CHRONOLOGY: NORTH KOREA JULY 1986

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• Publication Date: July 31, 1986
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1 July 1986)
Washington. D. C. 20505
DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE
31 July 1986
JULY 1986
Cambodian President Norodom Sihanouk and his wife leave
for Beijing after 12-week stay in North Korea. (XINHUA
Vice President Pak Song-ch'ol meets with delegation of the
United Socialist Party of Mexico, headed by Manuel
Stephens Garcia, Politburo member. (KCNA 2 July 1986)
Studio; KWP Secretary Kim Hwan reads congratulatory
message from Central Committee. (KCNA 2 July 1986)
40th anniversary of founding of Korean Documentary Film
1-4 July Beninese Foreign Minister Assogba Frederic Affo heads
delegation to P'yongyang for official visit; holds talks
with Foreign Minister Kim Yong-nam; meets with Kim I1-song.
(KCNA 1 July 1986; 3 July 1986)
This memorandum was prepared byl (Office of
East Asian Analysis. Information available as of 31 July 1986
was used in its preparation. Comments and queries are welcome
and may be directed to the Chief, Korea Branch, Northeast Asia
Division, OEA,
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1-13 July Kim I1-song gives "on-the-spot" guidance at various
economic ventures in North Hamgyong Province, including
the Kimch'aek iron and steel complex and the Chongjin
thermal power complex. (KCNA 21 July 1986)
2-7 July Vice President Yi Chong-ok and delegation attend the 10th
Congress of Polish Workers' Party; meets with First
Secretary Jarulzelski. (KCNA 4 July 1986; KCNA 8 July
1986)
5-8 July Meeting of Ministers and High Officials of Physical
Education and Sports of Nonaligned Countries takes place
in P'yongyang; representatives from 43 countries attend;
meet with Kim I1-song. Written communique at conclusion
of session includes expected support for North Korean
Olympic cohosting. (KCNA 5 July 1986; KCNA 8 July 1986;
KCNA 9 July 1986)
6 July 25th anniversary of signing of Korean-Soviet Treaty of
Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance.
Flotilla of Soviet Red Flag Pacific fleet--including
flagship "Minsk"--headed by Fleet Commander Admiral V.
Sidorov, visits Wonsan during 4-8 July; commanding
officers meet with Kim I1-song. (P'yongyang Domestic
Service 4 July 1986; KCNA 7 July 1986)
Group of the Soviet Air Force Flying Corps, headed by Air
Force Lieutenant General V. S. Bulankin, Commander of the
Far East Military District, visits during 4-9 July;
commanding officers meet with Kim I1-song. (KCNA 5 July
1986; KCNA 7 July 1986)
Soviet party and government delegation, headed by Yuri
Solov'yev, Candidate Member of Politburo, visits
P'yongyang during 5-8 July; meets with Kim I1-song. (KCNA
5 July 1986; KCNA 7 July 1986) Comment: North Korean
leaders probably disappointed that Solov'yev named to lead
delegation; had hoped for higher level official, possibly
Gromyko.
Other Soviet delegations participating in the festivities
include the Irkutsk Regional Committee, the Lenin Young
Communist League, the Maritime Territorial Committee and
the Soviet-Korean Friendship Society.
Reciprocating the Soviet visits, Kim Hwan leads delegation
to Moscow during 3-7 July; meets with Soviet President
Gromyko. (KCNA 2 July 1986; Moscow Tass 2 July 1986)
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during 2-9 July. (KCNA 4 July 1986)
KPA Air Force group, led by Major General Pak Hyong-uk,
Vice Commander of KPA Air Force, visits Soviet Union
Society.
North Korean delegations celebrating in the Soviet Union
include the KWP North Hamgyong Provincial Committee, the
Korean Youth delegation, and the Korean-Soviet Friendship
6-18 July Economic delegation headed by External Economics Minister
Chong Song-nam visits Libya; meets with Qadhafi; signs
trade and economic cooperation agreement. (KCNA 2 July
1986; Tripoli Jana 13 July 1986)
7-8 July International Peace Conference in Bangalore, India--
sponsored by World Peace Council, Afro-Asian People's
Solidarity Organization and the All-India Peace and
Solidarity Organization--adopts resolution calling for US
renunciation of two-Korea policy, trilateral talks and US
troop and nuclear weapons withdrawal; also expresses
support for North Korea's Olympics cohosting proposal.
