EXPRESSION OF ANTI-SOVIET VIEWS BY NORTH KOREAN DEFENSE MINISTER

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 22, 2006
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: April 25, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT Expression of Anti oviet iews y.- orth orean
Defense Minister
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SECURITY INFORMATION
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At a 0 meeting of the North Korean military staff CS'OE Yong-
kon, who is recognized as leader of the pro-Chinese Communist clique in North
-Korea, made the following points in a lengthy address: 25X1
a. Soviet police in Asia is not one of liberating oppressed peoples but one of
fomenting small wars and wrecking the economies of small nations. Now, the
Soviets are attempting to start a general war in which all Asiatics will
eventually engage America. The Chinese Communists are unable to understand
why the Sov16ts do not support more strongly a North Korean and Chinese
settlement at F'anmunJom. True Korean nationalists and their Chi ese allies
are becoming suspicious of Soviet intentions. The Soviets have openly
demonstrated that they are more interested in liberating Ja Jan than in the
peaceful reconstruction of territories which have been liberated by the
people's republics.
b. Unless the,, Soviet Union makes a definite promise to intervene in the Korean war,
the only alternative is a North Korean and Chinese agreement with the United
Nations. An armistice agreement will permit the liberation of South Korea
from within. However, recently revealed Soviet policy clearly shows that the
Soviets desire to provoke the Chinese into making rash decisions to widen the.
war, while the Soviets sit back and talk about peace.
c. The Soviets fear that the Chinese Communists will break, with the Kremlin if
the Korean War is settled, and want the North Koreans and Chinese to continue
fighting an indecisive war. Soviets do not care about unification of Korea;
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Soviet aid to the North Korean Army under the pretended objective of the
liberation of South urea was merely an investment by the Soviets to build
another area of conflict.
2. CH'OE completed his address with the plea that North Korea and Communist China
unite in protest against Soviet demands, and that North Korea support the Chinese
Communists' demand that the successful conclusion of the Panmunjom talks be
reached immediately.. No decision on CO'OExs proposal was made at the meeting.
II Comment. While the differences between CH+OE and KIM 11-songand the
Soviet clique have been frequently reported, it seems questionable that CH'OE
would make remarks so strongly anti.-Soviet.
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