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WikiLeaks cables: Kim Jong-il son's idol Eric Clapton asked to perform in North Korea

Officials believed rock concert might persuade their leader to allow humanitarian aid into countryNorth Korea asked America to arrange an Eric Clapton concert in Pyongyang, saying that it could help to persuade Kim Jong-il to allow humanitarian aid into the country.A confidential cable dated 22 May 2007 from the US ambassador in Seoul to Washington reveals North Korean officials "suggested" to the Americans that because Kim Jong-il's second son, Kim Jong-chol, was "a great fan" of the British gu...

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21:30 on December 11 2010

WikiLeaks cables: Kim Jong-il son's idol Eric Clapton asked to perform in North Korea

Guardian Music — Officials believed rock concert might persuade their leader to allow humanitarian aid into countryNorth Korea asked America to arrange an Eric Clapton concert in Pyongyan... more info
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