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Overconfidence Shattered: North Korean Unification Policy, 1971-1975NKIDP Working Paper #2, November 2010Embassy CounselorCC1x Foreign Ministry, Far East Department1x Central Committee, Department IV1x ZID1x Embassy/Political Department1x MA Comrade Grünbergwww.wilsoncenter.org/nkidp 42
Bernd SchaeferNKIDP Working Paper #2, December 2010* * *DOCUMENT 4[Source: PolA AA, MfAA, C 951/76. Obtained for NKIDP by Bernd Schaefer, translated forNKIDP by Karen Riechert]GDR Embassy to DPRKPyongyang, 20 July 1972N o t eon Information by DPRK Deputy Foreign Minister, Comrade Ri Manseok,on 17 July 1972 between 16:40 and 18:00 hours in the Foreign MinistryThe invitation had gone to the ambassadors and acting ambassadors from the Soviet Union,Poland, Czechoslovakia, the GDR, Hungary, Bulgaria, Mongolia, and Romania. An additionalparticipant was the head of the DPRK Foreign Ministry’s 1 st Department, Comrade Kim Jaesuk .Comrade Ri Manseok remarked at the beginning that he has been tasked with informing theambassadors and acting ambassadors present about the 4 th Plenary Session of the KWP CentralCommittee and the current situation in Korea after the publication of the “Joint Declaration.”Then Comrade Ri Manseok provided the following information based on a prepared written text:The KWP 4 th plenary was held between 1 and 6 July. Two items to be discussed were on theagenda:1. The implementation of the party’s policy on the peaceful unification of the country afterthe 3 rd Plenary Session and questions how to proceed;2. Implementation of compulsory 10-grade-schoolingKim Il Sung spoke on the first issue. He talked about the work of the KWP Central Committeeand the lower-level party organizations after the 3 rd Plenary Session. Comrade Kim Il Sung gavethe assignments for the unification of the fatherland. The plenum unanimously agreed that thanksto Kim Il Sung’s correct course, major progress has been made in the implementation ofmeasures to unify the country. At the 3 rd Plenary Session, Kim Il Sung provided the furthercourse to unfold a major campaign for the independent and peaceful unification of the country inaccordance with the international situation. The DPRK peace offensive was a major blow to U.S.imperialism and the “Nixon Doctrine”, as well as to the two-faced policy aiming at inciting“Koreans against Koreans.” A peace offensive was warranted to deprive Japanese militarism ofany pretext to penetrate South Korea and thus further the division. The South Korean cliquedespises democracy and conducts a fascistization of life in South Korea. This DPRK peaceoffensive aims at denying the South Korean side the option of assistance from third parties, in43www.wilsoncenter.org/nkidp
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