UN sanctions listing
RECONNAISSANCE GENERAL BUREAU
RECONNAISSANCE GENERAL BUREAU is an organisation designated on the United Nations Security Council (UN) sanctions list under the DPRK programme, listed on 2016-03-02. This page summarises the public designation — known aliases, identifying particulars, the stated reason for listing and linked parties — alongside an independent, transparent risk indicator.
Reason for listing
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.
Statement of reasons as published by UN Security Council. This is the issuing authority's wording, reproduced for reference.
Designation record
| List / authority | UN Security Council (UN) — DPRK |
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| Entity type | Organization |
| Programmes / regime | DPRK |
| Date listed | 2016-03-02 |
| Source record ID | un:6908526 |
| Last updated (our copy) | 2026-06-04 |
Identity & particulars
| Address(es) | Hyongjesan-Guyok, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea Nungrado, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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Deep-research dossier
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Source & provenance
| Issuing authority | United Nations Security Council |
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| Source identifier | un:6908526 |
| Aggregated by | Sanctiometer (independent) — verify against the issuing authority's official list before acting. |