RECONNAISSANCE GENERAL BUREAU

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First seen in a list version

2026-07-20

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entity, enterprise, Entity, ENTITY

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List	Last published	Official
AU · 3173	2026-07-23	Unknown source ↗
EU · 6857	2026-07-31	European Commission ↗
OFAC · 12210	2026-07-30	U.S. Treasury OFAC ↗
UN · 6908526	2026-08-04	UN Security Council ↗

AU · entry 3173

list version published 2026-07-23

Recorded name	Kind
Reconnaissance General Bureau	Primary name
Chongch’al Ch’ongguk	Alias
KPA Unit 586	Alias
RGB	Alias

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

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{
  "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 2026-07-31

Recorded name	Kind
Reconnaissance General Bureau	Primary name
Chongch’al Ch’ongguk	Alias
KPA Unit 586	Alias
RGB	Alias

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 2026-07-31

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

OFAC · entry 12210

list version published 2026-07-30

Recorded name	Kind
RECONNAISSANCE GENERAL BUREAU	Primary name
CHONGCH'AL CH'ONGGUK	Alias
KPA UNIT 586	Alias
RGB	Weak alias

Programmes

DPRK, DPRK2

Addresses recorded

Hyongjesan-Guyok, Pyongyang, Korea, North
Nungrado, Pyongyang, Korea, North

Source: U.S. Treasury, OFAC · as of 2026-07-30

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{
  "addresses": [
    "Hyongjesan-Guyok, Pyongyang, Korea, North",
    "Nungrado, Pyongyang, Korea, North"
  ],
  "primary_name_published": true,
  "programs": [
    "DPRK",
    "DPRK2"
  ]
}

UN · entry 6908526

list version published 2026-08-04

Recorded name	Kind
RECONNAISSANCE GENERAL BUREAU	Primary name
Chongch’al Ch’ongguk	Alias
KPA Unit 586	Alias
RGB	Alias

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 2026-08-04

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