Preserved in Seoul City, the books would have been damaged in the turbulence of the Korean War (June 25, 1950-July 27, 1953), but for a special measure taken by President Kim Il Sung for the protection of the national treasure.

In early July Juche 39 (1950), some days after Seoul was liberated by the Korean People's Army, Kim Il Sung called educational officials to the Supreme Command to give them a special task to go to Seoul and take the chronicles to Pyongyang.

The Supreme Command drew up a route for trucking them to Pyongyang and issued an order to military units to assist the educational officials in the retrieval.

Very pleased to hear a report on their arrival, he took a measure to preserve them in safety.