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April 15, 1957	Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 15 April 1957 Puzanov and Kim Il Sung reaffirm the need for solidarity between the Soviet Union and North Korea. Then Kim Il Sung shares about the unanimity achieved in KWP ranks and the agenda to discuss rice and fish products at the upcoming KWP CC plenum on 18 April.
April 11, 1957	Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 11 April 1957 Puzanov, Kim Il, and Hong Myeong-hui discuss the DPRK's fertilizer needs, the possible aid of Uzbekistan grapevines to North Korea, and the DPRK's prioritization of heavy industry in its development model.
April 9, 1957	Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 9 April 1957 During his conversation with Puzanov, Kim Il Sung discusses the five-year plan to develop the DPRK's economy, the KWP's efforts to improve the standard of living for the North Korean people, factionalism and the eventual consolidation of KWP members under the official party line, Stalin's cult of personality, and problems in the North Korean judiciary.
April 8, 1957	Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 8 April 1957 Puzanov recalls Kim Du-bong's and Nam Il's explanation of the DPRK's food challenges, domestic cloth and cement production, and emphasis on solidarity with the socialist camp.
April 20, 1962	Minutes of Conversation between Chen Yi and the DPRK Ambassador to China Han Ik-su The Vice Premier of China, Chen Yi, greets the newly arrived North Korean Ambassador to China, Han Ik-su. The two discuss China and North Korea's deep bonds of friendship and mutual assistance in times of need.
May 6, 1958	Note concerning the August Group, Developed on the Basis of Party Documents, as well as on the Basis of Unofficial Sources of Information The August Group criticizes Kim Il Sung cult of personality and many DPRK officials are removed from their positions.
May 2, 1957	Note from Conversations with Comade Pimenov, 1st Secretary of the Embassy of the USSR, on 23 and 25 April 1957 Kim Du-bong's speech and his relation to the August group are summarized in this Polish Embassy report.
February 14, 1957	Note from a Conversation with the 1st Secretary of the Embassy of the USSR, Comrade Pimenov on 10 February 1957 Counselor at the Embassy of Pyongyang Comrade Petrov is recalled for incorrectly supporting the August Group.
June 4, 1968	Military-Political Situation in the DPRK Despite tensions on the Korean Peninsula, the DPRK is calming down. Czechoslovak diplomats speculate what underlies the changes in DPRK tactics.
February 4, 1968	"Information about the Situation in Korea" A wide ranging Czeck government report on the causes, consequences, and potential resolutions to the USS Pueblo Incident.