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North Korea August 1956 Plenum Incident

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Kim Il Sung, 1978

Kim, Il Sung

1912- 1994

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Puzanov, A. M.

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North Korea's First Five-Year Plan, 1957-1961

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Ivanov, Vasily Ivanovich

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Anastas Mikoyan in 1959

Mikoyan, Anastas Ivanovich

1895- 1978

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Korean Workers' Party Congresses

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September 8, 1956	Resolution of the August Plenum of the Korean Workers' Party Central Committee on the DPRK Representatives' Trip to Allied Countries and Other Pressing Issues concerning the Korean Workers' Party The resolution discusses economic growth in North Korea and the promises of fraternal aid, and warns of the dangers of factionalism to the preservation of Marxism-Leninism.
August 30, 1956	Speech by Kim Il Sung at the August Korean Workers' Party Central Committee Plenum Kim Il Sung reflects upon the delegation he led to the USSR and other socialist states, and speaks about solidarity in the socialist bloc and peaceful reunification on the peninsula. He discusses the Three-Year Plan and the blueprint for the Five-Year Plan.
September 15, 1956	Decision of the KWP CC Plenum, 30-31 August 1956, 'Concerning the Improvement of Public Health' The resolution describes plans to expand public sanitary facilities and improve the health of the North Korean citizenry.
September 15, 1956	Telegram from V. Ivanov to A.I. Mikoyan
September 23, 1956	Resolution of the Plenum of the Korean Workers' Party The Korean Workers' Party Central Committee decides to rehabilitate those accused of planning a conspiracy against Kim Il Sung.
September 23, 1956	Minutes of the KWP CC Plenum Held on 23 September 1956 The decision of the September Plenum is to rehabilitate the accused party members instead of removing them from the Korean Workers' Party. The session is attend by Mikoyan and Peng Dehuai.
September 25, 1956	Telegram from V. Ivanov to A.I. Mikoyan
September 25, 1956	Mikoyan's Notes for the Central Committee Presidium Meeting
October 11, 1956	Telegram from USSR Ambassador to the DPRK V.I. Ivanov to A.I. Mikoyan, 'Decision of the Korean Workers' Party Central Committee Plenum' Ivanov lists the accusations raised against those involved in the August Plenum incident, and describes the decision which calls for their expulsion from the Korean Workers' Party.
October 19, 1956	Record of a Conversation between B.N. Vereshchagin and DPRK Consul General to the USSR Kim Hyung-mo Kim Hyung-mo tells advisor to the Far East Department B.N. Vereshchagin about a letter written by DPRK Ambassador to the USSR Ri Sang-jo, addressed to Kim Il Sung. Ri asked Kim to have it translated into Russian so that Fedorenko could read it as well.