Newly declassified documents reveal N. Korean embassies dismissed Kim Il-sung’s death as “fabrication"

Recently declassified documents from 1994 share the disbelief of North Korean embassies worldwide following the death of then-North Korean leader Kim Il-sung .

Several North Korean diplomatic missions were either unaware of or chose to dismiss as "fabrication" news of his passing.

North Korean staff members at embassies in Germany Senegal Vietnam and Indonesia initially voiced confusion while some denied the news until Pyongyang's official announcement.