(P'yongyang Domestic Service 15 July 1986)
10 July
11 July
of hydro-metrological service. (KCNA 10 July 1986)
KWP Secretary Kim Hwan reads congratulatory message at
meeting held to commemorate 40th anniversary of founding
North Korea begins "month of solidarity with Cuban people"
on 33rd anniversary of Cuban revolution. (KCNA 11 July 1986)
protocol in Moscow. (KCNA 12 July 1986)
North Korea and Soviet Union sign 1986-90 Cooperation Plan
between their respective friendship societies and a 1986
25th anniversary of signing of Korean-Chinese Treaty of
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Jiyun deliver speeches. (KCNA 10 July 1986) 25X1
P'yongyang Mayor Kang Hui-won. Kang Song-san and Tian
Chinese Vice Premier Tian Jiyun leads delegation to North
Korea during 10-14 July; meets wi m I1-song. (KCNA
10 July 1986; KCNA 12 July 1986) Comment: This is 25X1
the first high-level visit on this occasion since the 20th
anniversary. (Hong Kong 11006 7 July 1986) Among 25X1
those present at the 10 July meeting in P'yongyang are
Defense Minister 0 Chin-u; Premier Kang Song-san; Deputy
Premiers Yon Hyong-muk, Kim Yong-nam and Chong Chun-ki;
Chief of Staff 0 Kuk-yol; KWP Secretary Kye Ung-tae and
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Other delegations from China celebrating the anniversary
include the Jilin Provincial Friendship Delegation and the
Liaoning Provincial Friendship Delegation. (KCNA 15 July
1986)
Vice President Yi Chong-ok heads delegation to Beijing
during 9-15 July; meets with Deng Xiaoping; visits
Shanghai. (KCNA 9 July 1986; Xinhua 14 July 1986; Xinhua
12 July 1986)
Defense Minister 0 Chin-u sends second set of letters to
UN Forces Commander General William Livsey and South
Korean Defense Minister Lee Ki Baek proposing trilateral
talks; letters are not accepted. (KCNA 11 July 1986)
14 July Delegation of the Nationalist Revolutionary Movement of
Bolivia, headed by its general secretary Emilio Lopez
Arteaga, holds talks with KWP Deputy Department Director
Kim Yong-sun in P'yongyang. Comment: Bolivia does not
have official diplomatic relations with North Korea.
(KCNA 15 July 1986)
14-15 July Central Committee of Korean Democratic Women's Union holds
sixth plenary meeting; Union Chairman Kim Song-ae--wife of
Kim I1-song--and KWP Secretary Ho Chong-suk are present.
