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Kim Jong Il Inspects KPA Combined Unit Command

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)

    Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission, inspected the Command of the KPA's Large Combined Unit 526. He first went round the monuments to the on-the-spot instructions and guidance of President Kim Il Sung and the room for the education in the history of the revolution and the room devoted to the history of the combined unit. The unit is honored to receive field guidance given by Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il dozens of times.
    Greatly satisfied to learn that the unit has successfully built the room for the education in the history of the revolution and used it for brisk education, he said that the KPA should always intensify the educational work so as to lead all the soldiers to single-heartedly repay the profound benevolence of Kim Il Sung.
    He saw the records of victory that bear witness to the proud path covered by the unit.
    He highly praised the unit's feats, saying it is a unit with a long history as it has performed shining exploits in defending the country and building socialism by fully displaying matchless patriotic devotion and popular heroism for the sake of the Party and the leader, the country and the people since the days of the hard-fought war.
    He acquainted himself with the work of the commanding officers and advanced the tasks which would serve as guidelines in increasing the unit's combat capability, making the rounds of the operation commanding rooms and the military study rooms of the unit.
    Going round facilities for the ideological education and entertainment including a servicepersons' hall and a library, he learned about how the political work is done among soldiers and stressed the need to always pay primary attention to the ideological work.
    If one reads a lot of books, one can arm oneself with the revolutionary idea of the WPK more firmly and acquire versatile knowledge and enhance one's cultural attainments, he said, underscoring the need to publish and distribute more reminiscences of the President, "Reminiscences of the Anti-Japanese Guerrillas", "Among the People", revolutionary novels and other books.
    Then he took deep care of the living of its servicepersons, going round supply service facilities including a mess hall, a kitchen, a non-staple food store and a combined food processing room.
    He highly appreciated the unit's achievements, saying that it has made remarkable progress in the combat and political training, the unit management and all other aspects.
    He had a photo session with the servicepersons of the unit.
    He was accompanied by Vice Marshal of the KPA Kim Yong Chun, member of the NDC of the DPRK and chief of the General Staff of the KPA, KPA Generals Ri Myong Su, Hyon Chol Hae and Pak Jae Gyong, Ri Jae Il, first vice department director of the WPK Central Committee, and Hwang Pyong So, vice department director of the WPK Central Committee.