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(372) documents
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1912 - 1994
1893 - 1976
1926 - 2016
November 8, 1979
William Gleysteen reports on Cyrus Vance's conversation with Park Tong-jin.
October 28, 1979
Ambassador Gleysteen says he does "not know whether the stunning events of October 26/27 were a well planned military coup" or something else.
May 21, 1980
Ambassador Gleysteen writes that the "massive insurrection in Kwangju is still out of control."
Donald Gregg proposes that the United States "work with the current Korean leadership" but "express a carefully calibrated degree of disapproval" of the Gwangju massacre.
May 23, 1980
Donald Gregg and Michel Oksenberg outline US policy toward Korea in light of the incident in Gwangju.
May 22, 1980
Officials from the US Department of State, the White House, the CIA, NSC, OSD, and JCS determine US policy toward South Korea in light of the events in Gwangju.
Richard Holbrooke and Anthony Lake brief the US Secretary of State on the upcoming policy review committee meeting on the ongoing unrest in South Korea.
November 1, 1965
Tran Quoc Hoan writes requesting further technical assistance and training from the Stasi.
January 28, 1989
East German Major Knabe (stationed in Hanoi) requests information on the exact dates of the initial 1964 visits of Vietnamese delegates to East Germany, and notes with concern the required cancellation of collaborative projects due to East Germany’s lack of available funds. Knabe also inquires into the availability of printing presses, polygraphs, and building materials.
January 6, 1986
The document reaffirms the highest objective at the time: improving requirements technical work in the Vietnamese Ministry of the Interior. The document also recounts successful cooperation in areas of electrical engineering and electronics, precision mechanics, and camouflage.