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NBP o21DEVON REGISTRY NO. 33
RESTRICTEDGR 160RESTRICTEDFM BRIT INT SECT TEHRAN 2012002 OCTTO PRIORITY FCOTELEGRAM NUMBER 677 OF 20 OCTOBER 82INFO SAVING WASHINGTON AND SEOUL.
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IRAN/NORTH KOREA
1. THE SPEAKER OF THE NORTH KOREAN PARLIAMENT, HWANG JANG
YOP, VISITED TEHRAN ON 16-19 OCTOBER, HE MET RAFSANJANITHE IRANIAN SPEAKER, VELAYATI THE FOREIGN MINISTER, MOUSSAVITHE PRIME MINISTER, AND VARIOUS OTHER OFFICIALS. TALKS WEREHELD ON ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CO-OPERATION, BUT WITHOUT ANYRESULTS BEING ANNOUNCED. IT IS PROBABLY SIGNIFICANT THAT RAFSANJANI CALLED IN ONE SPEECH FOR FURTHER CO-OPERATION BETWEENINDEPENDENT AND REVOLUTIONARY COUNTRIES IN MILITARY AS WELL ASDIPLOMATIC AND ECONOMIC FIELDS.
2. THE THEME OF IRANIAN PROPAGANDA THROUGHOUT THE VISIT WAS
THAT THE TWO COUNTRIES SHARED A COMMON ENEMY, THE U.S.THERE IS EVIDENTLY LITTLE MORE SUBSTANCE TO THE RELATIONSHIPTHAN THAT AND IRAN'S NEED FOR ARMS, BUT THE IRANIANSWILL BE PLEASED TO HAVE HAD A VISIT BY AN ALLY AT A TIME WHENTHEY ARE AGAIN FEELING THEIR ISOLATION.
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