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Reconnaissance General Bureau

Sanctioned entity
TypeCompany[sources]
NameBureau général de reconnaissance · Chongch’al Ch’ongguk · KPA Unit 586 · RECONNAISSANCE GENERAL BUREAU · RECONNAISSANCE GENERAL BUREAU (RGB) · 7 more...[sources]
Other nameBGR · CHONGCH'AL CH'ONGGUK · Chongch'ai Ch'ongguk · Chongch'al Ch'ongguk · Chongch'al Ch'ongguk, · 15 more...[sources]
Weak aliasRGB[sources]
Incorporation datenot available[sources]
Jurisdictionnot available[sources]
CountryNorth Korea[sources]
DescriptionNorth Korean intelligence organization, created in early 2009. It is involved in arms trade to and from the DPRK and affiliated with the Green Pine Associated Corporation (KPe.010); The RGB oversees the DPRK's groups involved in cybercrime activities and "is assessed by Member States to include six Bureaus: Land Air Surveillance (first), Information Analysis (second), Technical Surveillance (third), Foreign Intelligence (fifth), InterKorean affairs (sixth) and Support (seventh); the fourth Bureau is said to be non-existent."[sources]
Registration numberHNP9GSA3ZAV1[sources]
AddressHYONGJESAN-GUYOK, PYONGYANG, PRK · Hyongjesan-Guyok Pyongyang Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, Nungrado Pyongyang Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea · Hyongjesan-Guyok, Pyongyang · Hyongjesan-Guyok, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea · Hyongjesan-Guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea · 6 more...[sources]
Source linkgels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · www.nknews.org[sources]
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Descriptions

The Reconnaissance General Bureau is the DPRK's premiere intelligence organization, created in early 2009 by the merger of existing intelligence organizations from the Korean Workers' Party, the Operations Department and Office 35, and the Reconnaissance Bureau of the Korean People's Army. The Reconnaissance General Bureau trades in conventional arms and controls the DPRK conventional arms firm Green Pine Associated Corporation.

— Australian Sanctions Consolidated List,

The Reconnaissance General Bureau is the DPRK's premiere intelligence organization, created in early 2009 by the merger of existing intelligence organizations from the Korean Workers' Party, the Operations Department and Office 35, and the Reconnaissance Bureau of the Korean People's Army.

— Belgian Financial Sanctions,

Alternate Address: Nungrado, Pyongyang, DPRK

— Belgian Financial Sanctions,

The Reconnaissance General Bureau is the DPRK's premiere intelligence organization, created in early 2009 by the merger of existing intelligence organizations from the Korean Workers' Party, the Operations Department and Office 35, and the Reconnaissance Bureau of the Korean People's Army. The Reconnaissance General Bureau trades in conventional arms and controls the DPRK conventional arms firm Green Pine Associated Corporation.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Alternate Address: Nungrado, Pyongyang, DPRK

— EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF),

The Reconnaissance General Bureau is the DPRK's premiere intelligence organization, created in early 2009 by the merger of existing intelligence organizations from the Korean Workers' Party, the Operations Department and Office 35, and the Reconnaissance Bureau of the Korean People's Army.

— EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF),

est le principal organisme de renseignement de la RPDC, créé au début de 2009 par la fusion des organismes de renseignement existants du Parti des travailleurs de Corée, soit le Département des opérations et le Bureau 35, avec le Bureau de reconnaissance de l'Armée populaire coréenne. Il s'occupe du commerce d'armes conventionnelles et contrôle la Green Pine Associated Corporation, la société de fabrication d'armes conventionnelles du pays

— French National Asset Freezing System,

The Reconnaissance General Bureau is the DPRK's premiere intelligence organization, created in early 2009 by the merger of existing intelligence organizations from the Korean Workers' Party, the Operations Department and Office 35, and the Reconnaissance Bureau of the Korean People's Army. The Reconnaissance General Bureau trades in conventional arms and controls the DPRK conventional arms firm Green Pine Associated Corporation.

— UK FCDO Sanctions List,

The Reconnaissance General Bureau is the DPRK's premiere intelligence organization, created in early 2009 by the merger of existing intelligence organizations from the Korean Workers' Party, the Operations Department and Office 35, and the Reconnaissance Bureau of the Korean People's Army. The Reconnaissance General Bureau trades in conventional arms and controls the DPRK conventional arms firm Green Pine Associated Corporation.

— UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets,

Other information: The Reconnaissance General Bureau is the DPRK's premiere intelligence organization, created in early 2009 by the merger of existing intelligence organizations from the Korean Workers' Party, the Operations Department and Office 35, and the Reconnaissance Bureau of the Korean People's Army. The Reconnaissance General Bureau trades in conventional arms and controls the DPRK conventional arms firm Green Pine Associated Corporation.

