The World - News from Oct. 24, 1985
In an unprecedented move, the United States has granted visas to three scholars from North Korea who have been invited to attend an academic conference this weekend in Washington, the State Department said. Previously, the department has allowed visits only by North Korean diplomats attached to their country’s observer’s office at the United Nations and to sports officials in connection with the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. The United States has no relations with Pyongyang.
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