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General Staff Department of the Korean People's Army

Sanction-linked entity

General Staff Department of the Korean People's Army is an entity of interest. It has not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Organization				[sources]
Name	General Staff Department of the Korean People's Army				[sources]
Other name	General Staff Department · General Staff of the Korean People's Army · KPA General Staff				[sources]
Legal form	not available				[sources]
Country	North Korea				[sources]
Description	The General Staff Department exercises operational command and control over the Korea People’s Army and is subordinate to the State Affairs Commission.				[sources]
Status	not available				[sources]
Address	Pyongyang, North Korea				[sources]
Last change	2024-06-18	Last processed	2024-10-29	First seen	2023-08-08

Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date
State Affairs Commission	The General Staff Department is subordinate to the State Affairs Commission	-	-

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
Korean People's Army	General Staff Department exercises operational command and control over the Korea People’s Army	-	-
Reconnaissance General Bureau	The RGB is organized under the General Staff Department	-	-

Members
Member	Role	Start date	End date
Kim Seok Ryong	Deputy Director of the Electronic Warfare Detection Research Institute, General Staff Department (총참모부 탐지전자전연구소 부소장)	-	-
Jang Kwang Cheol	Division Chief in the Tank Bureau, General Staff Department (총참모부 땅크국 처장)	-	-
Pak Su Il	Chief	-	-

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Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date
State Affairs Commission	The General Staff Department is subordinate to the State Affairs Commission	-	-

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
Korean People's Army	General Staff Department exercises operational command and control over the Korea People’s Army	-	-
Reconnaissance General Bureau	The RGB is organized under the General Staff Department	-	-

Members
Member	Role	Start date	End date
Kim Seok Ryong	Deputy Director of the Electronic Warfare Detection Research Institute, General Staff Department (총참모부 탐지전자전연구소 부소장)	-	-
Jang Kwang Cheol	Division Chief in the Tank Bureau, General Staff Department (총참모부 땅크국 처장)	-	-
Pak Su Il	Chief	-	-