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October 19, 1976	Cable, Cabinet to the Swedish Delegation to the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission, Panmunjom, via the Political Department The Cabinet provides an update about the police investigation of North Korea's diplomats, stating that the expulsion of the diplomats will wait until the family members of Swedish diplomats in Pyongyang have been evacuated. The Cabinet also warns about potential North Korean counter moves and advises the Swedish delegation at Panmunjom not to enter North Korean territory.
October 19, 1976	Cable, Cornell, Swedish Embasy, Pyongyang, to the Cabinet, Stockholm Erik Cornell requests that the family members of Swedish diplomats in Pyongyang be allowed to leave the country in light of the possible expulsion of North Korean diplomats from Sweden.
October 18, 1976	Answer to Question from the Press The head of the Protocol Department remarks that the North Korean embassy's purchases of alcohol and cigarette are way below the statistical average in comparison to other embassy's in Stockholm.
October 18, 1976	Cable, Cabinet to the Swedish Embassy, Pyongyang, and Swedish Embassy, Peking, via the Political Department The Cabinet informs the Swedish embassies in Pyongyang and Beijing about the police investigation revolving the North Korean embassy in Stockholm. It asks personnel in Pyongyang to make an assessment about their own security in light of the scandal.
October 18, 1976	Cable, Cabinet to the Swedish Embassy, Pyongyang, via the Protocol Department Report to the Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang with information about the police investigation revolving the North Korean embassy in Stockholm and asking embassy personnel to make an assessment about their own security.
October 18, 1976	Note, Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Stockholm, to the Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs The North Korean Embassy in Sweden reports that two embassy staff members have departed from Stockholm.
October 19, 1976	Telegram, Danish Embassy in Stockholm to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 'North Korea’s Embassy, Smuggling' A Summary of press reports as to the smuggling activities of the North Korean Embassy in Sweden, which is very similar to Denmark’s case.
December 12, 2006	Emails between Søren Haslund, Klaus Simoni Pedersen, and Annette lassen A summary of the North Korean smuggling case in Nordic countries with the motive and the result.
October 21, 1976	Notice from Hanne Boye, Dept. for Protocol, to Ole Bierring, Secretary General, 'North Korean Embassy in Sweden' A summary of a meeting between the Danish ambassador in Sweden and the Swedish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs concerning the North Korean smuggling affair.
October 25, 1976	Telegram from the Danish Embassy in Stockholm, 'North Korea’s Embassy/Smuggling' This report expresses their disappointment toward the North Korea to take place such smuggling affairs despite their normal diplomatic relations in Sweden.