MORE INTENSE INVESTIGATION OF POSSIBLE ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES OF THE NORTH KOREAN EMBASSY ARGENTINA

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
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• Case Number: F-2018-00894
• Publication Date: March 24, 1977

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ACTIVITIES OF THE NORTH 1 OREAN EMBASSY IN
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THE ARGEN 'I NE FOREIGN MINISTRY
WAS INSTRUCTED TO SEND. A FORMAL, WITTEN REQUEST TO THE
STATE INTELLIGENCE SECRETARIAT SI )E ) URGING A MORE INTENSE
INVESTIGATION OF POSSIBLE ILLEGAL 'IR IMPROPER ACTIVITIES or
NORTH KOREAN OFFICIALS IN ARGENT IN A DRAFT REPORT HAS
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FURTHER DISSEMINATION A 'ID USE OF THIS INFORMATION SUBJECT TO
CONTROLS STATED .1/41' BEGINNING AND END OF REPORT.
SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN PREPARED FOR THE kPPROVAL OF NAVY CAPTAIN
GU AL TER ALL. AR A. SUBSECRET AR Y 0 FOREIGN RELATIONS,
WHICH SUGGESTS THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONS SIDE MIGHT UNDERTAKE
IN THIS REGARD,
A. SUR VE IL THE MOVEMENTS OF rk DRTH KOREAN
DIPLOMATS IN ARGENTINA. BOTH IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL AS
WELL AS IN THE INTERIOR.
B. INVESTIGATE WHETHER MEMBERS OF THE NORTH
KOREAN MISSION MAINTAIN OR HAVE mA NTAINED CONTACTS WITH
ARGENTINE LEFTIST SUBVERSIVES OR HIVE HELPED FINANCE
LOCAL SUBVERSIVE CROUPS.
C DETERMINE WHETHER THE NOR 'H KOREAN EMBASSY
IS OR HAS BEEN uTILIEED AS A RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING
CENTER FOR LOCAL TERRORISTS.
D. DETERMINE wHtTHER BOTH THE ITEMS BROUGHT
INTO ARGENTINA BY NORTH KOREAN OFFICIALS AND THE NUMBER
OF THESE ITEMS WOULD NORMALLY BE NEEDED BY THE NORTH
KOREAN REPRESENTATION.
E. INVESTIGATE WHETHER THE ARTICLES BROUGHT
INTO ARGENTINA DUTY FREE WERE SUBSEQUENTLY SOLD ILLEGALLY
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CONTROLS STATED AT BEGINNING AND END OF REPORT.
ON THE LOCAL MARKET, E.G., LIQUOR, CIGARETTES, CIGARS, ETC.
F. ASCERTAIN WHETHER ANY NORTH KOREAN DIPLOMAT
MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN PURCHASING LARGE QUANTITIES OF
ARGENTINE PRODUCTS TO SEND TO ANOTHER DIPLOMATIC m ISSI oN
IN NORTH KOREA,
G. DETERMINE WHETHER THE NORTH KOREAN EMBASSY
15 UTILIZING ITS DIPLOMATIC CHANNEL TO BRING IN PROPAGANDA
MATERIAL OR WHETHER THE EMBASSY ITSELF MAY BE PRINTING
SUCH MATERIAL,
H. INVESTIGATE WHETHER THE NORTH KOREAN MISSION
HAS DISTRIBUTED BOOKS. HAGABINES OR OTHER PUBLICATIONS
LOCALLY. PARTICULARLY WITHIN ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL CENTERS.
THERE IS PARTICULAR INTEREST IN DETERMINING WHETHER THE
NORTH KOREANS HAVE DISTRIBUTED IN ARGENTINA THE ',MANUAL
OF GUERRILLA TACTICS" BY KIM IL SUNG AND THE NORTH KOREAN
MAGAlINE "KOREAN NEWS".
I. PERIODICALLY CHECK THE NUMBER OF PIECES OF
HAND LUGGAGE AND PACKAGES OF NORTH KOEEAN OFFICIALS BOTH
WHEN THEY ENTER AND LEAVE ARGENTINA.
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NOTE THE ATTITUDE ASSUMED BY NORTH KOREAN
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C I PLOYA7 S SHOULD THEY BECOME INVOLVED :Is: TRAFF IC, ACC IDS.
K. IN GENERAL, DETERMINE ANY T yi) OF ACTIVITY
ww ICH m GHT BE CONSIDERED ILLEGAL OR 0 .1T SI DE THE NORMS OF
ApPR1O.RIATE DIPLOMATIC BEHAVIOR.
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COMMENT ;
T IS UNKNOWN WHO R EC UE ST ED T
FOREIGN mINISTRY TO SEND THE REPORT IC SIDE URGING A MORE
TE r INVESTIGATION OF THE NORTH KO EA NS . IT MAY WELL
HAVE BEEN PROMPTED BY ADMIRAL EmIL IOP ASSER As
COMMANDER OF THE NAVY AND A JUNTA MEMI ER, WHO IS KNOWN
To FAVOR A BREAK IN DIRLOm AT IC RELATI NS WITH NORTH KOREA
AND WHO MAY BE LOOKING FOR A SOLID REASON TO EITHER BREAK
RELATIONS OR TAKE SOME OTHER ACTION A iAINST THE LOCAL NORTH
1 KOREAN m IS SI ON , )
COMMENT:
NOTED THAT mASSERA AND THE NAVY FAVORED A BREAK IN
RELATIONS.)
3, DissEm: EMBASSY. DEFAT , FBI AT BUENOS
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