[1] The 1st session was presided over by Kim Il Sung (the former chairman of the Communist Party of North Korea), and lasted for three hours.

[3] Ho Kuh-bong(허국봉), a delegate from Hamgyong-Pukto, proposed making Joseph Stalin, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), the honorary chairman of the congress, as a thanks for the Soviet Union's contribution to liberating Korea from Japan and for future help in supporting the construction of Korea.

"[3] The meeting commenced with a statistical report from Pak Il-u, a member of the Yanan faction, about the composition of the delegates.

[3] He then outlined the reason for the establishment of the WPNK, claiming the democratic strength of the working class as its purpose.

"[3] He further added that the merger would only strengthen the progressive forces in the country, while in tandem making sure that the WPNK leadership would ensure ideological unity within the party.

[3] Kim Tu-bong's speech was similar to Kim Il Sung's; he criticized those members of the New People's Party who opposed the merger with the Communist Party of North Korea (claiming that these members had committed the error of right opportunism).

[4] He concluded his speech by outlining a five-point agenda to strengthen the newly established party.

[4] However, Colonel Alexander Ignatiev of the Soviet Civil Authority, who was the mastermind behind the merger, attended the congress to ensure its success.

[4] Then Tae Song-su, a member of the Soviet-Korean faction, proposed the merger of Chongno (정로,正路Correct Path) and Chonjin (전진, Forward), the newspapers of the Communist Party of North Korea and the New People's Party respectively, and the creation of Rodong Sinmun (Workers' Daily), as the WPNK's main newspaper.

[5] Presumably, for this reason alone leading officials at the 1st Congress began adoring Kim Il Sung with compliments; Pak Pyong-so remarked that the Koreans needed a leader and accused everyone opposing Kim Il Sung of being a reactionary.

"[5] It was because of the Soviets that Kim Il Sung was able to preside over the congress, delivering the political report and presenting the nominees to the Central Committee and the Inspection Commission.