Asia
1912- 1994
March 10, 1964
A report on a meeting between Nikita Khrushchev and the North Korean ambassador in which the two discussed the situation in South Korea.
June 1, 1964
The Hungarian Ambassador to North Korea reports on persecution of individuals in North Korea, including intellectuals, former prisoners of war, merchants, and those who came from South Korea and/or Japan.
June 29, 1964
The Hungarian Ambassador to North Korea reports on a trade dispute between North Korea and the Soviet Union.
October 1, 1964
Hungarian diplomats discuss a five-year agreement between North Korea and the Soviet Union for the exchange of lumber.
April 13, 1955
Report from Dr. László Keresztes, Chargé d’Affaires ad interim at the Hungarian embassy in the DPRK, which talks about a conversation he had with Soviet Counselor A.M. Petrov. Keresztes sharply criticizes the secrecy and force that is utilized by the North Korean government and talks especially about the unreasonable economic conditions which exist in the DPRK.
December 8, 1976
The DPRK requests economic aid and technology from the Soviet Union. The Soviets repeatedly ignore or refuse the requests.
January 20, 1977
North Korea intends to not fulfill trade obligations with the Soviet Union in order to fix the increasing economic problems. North Korea again asks for a nuclear power plant, as means of increasing prestige.
February 16, 1977
The DPRK reaches out to other socialist nations to gain support for its 4-point proposals. They include references to the DPRK developing nuclear power and the possibility of nuclear war on the Korean peninsula.
March 3, 1977
The socialist countries at The World Conference for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea draft a resolution that demands withdrawal of American troops from South Korea, as well as cessation of other states providing South Korea with defense capabilities.
May 18, 1977
Soviet-DPRK economic relations make slow progress. The North Koreans continue to ask for a nuclear power plant, which the Soviets will not supply. Kim Il Sung is to make an official visit to Moscow.