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Blaine Harden - washingtonpost.com](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/17/AR2009061703852.html?wprss=rss_world):

he helped arrange the shipment and watched in February 2003 as the cash was packed. After the money arrived, Kim Jong Il sent a letter of thanks to the managers and arranged for some of them to receive gifts that included oranges, apples, DVD players and blankets, Kim said.

“It was a great celebration,” he said.