(P'yongyang Domestic Service 15 July 1986)
17 July KCNA reports that Kim Chong-il made an appearance at a
national exhibit of recent technical inventions by the
three-revolution teams. (KCNA 17 July 1986)
17-28 July Provincial KWP Secretary Chang Son-kang heads North
Pyongan Provincial KWP delegation to Liaoning Province;
visits Shenyang, Lioyang, Anshan, Dalian and Dandong
(Shenyang Liaoning Provincial Service 28 July 1986)
18 July North Korean youth hold mass rally in P'yongyang Stadium;
Vice President Pak Song-ch'ol,.P'yongyang Party
Responsible Secretary So Yun-sok and Vice Premier Chong
Chun-ki are among those present. (P'yongyang Domestic
Service 18 July 1986)
Seventh anniversary of Sandinista National Liberation
Front (FSLN); Communications Minister Kim Yong-ch'ae is
present at ceremony in Managua, Nicaragua;
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19-24 July Vice Premier and Foreign Minister Kim Yong-nam and party
pay official visit to Zimbabwe; meet with Prime Minister
Mugabe. (KCNA 16 July 1986)
21 July Vice President Pak Song-ch'ol delivers message from
Kim I1-song at meeting to mark 40th anniversary of the
founding of the Democratic Front for Reunification of the
Fatherland. (P'yongyang Domestic Service 21 July 1986)
Vice President Pak Song-ch'ol meets in P'yongyang with
Cesar Lopez Silva, Peruvian APRA Executive Committee
22 July
23 July
24 July
Secretary. (KCNA 22 July 1986)
Kim Hyong-u, North Korean Ambassador to the UN Observer
Mission in Geneva, holds press conference warning of
"chaos" if North Korea is not permitted a larger share of
events during the 1988 Olympics. (Paris AFP 22 July
1986) 0 Comment: North Korea submitted a letter to 25X1
the IOC on 21 July responding to its offer of two events
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Mubarak. (KCNA 23 July 1986)
P'yongyang meeting marks 34th anniversary of Egyptian
revolution; Kim I1-song sends greetings to President Hosni
(P'yongyang Domestic Service 23 July 1986)
il's paper "On Further Developing Educational Work."
KWP Secretary Kim Hwan is present at education seminar
marking second anniversary of publication of Kim Chong-
under construction. (Xinhua 23 July 91986)
China and North Korea agree to build power station on Yalu
River. Yi Chong-song and Zhao Qingfu sign resolution at
39th meeting of China-Korea Hydraulic Power Corporation;
corporation oversees four power stations, two of which are
(KCNA 25 July 1986)
Premier Kang Song-san meets with Carl Wiberg, resident
representative of UN Development Program in P'yongyang.
25-29 July Syrian Foreign Minister Issam Al-naib visits P'yongyang;
meets with Kim Il-song; Foreign Minister Kim Yong-nam,
External Economics Minister Chong Song-nam, and Deputy
Foreign Minister Kim Hyong-yul are present at all
functions. (KCNA 25 July 1986)
North Korean naval group of three ships, commanded by KPA
Naval Commander Kim I1-ch'ol, pays official reply visit to
Soviet port in Vladivostok. (Moscow TASS 22 July 1986)
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27 July
28 July
33rd anniversary of signing of Korean Armistice
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Korean trade union leader and Korean-Libyan Friendship
Association Chairman Kim Yong-su leads delegation to Libya
to join rally against US imperialism held in Tripoli this
week; visits Qadhafi's bombed house. (Tripoli Jana 27
July 1986)
(KCNA 29 July 1986)
Vice President Yi Chong-ok meets with Chinese
meteorological group led by its director Zou Jingmeng.
1986)
Vice President Yi Chong-ok and Chief-of-Staff 0 Kuk-yol
attend celebration of 33rd anniversary of Cuban revolution
hosted by Cuban Ambassador Danza Sigas. (KCNA 29 July
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August
15 August 41st anniversary of National Liberation.
26 August -
7 September Eighth Nonaligned Summit in Harare, Zimbabwe.
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East German leader Erich Honecker and Polish Prime
Minister Wojciech Jaruzelski are planning to visit
North Korea and Mongolia to return the 1984 visit of
Kim II-song to their countries, according to press
reports. The leaders expect to discuss ways to strengthen
6-8 September P'yongyang to host an
internat
ional peace conference--held
in conjunction with International Year of Peace; will
discuss nuclear-free zone issue.
9 September North Korean National Day--
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iversary of founding of
North Korean Government.
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6 October Asian Games scheduled in Seoul.
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22 September 1949 Death of Kim Chong-il's mother, Kim Chong-suk.
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10 October 41st anniversary of the founding of Korean Workers Party
(KWP).
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25 October 36th anniversary of entry of Chinese "volunteers" into
Korean war.
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November -
December
Early December Political organizations from Chile, Costa Rica, Peru and
Nicaragua plan Havana meeting in support of Korean
reunification.
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24 December 1917 Birth of Kim Chong-il's mother.
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SUBJECT: Chronology: North Korea--July 1986
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