CHILEAN APPROVAL FOR A VISIT BY A NORTH KOREAN COMMERCIAL MISSION

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06780205
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: March 8, 2023
• Document Release Date: March 25, 2019
• Case Number: F-2017-01655
• Publication Date: May 7, 1970

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7 MAY 1970
SUSJKT CHILEAN APPROVAL FOR A VISIT BY A
NORTH KOREAN COMMERCIAL MISSION
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1. AS OF 7 MAY 1970 THE CHILEAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN:1-1
AFFAIRS HAD GIVEN PERMISSION FOR NORTH KOREA TO SEND A
COMMERCIAL MISSION .TO CHILE. OFFICIALS OF THE CHILEAN-NORTH
KOREAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE HAD ASKED THE NORTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT
TO SEND A LARGE MISSION WITH THE IDEA THAT A FEW OF ITS MEMBERS
WOULD REMAIN iginip IN CHILE. GABRIEL 'VALDES, CHILEAN
FOREIGN MINISTER, HAD_SUGGESTED THIS BE ICE AS A MEANS OF.
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ESTABLISHING A NORTH KOREAN TRADE MISSION IN CHILE WITHOUT
THE CHILEAN GOVERNMENT APPEARING TO HAVE AUTHORIZED IT.
2. OFFICIALS OF THE CULTURAL INSTITUTE SUGGESTED TO
P'YONG YANG THAT THE MISSION COME IN MAY BECAUSE A LATER DATE
WOULD BE TOO CLOSE TO. THE CHILEAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN
SEPTEMBER 1970. THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED A REPLY.
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