CHRONOLOGY: NORTH KOREA NOVEMBER 1986
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DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE
November 1986
31 October- KWP Secretary for International Affairs Hwang Chang-yop and
8 November delegation visit Angola at invitation of MPLA-Labor Party
Central Committee; meet with President Jose Eduardo dos
Santos and hold official talks with Secretary of State Juliao
Mateus Paulo Dino Matros. (Luanda Domestic Service in
Portuguese 31 October 1986)
1 November The Mongolian Embassy in P'yongyang marks 30th
anniversary of economic-cultural cooperation agreement;
Foreign Minister Kim Yong-nam and Vice Premier Kim Pok-sin
attend. (KCNA 2 November 1986)
Representatives from China, North Korea, Mongolia, and the
Soviet Union conclude seven-day timetable-setting session in
Ulaanbaatar for new rail service from P'yongyang to Moscow;
This memorandum was prepared by I I Office of East Asian Analysis.
Information available as of 16 December 1986 was used in its preparation. Comments
and queries are welcome and may be directed to the Chief, Korea, Northeast Asia, OEA,
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November 1986)
sign 1987-89 protocol on the international train service
timetable. (Beijing Xinhua Domestic Service in Chinese 2
1-3 November Deputy Chairman of Council of State Tadeusz Mlynczak,
heading Polish Democratic Party delegation, concludes visit to
North Korea; meets with Kim II-song and tours P'anmunjom,
meeting with members of Polish military mission there.
(Warsaw Domestic Service in Polish 1 November 1986;
Warsaw Domestic Service in Polish 3 November 1986)
Yon Hvong-muk, and 0 Kuk-yol. (KCNA 2 November 1986)
Election of deputies to Eighth Supreme People's Assembly
(SPA) proceeds in usual joyous fashion; Kim II-song casts
vote in local precinct accompanied by Kim Chong-il, Ho Tam,
Representing North Korean and Bulgarian Academies of
Sciences, Vice Presidents Pak Yong-hyop and Dimitr Shopov
sign 1986-90 scientific cooperation Ian in Pyongyang.
(KCNA 3 November 1986)
Socialist Party. (KCNA 4 November 1986)
KWP Secretary Ho Tam meets with Taiji loka, leader of
delegation of Osaka Prefectural Headquart ers of Japan
1986)
P'yongyang marks 57th anniversary of Kwangju student
incident. Students commemorate event at rally in Central Hall
of League of Socialist Working Youth (LSWY); Choe Tok-sin,
Deputy Chairman of Committee for Peaceful Reunification of
Fatherland, and Chong Tu-hwan, Presidium Member of Central
Committee of Democratic Front for the Reunification of the
Fatherland, are among those present. (KCNA 4 November
1986)
North Korea denounces the breaking of diplomatic relations
with Syria by the United Kingdom, according to Syrian press
reports. (Damascus Domestic Service in Arabic 4 November
students. (KCNA 5 November 1986)
Meeting at People's Palace of Culture marks 40th anniversary
of founding of Kumsong Political University; Vice President
Yim Ch'un-ch'u reads congratulatory message to faculty and
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Vice President Yim Ch'un-ch'u meets with Indian Buddhist
delegation headed by R.S. Gavai, Vice President of World
Fellowship Buddhists. (KCNA 5 November 1986)
Director of Resources Development Department of Electric
Industry Ministry denounces South Korean opposition to
Kumgangsan power plant project and claims the proposed
dam has only peaceful, energy-producing objectives.
P' on ang Domestic Service in Korean 4 November 1986)
In interview with Moscow's Tass correspondent, Culture and
Art Minister Chang Ch'ol elaborates on Kim 11-song 's recent
visit to Soviet Union, and announces expansion and
develop of cultural exchanges. (KCNA 5 November 1986)
5 November Ambassador to Cuba Pak Yong-se and Cuban Academy of
Sciences Vice President Carlos Gomes sign 1986-90 scientific
cooperation plan between Academies of Sciences in Havana.
