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Room 39 (officially Central Committee Bureau 39 of the Korean Workers Party, also referred to as Bureau 39, Division 39, or Office 39) is a secretive North Korean government organization that seeks ways to maintain the foreign currency slush fund for the country's leaders, initially Kim Il-Sung, then, in progression, Kim Jong-il and Kim Jong-un. The organization is estimated to bring in between $500 million and $1 billion per year or more and may be involved in illegal activities, such as counterfeiting $100 bills (see Superdollar), producing controlled substances (including the synthesis of methamphetamine and the conversion of morphine-containing opium into pure opiates like heroin), and international insurance fraud.〔 Although the seclusion of the North Korean state makes it difficult to evaluate this kind of information, many claim that Room 39 is critical to Kim Jong-un's continued power, enabling him to buy political support and help fund North Korea's nuclear weapons program.〔 Room 39 is believed to be located inside a ruling Workers' Party building in Pyongyang, not far from Kim's villa.〔 ==History== Room 39 was established by Kim Il-Sung in the late 1970s. It has been described as the lynchpin of the North's so-called "court economy" centered on the dynastic Kim family.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=North Korea fires head of secret bureau 'Room 39' )〕 The origin of Room 39's name remains unknown. In early 2010, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported that Kim Dong-un, head of the department, was replaced by his deputy, Jon Il-chun. The ''Chosun Ilbo'' reported that Room 38, led by Kim Jong-Il, was merged into Room 39 in late 2009, but the two were split again in 2010 due to difficulties in obtaining foreign currency. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Room 39」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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