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August 16, 1962	Cable from Aleksander Krajewski [on the Arrest of a Brazilian Citizen] Krajewski reports that a Brazilian citizen was arrested at the Warsaw Airport for suspected smuggling.
October 19, 1976	Cable, Cabinet to the Swedish Embassy in Tokyo Information about the telegram from the Cabinet to the Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang, sent on October 18, 1976.
October 20, 1976	Memorandum, Political Department, Unit I, Utrikesdepartmentet, 'Cabinet Secretary's Conversation with the Ambassador of North Korea' In an unofficial meeting with North Korean Ambassador to Sweden Gil Jae-gyeong, Swedish Cabinet Secretary Sverker Åström notes evidence of North Korean smuggling and suggests that the ambassador voluntarily leave Stockholm with the diplomats involved in order to preserve positive relations between Sweden and North Korea.
October 20, 1976	Cable, Cornell, Swedish Embassy, Pyongyang, to the Cabinet, Stockholm In an urgent message for the Chief of Police, Swedish Charge D'Affairs in Pyongyang Erik Cornell suggests that the North Korean ambassador in Sweden not be declared guilty in the published police report on smuggling by North Korean diplomats. Cornell further suggests that the North Korean ambassador and Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs directly discuss the agreement he reached with the North Korean Deputy Foreign Minister that the ambassador will be recalled quickly should the Swedish government help minimize unfavorable press.
October 20, 1976	Cable, Cornell, Swedish Embassy, Pyongyang, to the Cabinet, Stockholm Swedish Charge D'Affairs in Pyongyang Erik Cornell reports, after a conversation with the country's Deputy Foreign Ministe, that the North Korean government is distancing itself from its diplomats' smuggling and resents the unilateral decisions taken in Copenhagen and Oslo to expel North Korean diplomats. Cornell also notes the vulnerable position of the Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang and urges caution.
October 19, 1976	Utrikesdepartementet Press Department, 'Answer to the Press Questions' The Press Department of the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs writes that the North Korean Ambassador Gil Jae-gyeong met with Political Department head Leif Leifland and adds that the Ministry is waiting for the police investigation into the North Korean smuggling case as well.
October 19, 1976	Hedin, 'Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Personnel Introduced to UD as of 76-10-19' List of known North Korean diplomats in Stockholm.
October 19, 1976	Cable, Cabinet to the Swedish Embassies in Oslo and Copenhagen, via the Political Department The Swedish Cabinet requests reports on North Korean reactions to revelations of smuggling by North Korean diplomats in the Scandinavian capitals.
October 19, 1976	Cable, Cornell, Swedish Embassy, Pyongyang, to the Cabinet, Stockholm Swedish Charge D'Affairs Erik Cornell requests that the Swedish foreign ministry postpone a measure until after evacuation.
October 27, 1976	Cable, Cabinet to the Swedish Embassy, Pyongyang, '112. Your 122. From the Press Office. Re: Press Release by Soeder, Hp. 1' The Swedish Cabinet forwards a statement by Foreign Minister Karin Söder as well as a press release concerning the North Korean smuggling scandal to the Embassy in Pyongyang.