Room 39

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North Korean government organization secretive organization

Room 39 is a secretive North Korean government organization believed to manage slush funds, illicit financial operations, and foreign currency earnings for the country’s leadership.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Room 38	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	North Korean government organization ⓘ secretive organization ⓘ
allegedActivity	counterfeiting foreign currency ⓘ drug trafficking ⓘ illegal arms sales ⓘ involvement in cyber-enabled financial crime ⓘ smuggling of luxury goods ⓘ use of front companies abroad ⓘ use of overseas bank accounts and shell companies ⓘ
alternativeName	Bureau 39 NERFINISHED ⓘ Division 39 NERFINISHED ⓘ Office 39 NERFINISHED ⓘ Room 39 of the Workers’ Party of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	North Korea’s ballistic missile program financing ⓘ North Korea’s nuclear program financing ⓘ
beneficiary	Kim family regime NERFINISHED ⓘ North Korean leadership NERFINISHED ⓘ
controls	foreign trade companies linked to North Korea ⓘ offshore bank accounts used by the regime ⓘ overseas front companies ⓘ
country	North Korea ⓘ
degreeOfCertainty	many details are unconfirmed and based on external estimates ⓘ
describedBySource	defector testimonies ⓘ intelligence reports ⓘ investigative journalism ⓘ
fieldOfWork	foreign currency operations ⓘ illicit trade ⓘ money laundering ⓘ sanctions evasion ⓘ state-controlled business operations ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Pyongyang NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalStatus	organ of the North Korean state ⓘ
notableFor	being targeted by international sanctions ⓘ central role in North Korea’s illicit finance network ⓘ extreme secrecy ⓘ
partOf	North Korean government NERFINISHED ⓘ Workers’ Party of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	conduct illicit financial operations ⓘ evade international sanctions ⓘ manage foreign currency earnings for North Korea’s leadership ⓘ manage slush funds for North Korea’s leadership ⓘ secure hard currency for the North Korean regime ⓘ support the leadership of North Korea financially ⓘ
subjectOf	European Union sanctions ⓘ United Nations sanctions ⓘ United States sanctions ⓘ
timePeriod	late 1970s–present (approximate) ⓘ

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Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea → hasPart → Room 39 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Room 38