Search | Wilson Center Digital Archive

Switch to Visualization

Korea (North)--Economic conditions Clear All

Related Resources

Pyongyang photographed in March 20212

East Asia

North Korea

Soviet soldier taking a photograph of another soldier in Red Square, Moscow, 1959

Eastern Europe

Soviet Union

Portrait of Mao Zedong on Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, 1972.

East Asia

China

Gyeongbokgung

East Asia

South Korea

Placeholder image for when a Topics image is not available

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

North Korea-China friendship celebrated at the DPRK mass games

China-North Korea Relations

Press Briefing by Permanent Observer of Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the UN, 7 July 1976.

Inter-Korean Relations

Portrait of North Korean leader Kim Il Sung

Conversations with Kim Il Sung

Soviet Union-North Korea Relations

Placeholder image for when a portrait image is not available

Puzanov, A. M.

-

Placeholder image for when a Topics image is not available

North Korea August 1956 Plenum Incident

Kim Il Sung, 1978

Kim, Il Sung

1912 - 1994

The Palace of the Republic (Palast der Republik) in Berlin

Eastern Europe

East Germany

Japan's Itsukushima Shrine

East Asia

Japan

Placeholder image for when a portrait image is not available

Soviet Union. Embassy (Korea : North)

-

Placeholder image for when a portrait image is not available

Ivanov, Vasily Ivanovich

-

Placeholder image for when a portrait image is not available

Henryk, Brzezinski

-

Placeholder image for when a portrait image is not available

Kovacs, Jozsef

-

Results:

261 - 270 of 289

Display:

Sort By:

Documents

May 30, 1984	Stenographic Record of Conversation between Erich Honecker and Kim Il Sung Stenographic record of the first meeting between Kim Il Sung and Erich Honecker upon the former's 1984 official visit to the GDR. This is the morning session of 30 May 1984. Kim does most of the talking. Kim Il Sung discussed the economic situation in North Korea, objectives and problems of energy generation, the educational system. He asked the GDR for labor and cooperation in the education of specialists. He wanted to sign a long-term agreement of economic cooperation along with the intended friendship treaty. Kim Il Sung also evaluated the military situation in South Korea, explaining the problems of negotiations and reunification with the South. Honecker proposed the creation of an agreement towards economic and scientific cooperation between GDR and North Korea.
June 1, 1984	Memorandum of Conversation between Erich Honecker and Kim Il Sung Summary of the conversation between Erich Honecker and Kim Il Sung on 1 June 1984. Conversation concerning economic cooperation between North Korea and East Germany, and the expansion of relations to include African countries.
May 26, 1986	Report on Conversation between Prof. Manfred Gerlach and Kim Il Sung Report on the warm reception of Professor Manfred Gerlach by Kim Il Sung. Topics discussed include gratitude for Kim's reception in the GDR; Kim's desire for a reciprocal visit by Honecker; the need to further wide relations between the DPRK and GDR; and the unrest in South Korea.
May 16, 1988	Report on a Trip to the DPRK by a Delegation from the GDR Report to the GDR Politburo on a trip to China, Mongolia and North Korea, by a member of the delegation, Günter Schabowski.
July 19, 1988	Report on Visit of East German Military Delegation to North Korea Report on the visit of a GDR military delegation to North Korea. A conversation with Kim Il Sung is detailed and it is noted that the visit, culminating in an agreement on cooperation between ministries of defense, was a complete success
March 4, 1953	Report, Legation of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry Detailed report from Minister Károly Pásztor on his meeting with Kim Il Sung on 17 February 1953.
June 28, 1955	Report, Embassy of Hungary in North Korea to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry Report from Pál Szarvas, Hungarian Ambassador to the DPRK, describing a meeting he had with Kim Il Sung on 24 June 1955. Topics they talked about included Hungarian experts in the DPRK, the economic situation in the DPRK and factionalism within the North Korean CC.
August 3, 1953	Protocol No. 22 of a Meeting of the Special Committee Under the Council of Ministers of the USSR This document approves one million rubles in aid to be given to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for the recovery of the nation's economy, which was damaged by the war.
August 10, 1953	Protocol No. 24 of a Meeting of the Special Committee Under the Council of Ministers of the USSR An assignment of tasks pertaining to aid dispersement were given at the meeting--Molotov must write the telegram to Kim Il Sung informing him of one million rubles of aid to be sent; Molotov and Mikoyan were given the task of answering any questions that arose in response to the telegram.
March 18, 1949	Excerpt from Minutes Nº 68 of the CC Politburo Meeting of 18 March 1949, '14. Concerning Korea' The Soviet Politburo approves several agreements concerning aid and trade between the Soviet Union and North Korea.