(KCNA 9 November 1986)
Hungarian press releaseg interview with Olympic Committee
Deputy Chairman Kim Tuk-chun. Kim reveals that while
cohosting should be shared equally, North Korea would find
seven or eight events acceptable; rejects current IOC
proposal. (Budapest Magyar Hirlap in Hungarian 5 November
1986)
Vice President Yi Chong-ok, heading a KWP delegation to
Nicaragua, stops off in Cuba and meets with Cuban Politburo
Member Jorge Risquet. (Havana Television Service in Spanish
5 November 1986)
6 November KWP Secretary Kim Hwan returns from Mozambique after
attending funeral for President Samora Machel; Vice Premier
Kim Pok-sin and Soviet Ambassador Shubnikov meet his party
at the airport. (KCNA 6 November 1986)
Kang Hui-won identified for first time as Chief Secretary of
P'yongyang Municipal Party Committee and Chairman of
P'yongyang Municipal People's Committee, replacing So
Yu. (See 13 November entry.) (KCNA 7 November 1986)
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6-13 November Vice President Yi Chong-ok heads a KWP delegation to
Nicaragua to attend 25th anniversary of founding of
Sandinista National Liberation Front; Yi meets with Nicaraguan
leader Garcia and Deputy Foreign Minister Javier Chamorro
Moro. (P'yongyang Domestic Service in Korean 13 November
1986)
1986)
Pyongyang celebrates 69th anniversary of October
Revolution in routine fashion. Kim Pok-sin, Chong Chun-ki,
and Yi Mong-ho attend reception hosted by Korean-Soviet
Friendship Society; Pak Song-ch'ol, Kim Hwan, Kim Pok-sin,
Kang Hui-won, and Kim Yong-ch'ae attend P'yongyang
meeting; Kang Song-san, Kim Yong-nam, Kim Hwan, Kim
Pok-sin, Chong Chun-ki, and Kang Hui-won attend reception
hosted by Soviet Ambassador Shubnikov. Kim Hwan, Chong
Chun-ki, Kim Yong-ch'ae, and Yi Mong-ho handle
wreath-laying duties at Liberation Tower. Comment: Press
coverage of these events was slightly greater and leadership
representation was slightly higher than in past years. (KCNA
6 November 1986; KCNA 7 November 1986; KCNA 8 November
family members. (Beijing Xinhua 7 November 1986)
Kim 111-song meets with delegation of Chinese Guangming
Daily; declares Korean and Chinese people to be as close as
shootdown.
South Korean Ambassador to Cameroon Kim Tong-ho
attends Soviet National Day reception in Yaounde at Soviet
Ambassador's invitation, marking the first appearance by a
South Korean ambassador at a Soviet function since the KAL
November 1986)
Foreign Minister Kim Yong-nam meets with newly-appointed
Cambodian Ambassador Son Chhum. (Beijing Xinhua 8
Germany (KCNA 8 November 1986)
Delegation of Korean Physical Culture and Sports Guidance
Committee, headed by its chairman Kim Yu-sun, attends
meeting of chairmen of physical culture and sports guidance
organizations of socialist countries being held in East
President Kim II-song meets with the Bulgarian Dimitrov
Young Communist League headed by its central committee
chairman Andrei Bundjulov; delegation presents gift to Kim
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Chong-il as well as Kim II-song. (KCNA 11 November 1986)
10-17 November Delegation headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade Kang
Chong-mo visits China to discuss trade between China and
North Korea in 1987; meets with State Councilor Zhang Jingfu.
Kang and Chinese Deputy Minister of Foreign Economic
Relations and Trade Wang Pinquing sign protocol on
commodity exchanges for 1987. (Beijing Xinhua 10 November
1986; KCNA 19 November 1986)
11 November KPA Chief of Staff 0 Kuk-yol, accompanied by KPA Colonel
General Pak Chung-kuk and Deputy Minister for Culture and
Art Ch'oe Chae-hyon, attends performance in P'yongyang by
Hungarian Army Song and Dance Ensemble. (KCNA 12
November 1986)
12 November P'yongyang issues unprecedented invitation to US group to
retrieve remains of 400 US servicemen who died in the
Korean War. (UPI 12 November 1986)
13 November At workers' rally in South Pyongan province, So Yun-sok is
identified for first time as Chief Secretary of the South
Pyongan Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the
South Pyongan Provincial People's Committee. Comment:
Kang Hui-won replaces So as Chief Secretary of Pyongyang
Municipal Party Committee and Chairman of P'yongyang
Municipal People's Committee. (See 6 November entry.)
P' n ng Domestic Service in Korean 13 November 1986)
14 November The US Department of Defense announces that a battery of
"Lance" battlefield support missiles will be deployed to South
Korea in the next few months. (Seoul Yonhap 14 November
1986)
South Korean press disparages North Korean invitation to US
MIA group to recover remains of US servicemen, labeling the
move an attempt to secure official contacts with the US
Government. (Seoul The Korea Times 14 November 1986)
South Korean Ambassador to the UN Pak Kun officially notifies
UN Secretary General de Cuellar of North Korea's
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(Seoul Yonhap 14 November 1986)
Kumgangsan Dam project in 30-minute private meeting.
November 1986)
Representatives of Zimbabwe and North Korea sign cultural
exchange agreement in Harare. (Harare Domestic Service 14
1986)
Deputy Foreign Affairs Ministers Kim Chae-suk and Daramyn
Yondon sign mutual travel agreement in P'yongyang for
citizens of North Korea and Mongolia. (KCNA 15 November
15-17 November "Death" of Kim II-song reported by South Korean officials and
press. (Seoul Domestic Service 17 November 1986; Tokyo
Kyodo 17 November 1986)
death.
