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<DIV><FONT size=4>Dear friends and colleagues,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Once again <STRONG>Nicolas Levi</STRONG> of Warsaw has asked
me</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>to post on his behalf. I'm happy to do this, though
I</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>am not sure why he doesn't do so directly. See
below.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>I've never met Mr Levi, and he modestly doesn't
mention</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>his interesting-looking website: <A
href="http://www.northkorea.pl/">www.northkorea.pl/</A>. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Even those of us whose Polish is rusty can enjoy
the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>pictures of Kim Pyong-il.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Anyone in Seoul who shares these interests,
please</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>contact Nicolas directly: <A
href="mailto:nicolas_levi@yahoo.fr">nicolas_levi@yahoo.fr</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Best wishes</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Aidan</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=3>Aidan Foster-Carter<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="COLOR: black"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Sociology
& Modern Korea, Leeds University <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></I></P>
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style="COLOR: black"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=3>Flat 1, 40 Magdalen Road, Exeter, EX2 4TE,
UK<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=3>T: (+44, no 0) <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>07970 741307 (mobile); <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">01392 257753<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>(home)</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P><SPAN lang=EN-GB
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title=mailto:afostercarter@aol.com
href="mailto:afostercarter@aol.com">afostercarter@aol.com</A><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>W: <A
title=http://www.aidanfc.net/ href="http://www.aidanfc.net/"><FONT
color=#800080>www.aidanfc.net</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman">___________________________</FONT></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua','serif'">In
a message dated 3/5/2009 11:28:24 GMT Standard Time, nicolas_levi@yahoo.fr
writes:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Dear Aidan,<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal> How are you? Who do you think will the next
number one in NK? According to me it will be Kim Jong Nam, but he will
be jst a puppet of the entire Kim Jong Il family. I' writing to
you as far, as I will be in Seoul next month between the 4 and the
20th April. You may post it on a website/forum as you made last time
concerning my requirement about Kim Pyong Il.. I'm in the half of my
dissertation (about Kim Sung branch in the Kim Il Sung Family) and I'
writing a biography of Kim Pyong Il. I wish I can meet some people
during my stay in Seoul, who may speak Englsih French or
Polish.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Thanks and regards</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Nicolas</P>
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<DIV>He further adds:</DIV></o:p></SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"> <FONT
face="Book Antiqua"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>I wish I could met some
specialists about NK, because I want to have a global overview about NK from
other people. In Poland we have few
specialists</FONT> ....</FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Book Antiqua" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US
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size=4>______________________________________</FONT></P></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=4><EM>From February 2008, by way of
background</EM></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>I've been asked to post this
request. If anyone can help,<BR>please contact Nicolas Levi
directly:<BR></FONT><A
href="http://koreaweb.ws/mailman/listinfo/koreanstudies_koreaweb.ws"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>_nicolas_levi at yahoo.fr_</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> (mailto:</FONT><A
href="http://koreaweb.ws/mailman/listinfo/koreanstudies_koreaweb.ws"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>nicolas_levi at yahoo.fr</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>) <BR><BR>Happy new year to one and
all,<BR>Aidan FC<BR><BR><BR>AIDAN FOSTER-CARTER <BR>Honorary Senior
Research Fellow in Sociology & Modern Korea, Leeds University
<BR><BR>_________________<BR> <BR><BR>Dear Sir,<BR><BR>My name is
Nicolas Levi. I'm affiliated to the Polish Academy of <BR>Sciences.I'm
writing a doctorate about Kim Pyong Il, half brother of Kim Jong Il, who
is <BR>ambassador of North Korea in Poland. He was said to be a
rival of Kim Jong <BR>Il concerning the run the north Korean throne.
<BR><BR>I'm especially looking for contacts with : <BR>- specialists of North
Korea, and especially people who had contacts with <BR>the Kim Family or
people interested on the Kim Family;<BR><BR>- defectors (email or if you
can be an intermediate between me and <BR>defectors) who may have met him
and may have an opinion about Kim Pyong Il. <BR><BR>Can you help me in this way?
<BR><BR>My subject is quite complicated because I've got few info.Each
information <BR>can be useful even some anecdots.I met him a few time, I
met his family etc... <BR>I send you a list of questions for which you or
other people that you would <BR>recommend me and who may have an answer.
<BR><BR><BR>- According to you what is the character of Kim Pyong Il ? What is
your <BR>feeling about him? Who are his friends in North Korea or his
supporters<BR>- Who were his friends in North Korea?<BR>- Have you got some
infos about his wife?<BR>- Have you got other contacts (such as defectors)
/book references which can <BR>be useful for my research?<BR><BR><BR>Thank you
very much for your help I will appreciate it, and if you've got <BR>some
queries please contact me. <BR><BR>Thanks you in advance<BR><BR>Nicolas
Levi<BR></FONT><BR><BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>