/begin my translation of his directive on 03/09/04 March 9th(, 2004) I cannot approve your proposal to expand the construction project at Samjiyon(Sam-ji-yon) County because it does not take into account the (dire) economic situation in the country. Instead of continuing the construction, it would be more effective to focus our currently available resources on the underground construction project at Mt. Moodubong(Moo-du-bong), and finish it quickly. If we need more cement, we should send all cement imported from China to the Mt. Moodubong construction site. The reason why I repeatedly emphasize Moodubong project, despite our difficult conditions, is that the...