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September 1, 1973, a newsletter reported that Gary Scharf had been appointed
by "our leader" to be first head of the Collegiate Association for Research of
Principles (CARP); (335) in a memo, David Kim repeated "detailed instructions"
from Moon. Kim spoke of European fundraising units as being "under Master's
direct command." (336) He announced that shipments of ginseng tea had been
received at UC headquarters and said:
"Our Master plans to explore a worldwide market for this heavenly product,
along with worldwide spread of Unification principles for mankind." (337)
Other memos gave instructions to UC members on how to market ginseng
tea.
In a January 31, 1974 speech, Moon said:
"We are going to have a strong worldwide movement. Therefore, we must
have a strong worldwide organization." (338)
In the same speech he told his followers:
"The world is really our stage. We are going to be the ones who restore and
bring hope to every corner of the world. The money is there, and I will earn that
money. I will reap the harvest. And you will become soldiers, trained soldiers."
Some of the "trained soldiers" in Moon's worldwide organization were the UC
members he sent as "missionaries" to various countries. In a speech quoted
elsewhere, (339) Moon explained how he intended to use these missionaries to
"open avenues to commerce" in many nations and to serve as reporters for Moon
Organization newspapers in Japan and the United States. (340)
Moon's ability to order trained followers to undertake diverse missions around
the world enabled him to bring fundraising teams to the United States and to
move large amounts of cash across international boundaries. His methods for
doing this were frequently illegal or questionable under U.S. law as well as those
of other nations.
Beginning in the early 1970's, Moon brought hundreds of foreign UC
members into the United States, many of whom entered the country on visitors
visas which permitted them to remain in the country for only a limited time. (341)
Once these members were in the United States, most were assigned to mobile
fundraising teams, Moon Organization businesses, or other moneymaking
activities. (342)
In early 1974, the UC petitioned the Immigration and Naturalization Service
(INS) to change the status of over 500 aliens from "tourist" to "religious trainee,"
which would allow the aliens to remain in the United States for a much longer
period. The INS denied these petitions on the grounds that the "missionary
training program" consisted primarily of fundraising and that this activity violated
the terms of the visas.
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