— Israel Prevention of Distribution and Financing of WMDs designations,

偵察総局；チョンチャル・チョングック；ケー・ピー・エー・ユニット586；アール・ジー・ビー

— Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People,

Chongch'al Ch'ongguk; KPA Unit 586; RGB

— Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People,

In Annex 91 (p. 508) of the UN Panel of Experts March 2024 Report, the designation ID KPe.028 of the Munitions Industry Department is erroneously assigned to the Reconnaissance General Bureau (KPe.031).

— DPRK Reports non-official source,

Adresse : Hyongjesan-Guyok, Pyongyang, RPDC, Nungrado, Pyongyang, RPDC

— Monaco National Fund Freezing List,

Генеральное разведывательное бюро является ведущим разведывательным учреждением КНДР, учреждено в начале 2009 года в результате объединения подразделений разведки Трудовой партии Кореи, Оперативного департамента и Управления 35 и разведывательного бюро Корейской народной армии. Генеральное разведывательное бюро занимается торговлей обычными вооружениями и осуществляет контроль за деятельностью северокорейской компании по производству обычных вооружений «Грин пайн ассошиэйтед корпорэйшн».

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The Reconnaissance General Bureau is the DPRK's premiere intelligence organization, created in early 2009 by the merger of existing intelligence organizations from the Korean Workers' Party, the Operations Department and Office 35, and the Reconnaissance Bureau of the Korean People's Army. The Reconnaissance General Bureau trades in conventional arms and controls the DPRK conventional arms firm Green Pine Associated Corporation.

— UN Security Council Consolidated Sanctions,

The Reconnaissance General Bureau is the DPRKs premiere intelligence organization, created in early 2009 by the merger of existing intelligence organizations from the Korean Workers Party, the Operations Department and Office 35, and the Reconnaissance Bureau of the Korean Peoples Army. The Reconnaissance General Bureau trades in conventional arms and controls the DPRK conventional arms firm Green Pine Associated Corporation.

— South Africa Targeted Financial Sanctions,

Relationships

Data sources

French National Asset Freezing System5,117

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

US SAM Procurement Exclusions119,127

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States · GSA

DPRK Reports5,540

A database of entities and events related to North Korea's sanctions evasion efforts.

United Kingdom · RUSI · non-official source

UN Security Council Consolidated Sanctions1,238

The Security Council's set of sanctions serve as the foundation for most national sanctions lists.

UNSC

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,603

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

Japan METI End User List699

Sanctions imposed by Japan under its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law.

Japan · METI

Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People3,598

Sanctions imposed by Japan under its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law.

Japan · MoF

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,276

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

Moldovan Sanctions for Terrorism and Proliferation of WMD698

Sanctions on persons and entities involved in terrorist activities and the proliferation of weapons of masss destruction

Moldova · CAS-SIS

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)20,985

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

South Africa Targeted Financial Sanctions876

The South African FIC sanctions list, largely based on UN Security Council sanctions.

South Africa · FIC

Monaco National Fund Freezing List4,559

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures

Monaco · Monaco

Israel Prevention of Distribution and Financing of WMDs designations236

List of entities and individuals subject to sanctions under the Prevention of Distribution and Financing of Weapons of Mass Destruction Law

Israel · Isreali Ministry of Finance

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,364

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,449

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List33,150

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

Ukraine SFMS Blacklist872

Ukraine's financial intelligence unit publishes this list of sanctioned individuals.

Ukraine · SFMS

Qatar Unified Record of Persons and Entities on Sanction List708

This dataset contains both UN-mandated and the national sanctions designations for Qatar (Targeted Financial Sanctions).

Qatar · NCTC

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,256

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law

Australia · DFAT

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,677

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

Source data IDs: ja-mof-40dc4b05b4073de9b451d4c82ef06fa0f04281d4 · kprusi-0e907af2cd1b2acb34ea213c78c982943f97769f · fr-ga-2256 · usgsa-s4mr3qtzk · il-wmd-3b0a6f7767c99123ab9144191356622ec61beb3a · ch-seco-33959 · ru-wmd-115-kpe-031 · eu-fsf-eu-3319-66 · ofac-12210 · gb-hmt-12448 · jp-eul-1e08851ac8a308f0d2b878c831bcef43e7665c94 · zafic-205-reconnaissance-general-bureau · ua-sfms-1461 · qa-nctc-6908526-reconnaissance-general-bureau · md-terr-3f65e97300dba3036f445b81b64a39587c5853e9 · au-dfat-3173-reconnaissance-general-bureau · gb-fcdo-dpr0188 · unsc-6908526 · mc-freezes-284139c9e499dd12b223b030e30a7f945a7dd403 · gb-hmt-named-reconnaissance-general-bureau

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