President Kim II-song meets Mongolian leader Batmonh and
delegation at P'yongyang airport, quashing rumors of his
18 November 1986)
Representatives of Zimbabwe and North Korea sign
agreement for joint economic commission to promote trade
and economic-technical cooperation. (Harare Domestic Service
18 November 1986)
Kim Chong-il replies to KWP 41st anniversary messages from
Polisario Front leader Mohammad 'Abd 'Al-Aziz, President of
Madagascar Ratsiraka, PLO leader Arafat, Burundi Party leader
Emile Mworoha, and Costa Rican Socialist Party General
Secretary Mejia. Comment: Unusual for the younger Kim to
be involved in foreign affairs; may be further evidence of an
increase in duties. (See August Chronology, 17 August) (KCNA
18-19 November Top leadership shows up at first session of Three Revolutions
Forerunners Congress with exception of Kim II-song and Kim
Chong-il, who appear at second session. The Kims meet with
participants and pose for photographs with them. KWP
Secretary Ho Tam is not present at either session. Comment:
Three Revolutions Teams--North Korea's counterpart to
Chinese Red Guards--have been closely associated with Kim
Chong-il. (P'yongyang Domestic Service in Korean 18
November 1986; Pyongyang Domestic Service in Korean 19
November 1986)
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18-21 November Jambyn Batmonh, Mongolian leader, heads delegation paying
visit to P'yongyang; Vice President Yi Chong-ok and KWP
Secretary Kim Hwan accompany them to major attractions.
Kim and Batmonh hold two sessions of talks; KWP Secretary
Kim Hwan and other KWP officials negotiate with Mongolian
Party officials; Foreign Ministers Kim Yong-nam and
Dugetsuren hold talks. Kim II-song and Batmonh sign
friendship and cooperation treaty; Foreign Ministers Kim
Yong-nam and Dugetsuren sign cultural-scientific cooperation
agreement. Kim II-song accompanies Batmonh to airport
along with Vice Presidents Yim Ch'un-ch'u and Yi Chong-ok,
Foreign Minister Kim Yong-nam, KWP Secretary Kim Hwan,
and Chief of Staff 0 Kuk-yol. (P'yongyang Domestic Service
in Korean 18 November 1986; KCNA 18 November 1986; KCNA
19 November 1986; KCNA 20 November 1986; Pyongyang
Domestic Service in Korean 20 November 1986; KCNA 21
November 1986)
18-25 November A Japan Socialist Party delegation, headed by Hajime Fukuda,
visits P'yongyang at invitation of KWP; holds talks with KWP
Secretary Ho Tam and Deputy Department Director Kim
U-chong. Kim informs delegation that rumor of Kim II-song's
death is South Korean fabrication. (Tokyo Kyodo 17 November
1986; P'yongyang Domestic Service in Korean 17 November
1986; Tokyo Kyodo 18 November 1986)
20 November President Kim II-song and his son, Kim Chong-il, join
celebrations of 40th anniversary of Kim II-song University;
congratulate faculty and students and pose for photographs.
Top leaders present include Pak Song-ch'ol, Yim Ch'un-ch'u,
Yi Chong-ok, So Ch'ol, Kim Yong-nam, Ho Tam, Yon
Hyong-muk, Kim Hwan, and 0 Kuk-Vol. (P')tongyang Domestic
Service in Korean 20 November 1986)
attend. (KCNA 21 November 1986)
Democratic Front for Reunification of the Fatherland and the
Committee for Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland hold
joint meeting at People's Palace of Culture; Vice President Pak
Song-ch'ol, Deputy Premier Chong Chun-ki, and other officials
areas of mutual interest. (Tirana ATA 23 November 1986)
Representatives of North Korea and Albania sign protocol on
technical-scientific cooperation for 1987-88 in P'yongyang.
Both sides will exchange documentation and technical-
scientific experience in industry and agriculture as well as
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22 November South Korean Embassy in Tokyo denies Tokyo press report
that KWP Secretary Ho Tam and National Planning Agency
Director Chang Se Dong have been meeting monthly at
P'anmunjom since December 1985. (Hong Kong AFP 22
November 1986)
November 1986)
Citing western press reports which confirmed Soviet bloc
support for the Seoul Olympics, North Korea's Olympic
Committee Chairman issues press statement charging that the
remarks are "grossly distorted" and stating that the North
Korea's position on cohosting has not changed. (KCNA 22
incident. (KCNA 23 November 1986)
KPA soldiers at P'anmunjom mark 2nd anniversary of shooting
23 November Chiclayo University in Lima, Peru awards honorary doctoral
diplomas and medals to Kim II-son and Kim Chong-il.
