RECONNAISSANCE GENERAL BUREAU

Recorded on 4 lists · entity

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Recorded profile

Aggregated from the recorded list entries and their published snapshot timestamps.
First recorded version
2026-07-20
Latest list modification
2026-09-21
Recorded countries
—
Identifiers
ofac_uid: 12210
Recorded programmes

DPRK, DPRK2, Listed on: 2 Mar. 2016, PRK

Related-record boundary

7 recorded addresses; no ownership, control or company link is inferred.

Aggregates

counted from the recorded entries below
Lists carrying the entry
4
Currently active
4
not removed from the list
Recorded name variants
16
Of which weak aliases
1
match on these is far less certain
Programmes cited
4
Recorded addresses
7
First seen in a list version
2026-07-20
Entry types
entity, enterprise, Entity, ENTITY

Recorded relationship graph

Recorded sanctions relationships only; absence of an edge is not evidence of absence.

RECONNAISSANCE GENERAL BURE…Reconnaissance Genera…Reconnaissance Genera…Chongch’al Ch’onggukKPA Unit 586RGBListed on: 2 Mar. 2016a) Hyongjesan- Guyok,…Reconnaissance Genera…Reconnaissance Genera…Chongch’al Ch’onggukKPA Unit 586RGBPRKNungrado, Pyongyang, …Hyongjesan-Guyok, Pyo…RECONNAISSANCE GENERA…RECONNAISSANCE GENERA…CHONGCH'AL CH'ONGGUKKPA UNIT 586RGBDPRKDPRK2Hyongjesan-Guyok, Pyo…Nungrado, Pyongyang, …RECONNAISSANCE GENERA…RECONNAISSANCE GENERA…Chongch’al Ch’onggukKPA Unit 586RGBDPRKHyongjesan-Guyok, Pyo…Nungrado, Pyongyang, …
sanctioned entitysanction entryaliasweak aliasprogramaddress33 nodes · 32 edges · depth 3

Timeline

stored source-backed state changes
No sanction change events are recorded for this entity.

Source documents

versioned list provenance
ListLast publishedOfficial
AU · 31732026-07-23Unknown source ↗
EU · 68572026-08-05European Commission ↗
OFAC · 122102026-09-18U.S. Treasury OFAC ↗
UN · 69085262026-09-21UN Security Council ↗

List snapshot history

completed source snapshots for the lists carrying this entry
ListPublishedCompletedDeclared entries
UN2026-09-212026-09-221,011
EU2026-08-052026-09-226,234
OFAC2026-09-182026-09-2219,393
UN2026-09-192026-09-211,011
UN2026-09-182026-09-191,011
UN2026-09-172026-09-181,011
OFAC2026-09-172026-09-1819,399
UN2026-09-162026-09-171,011
OFAC2026-09-162026-09-1719,385
UN2026-09-102026-09-111,011
OFAC2026-09-102026-09-1119,388
UN2026-09-092026-09-101,011
OFAC2026-09-092026-09-1019,369
UN2026-09-082026-09-091,011
OFAC2026-09-082026-09-0919,365
UN2026-09-072026-09-081,011
OFAC2026-09-042026-09-0819,329
UN2026-09-052026-09-071,011
UN2026-08-312026-09-011,011
OFAC2026-08-282026-09-0119,321
UN2026-08-292026-08-311,011
UN2026-08-282026-08-291,011
UN2026-08-272026-08-281,011
OFAC2026-08-262026-08-2819,319
UN2026-08-262026-08-271,011
UN2026-08-252026-08-261,011
OFAC2026-08-242026-08-2619,314
UN2026-08-242026-08-251,011
UN2026-08-222026-08-241,011
OFAC2026-08-202026-08-2419,249
UN2026-08-212026-08-221,011
UN2026-08-202026-08-211,011
UN2026-08-192026-08-201,011
OFAC2026-08-182026-08-2019,202
UN2026-08-182026-08-191,011
UN2026-08-172026-08-181,011
OFAC2026-08-072026-08-1819,199
UN2026-08-152026-08-171,011
UN2026-08-142026-08-151,011
UN2026-08-132026-08-141,011
UN2026-08-122026-08-131,011
UN2026-08-112026-08-121,011
UN2026-08-102026-08-111,011
UN2026-08-082026-08-101,011
UN2026-08-072026-08-081,011
UN2026-08-062026-08-071,011
OFAC2026-08-062026-08-0719,189
UN2026-08-052026-08-061,011
OFAC2026-08-052026-08-0619,178
AU2026-07-232026-08-053,846

