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"(1) To operate exclusively for religious, charitable, literary and scientific
purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1954;
(2) To serve as an international organization assisting, advising, coordinating
and guiding the activities of Unification Churches organized and operated
throughout the world."
The directors were:
Pak Bo Hi; Hak Ja Han (Mrs. Sun Myung Moon), Tarrytown, N.Y.; Won Pok
Choi (a Moon aide and translator), Tarrytown, N.Y.; David S. C. Kim, Tarrytown,
N.Y.; and Kim Won Pil, Seoul, Korea.(278)
Although the UCI had just disbursed over $2 million to businesses--a pattern
that would continue--the organization applied for tax-exempt status, eventually
denied by the IRS. (279)
It was unclear whether the UCI had any independent functions other than
serving as a financial clearinghouse for various Moon Organization subsidiaries
and projects. The address of the UCI--as reflected on bank records--was at
various times Tarrytown, N.Y., Pak Bo Hi's home in McLean, Va., and Pak's
KCFF office in Washington, D.C.
Korean Cultural and Freedom Foundation
The Korean Cultural and Freedom Foundation (KCFF) was incorporated in
the District of Columbia in March 1964 as a nonprofit corporation; among its
stated purposes were:
"(a) To accord honor and recognition to those Americans who fought and died
for the cause of freedom in Korea and to those who have aided in the
preservation and perpetuation of Korean democracy and culture;
(b) To provide, in coordination with appropriate departments of the United
States Government and the Korean Embassy, for an extensive program of
support and interchange in the fields of art, literature, the humanities and related
cultural matters;
(c) To foster a mutuality of understanding, respect and friendship between the
citizens of the United States and Korea. "(280)
The first officers and directors of KCFF were prominent Americans and
Koreans who had some special interest or background in Korean-American
relations. Arleigh Burke, former Chief of Naval Operations, was KCFF's first
president; Yang You Chan, former ROK Ambassador to the U.S., its first
executive vice-president; while William Curtin, a retired U.S. Army officer, was a
vice-president and one of the incorporators.
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