| Oct
1 | - Eleven North Koreans defect
to the South on a ship via the East Sea.
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| Oct 4 | - The [North]
Korean National Red Cross sends a cable message to the
South.
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| Oct 5 | - China's Premier Wen Jiabao meets with
Chairman Kim Jong Il while he is visiting the North October
4-6 to attend a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of
North Korea-China relations.
- The Red Cross Society
of North Korea sends a cable message to the South.
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| Oct 12 | - The South proposes an inter-Korean
working-level meeting regarding prevention of floods in the
Imjin River basin on October 14 and a working-level Red
Cross contact on October 16.
- North Korea fires
short-range missiles into the East Sea.
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| Oct 13 | - North
Korea agrees on the proposal for an inter-Korean
working-level meeting regarding the prevention of floods in
the Imjin River and a working-level Red Cross contact.
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| Oct 14 | - Working-level meeting regarding
prevention of floods in the Imjin River basin takes place at
the Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation Consultation Office in
Gaeseong.
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| Oct 16 | - Working-level Red Cross contact takes
place at the Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation Consultation
Office in Gaeseong.
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| Oct
19 | - The South notifies the
North of its intent to supply materials and equipment needed
to improve inter-Korean military communication lines.
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| Oct 20 | - North Korea accepts the supply of
materials and equipment for inter-Korean military
communication lines.
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| Oct
26 | - The [South] Korean National
Red Cross sends a cable message to the North.
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| Oct 28 |
- The South begins the delivery of materials and equipment
needed to improve the inter-Korean military communication
lines.
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