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Kim Jong Il Inspects KPA Navy Unit 790

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

   Pyongyang, April 21 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il inspected KPA Navy Unit 790 honored with the title of O Jung Hup-led 7th Regiment.
    He went round the room devoted to the history of the unit and a warship associated with the revolutionary history.
    He underscored the need to preserve and manage well historic relics and materials marked with giant footprints of President Kim Il Sung as they are precious revolutionary heritages to be conveyed down through generations along with the history of the nation's navy and conduct an effective education by use of them.
    Looking round warships, he acquainted himself with the unit's performance of duty. Then he watched the training of seamen.
    He expressed satisfaction over the fact that the seamen of the unit have grown to be matchless combat ranks and put forward important tasks which would serve as guidelines for further strengthening the nation's naval force.
    He took deep care of the living of the seamen, going round a servicepersons' hall, education room and other entertainment and cultural facilities, a mess hall, a welfare service complex and supply service facilities.
    He gave the seamen a pair of binoculars and an automatic rifle as gifts before having a photograph taken with them.
    He was accompanied by KPA General Kim Kyok Sik, chief of the General Staff of the KPA, KPA Generals Kim Yun Sim, Ri Myong Su and Hyon Chol Hae, First Vice-Department Directors of the Central Committee of the WPK Ri Yong Chol and Ri Jae Il.