1893-1976
Eastern Europe
(372) documents
East Asia
Western Europe
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Middle East
October 20, 1976
Finnish Foreign Ministry and police officials discuss evidence of smuggling carried out by North Korean diplomats in Helsinki.
Announcing the expulsion of North Korean diplomats in Helsinki due to their involvement in a smuggling operation.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Finland announces the expulsion of North Korean diplomats.
October 21, 1976
The North Korean charge d'affairs in Helsinki protests the Finnish Foreign Ministry's decision to expel diplomats from the DPRK embassy in the wake of the smuggling scandal.
November 18, 1976
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reversed its decision to reply to the North Korean letter denying smuggling activities in Oslo.
November 17, 1976
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that evidence of smuggling in the North Korean Embassy in Oslo is "incontrovertible" and the decision to expel embassy personnel "fully justified."
November 2, 1976
Front page article from the Washington Post on the North Korean smuggling scandal.
October 29, 1976
Documents are returned to the Norwegian Police Security Service.
October 28, 1976
A notification for a letter received from the DPRK Embassy in Oslo.
October 27, 1976
Article from the Japanese Times on North Korean smuggling activities in Sweden and Norway.
