The Northeast Asia Department at the Japanese Foreign Ministry reports on the Korea question at the UN, inter-Korean relations, and political developments inside of the two Koreas.

Kim Il Sung expresses satisfaction toward Brezhnev’s positions regarding Korea and Vietnam which were made during talks with U.S. President Nixon. Kim also criticizes Park Chung Hee for suppressing the opposition in South Korea, including the imprisonment of Kim Dae-jung.

The Information and Culture Department of the South Korean Foreign Ministry analyzes the outcomes and reasoning behind the recall of North Korea's diplomatic staff from around the world, speculating that the maneuver is related to a North Korean attempt to take advantage of the situation in South Korea following Park Chung Hee's death.

Report from the ROK ambassador to the US to the ROK Minister of Foreign Affairs on the conversation between Yoo Chong-Ha, the Counselor of the Embassy in the United States, and Director Edward Hurwitz.

Summary of the conversation with Mauzy, Committee Staff of the Subcommittee on Foreign Affairs of the US House of Representatives, and William J. Garvelink, aide for Representative Donald M. Fraser on the issue of US-ROK relationship regarding US Congress' support of ROK.

The South Korean Embassy in Japan summarizes the remarks of Elliott Richardson on the state of US-ROK relations.

Ozbudun sends Narasimhan a letter on representatives on UNCURK, new economic measures of the ROK, and working-level meeting of the North-South Red Cross Organizations.

Ozbudun sends Narasimhan a letter reporting on North-South Co-ordinating Committee, forthcoming elections, and next session of UNCURK.

Ozbudun sends Narasimhan a letter reporting on ROK's national referendum on amendment of the Consitution.

A summary of the new yushin constitution, issued by the South Korean Permanent Observer at the United Nations.