List-level version provenance; historical row payloads are not inferred from the current entry.

AU · entry 3173

list version published 2026-07-23
Recorded nameKind
Reconnaissance General BureauPrimary name
Chongch’al Ch’onggukAlias
KPA Unit 586Alias
RGBAlias
Programmes

Listed on: 2 Mar. 2016

Addresses recorded
  • a) Hyongjesan- Guyok, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea b) Alternate address: Nungrado, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Source: Australian Sanctions Office / DFAT · as of 2026-07-23

Show stored source record
{
  "addresses": [
    "a) Hyongjesan- Guyok, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea b) Alternate address: Nungrado, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea"
  ],
  "countries": [],
  "details": [
    "Additional Information: KPe.031. 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.",
    "Listing Information: Listed on: 2 Mar. 2016",
    "Committees: 1718 (DPRK)",
    "Control Date: 46073",
    "Targeted Financial Sanction: 1",
    "Travel Ban: 1",
    "Arms Embargo: 0",
    "Maritime Restriction: 0"
  ],
  "primary_name_published": true,
  "programs": [
    "Listed on: 2 Mar. 2016"
  ]
}

EU · entry 6857

list version published 2026-08-05
Recorded nameKind
Reconnaissance General BureauPrimary name
Chongch’al Ch’onggukAlias
KPA Unit 586Alias
RGBAlias
Programmes

PRK

Addresses recorded
  • Nungrado, Pyongyang, KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  • Hyongjesan-Guyok, Pyongyang, KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF

Source: European Commission · as of 2026-08-05

Show stored source record
{
  "addresses": [
    "Nungrado, Pyongyang, KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF",
    "Hyongjesan-Guyok, Pyongyang, KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF"
  ],
  "countries": [],
  "details": [],
  "primary_name_published": true,
  "programs": [
    "PRK"
  ]
}

OFAC · entry 12210

list version published 2026-09-18
Recorded nameKind
RECONNAISSANCE GENERAL BUREAUPrimary name
CHONGCH'AL CH'ONGGUKAlias
KPA UNIT 586Alias
RGBWeak alias
Programmes

DPRK, DPRK2

Addresses recorded
  • Hyongjesan-Guyok, Pyongyang, Korea, North
  • Nungrado, Pyongyang, Korea, North

Source: U.S. Treasury, OFAC · as of 2026-09-18

Show stored source record
{
  "addresses": [
    "Hyongjesan-Guyok, Pyongyang, Korea, North",
    "Nungrado, Pyongyang, Korea, North"
  ],
  "countries": [],
  "details": [],
  "primary_name_published": true,
  "programs": [
    "DPRK",
    "DPRK2"
  ]
}

UN · entry 6908526

list version published 2026-09-21
Recorded nameKind
RECONNAISSANCE GENERAL BUREAUPrimary name
Chongch’al Ch’onggukAlias
KPA Unit 586Alias
RGBAlias
Programmes

DPRK

Addresses recorded
  • Hyongjesan-Guyok, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Nungrado, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Source: UN Security Council · as of 2026-09-21

Show stored source record
{
  "addresses": [
    "Hyongjesan-Guyok, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea",
    "Nungrado, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea"
  ],
  "countries": [],
  "details": [],
  "primary_name_published": true,
  "programs": [
    "DPRK"
  ]
}
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