(KCNA 3 December 1986) F_
Defense Minister 0 Chin-u had been seriously injured in a
recent automobile accident; denies reports of a power
struggle in P'yongyang. (Hong Kong AFP 24 November 1986)
North Korean official Kini Do Jun confirms to western
journalists--who received visas with exceptional speed--that
KWP Secretary Kim Hwan denounces South Korea's
anti-Communist position at mass rally in P'yongyang.
(P'yongyang Domestic Service in Korean 24 November 1986)
National Reunification. (KCNA 24 November 1986)
Chon Kum-chol and Yu Ho-chun represent North Korean
reunification groups at a Vienna, Austria meeting of the
National Alliance of Koreans in the North and Overseas for
24-25 November Korean Social Democratic Party Central Committee holds
plenary meeting in P'yongyang; Deputy Chairman Kim
Yong-chun makes report. (P'yongyang Domestic Service in
Korean 25 November 1986)
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24 November- A Japanese parliamentary delegation, headed by Chuji Kuno,
3 December holds talks in P'yongyang on a variety of issues: a bilateral
fishing accord due to expire soon, the release of two
Japanese fishermen currently detained in North Korea,
scientific-technological exchanges, and a civil aviation accord.
Comment: This is fifth mission of the Korean Parliamentary
Association for Japan-Korea Friendship to North Korea; Japan
has no diplomatic relations with North Korea. (Tokyo The
Japan Times 25 November 1986)
in Korean 25 November 1986)
Senior Member of North Korea to Military Armistice
Commission (MAC) KPA Major General Yi Tae-ho sends one
letter to US Navy Rear Admiral William Pendley, Senior
Member to MAC, and a second letter to the Neutral Nations
Supervisory Commission (NNSC) protesting the deployment of
Lance missiles in South Korea. (P'yongyang Domestic Service
South Korean soldier Kim Chong-un defects to North Korea.
(P'yongyang Domestic Service in Korean 27 November 1986)
South Korean ministers issue joint statement announcing
government plans to build a counter-dam for self-defense
and urging the North to halt construction of the Kumgangsan
Dam project. (Seoul The Korea Herald 27 November 1986)
26 November- KWP Secretary Hwang Chang-yop heads delegation to Cuba
December and meets Cuban Party Politburo Member Jorge Risquet.
(KCNA 6 November 1986; Havana Radio Progreso Network in
Spanish 29 November 1986)
27 November South Korean scholars propose a joint North and South
research team to minimize damages to both sides from the
North's Kumgan san Dam project. (Seoul Yonhap 27
November 1986)
Kim 11-song meets with East German Ambassador Karl-Heinz
Kern and Czechoslovakian Ambassador Vaclav Herman;
Ambassadors convey letters from their leaders to Kim. (KCNA
27 November 1986)
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28 November South Korean Construction Minister Lee Kyu Hyo sends letter
to Electric Power Minister Yi Chi-ch'an, proposing talks
between water resources authorities at P'anmunjom in the
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission conference room on
10 December. North Korea refuses to accept letter. (Seoul
Domestic Service in Korean 28 November 1986)
North Korea declines to participate on a joint North-South
ping pong team for the Second Euro-Asia Table Tennis
Tournament scheduled for December in Tokyo; agrees to
participate separately and may form teams with Japanese and
Chinese players. (Tokyo Kyodo 28 November 1986)
North Korean Ministry of Electric Power issues statement
denouncing South Korea's proposal for joint talks on the
Kumgangsan Dam project. (P'yongyang Domestic Service in
Korean 28 November 1986)
29 November North Korea and China sign 1987-88 executive plan for
cultural exchange in Beijing; plan calls for cooperation in
science, education, literature and art, public health, and sports.
0 Mun-han, heading the cultural delegation, and Deputy
Minister of Culture Song Muwen sign plan. (Beijing Xinhua 29
November 1986)
Representatives of Soviet Union and North Korea book
publishing industries sign 1986-87 protocol in P'yongyang on
cooperation in book publication and distribution. (KCNA 30
November 1986)
30 November KPA Chief of Staff 0 Kuk-yol attends soldiers' meeting held to
commemorate 30th anniversary of day of Cuban
Revolutionary Armed Forces. (KCNA 1 December 1986)
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Early December Political organizations from Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, and
Nicaragua plan Havana meeting in support of Korean
reunification.
24 December 1917
1 January
14 January 1959
40th anniversary of founding of Korean Central News agency
(KCNA).
Asia-European Table Tennis Tournament.
Birth of Kim Chong-il 's mother, Kim Chong-suk.
Announcement of Kim II-song 's New Year's message.
27th anniversary of activation of Workers/Farmers Red Guard
Unit.
17 January 1946 40th anniversary of founding of League of Socialist Working
Youth (LSWYK).
16 February 1987 45th birthday of Kim Chong-il.
15 April 1987 75th birthday of Kim II-song.
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SUBJECT: Chronology: North Korea--November 1986
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