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American support for Korea.
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No public announcement was made of Ford's
plan to stop in Korea until September 21. Thus Elkins' account implies that
Salonen--through Moon--had an inside source for this information.
Elkins and the others who were to engage in the egg-throwing were
separated from the main body of demonstrators who had marched from Dupont
Circle to the Korean Embassy. A former UC
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member who took part in this march recalled that while the demonstrators were
near the Korean Embassy, someone came out of the Embassy and spoke to Neil
Salonen. Shortly afterwards Salonen called the demonstration off. (398)
Salonen, on the other hand, testified that he decided on his own to call off the
demonstration while demonstraters were still gathered at Dupont Circle. (399)
Donald Ranard, head of the Korea desk at the Department of State at the
time, said he learned in advance of KCIA plans to organize an anti-Japanese
rally. On September 13, he contacted the Korean Embassy and advised officials
there to call off any such demonstration. This was less than 24 hours before the
demonstration by UC members was called off, an event which took place shortly
after the KCIA sent cancellation orders.
A speech by Moon, made 1 week after the aborted demonstration, contained
the following passage alluding to contact between Moon and the Korean
Government in connection with this demonstration:
"On the 12th of September, the Korean Government did something to connect
with me, and without their having done that, the world situation could have been
brought into turmoil and tension again. Centering on our Madison Square Garden
project, all those things took place, but without your knowing it. Some of you may
have known that in Washington, D.C. I had planned to have a demonstration and
have you protest before the Korean Embassy and the Japanese Embassy to
arouse the attention of the people of the United States, but we had to quit that.
We were stopped 30 minutes before it was due to begin. In fact, we didn't have to
do the demonstration." (400)
Based upon executive branch reports, testimony by Kim Sang Keun, Donald
Ranard, Chris Elkins, and Dan Fefferman, an interview of a participant in the
demonstration, and Moon's own description of the events of September 12-14,
the subcommittee concluded that Moon--through his organization--acted under
the direction of the KCIA on this occasion. The demonstration was designed in
part to influence U.S. policy toward Japan and Korea. It was canceled on orders
from the KCIA in response to a State Department protest.
Moon Organization participation in election campaigns
The Subcommittee learned of two instances of Moon Organization
involvement in American election campaigns. Chris Elkins testified before the
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