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HWANG-YOP DEFECTED TO THE ROK ON FEB 12, 1998 FROM NORTH KOREA
- FIRST HIGH LEVEL OFFICIAL TO DEFECT
- HELPED DEVELOP THE CHUCHE PHILOSOPHY
- HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE IN EARLY AUG 97, HE TALKED ABOUT THE TROUBLING TIMES WITH THE LACK OF ECONOMIC REFORM AND FOOD SITUATION
nK AMBASSADOR TO EGYPT AND HIS BROTHER A TRADE REPRESENTATIVE FOR RUSSIA (ALONG W/THEIR FAMILIES) DEFECTED TO THE UNITED STATES IN LATE AUG 97.
FEB 3, 1998: A nK OFFICER DRESSED IN AN ENLISTED UNIFORM DEFECTED ACROSS THE DMZ
FEB 6, 1998: 3RD SECRETARY AT THE nK MISSION FOR THE FOOD AND ARGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION DEFECTED TO THE ROK, ALONG W/WIFE AND SON.
- STATED THAT THE NUMBER OF DEATHS TOTAL 2-3 MILLION
- CHILDREN DIED FROM STARVATION ON THE STREETS
- FOOD SITUATION HAD GOTTEN WORSE
