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of UC members, who were among Moon's earliest followers in the United States.
The subcommittee staff spoke to a person present at the meeting between the
UC members and Kim Jong Pil, who recalled that Kim told UC members he
would give their movement political support in Korea, though he could not afford
to do so openly. (440)
A former U.S. official who accompanied Kim during his
stay in San Francisco corroborated the story about the private meeting. (441)
In 1963, the UC was registered as an organization with the new Korean
Government. A UC history described how a lower Government official tried to
prevent the registration, but was later reversed:
"When we wanted to register with the government, the Ministry of
Education handled registration, and Mr. Moon, the Minister of Education rejected
our application. We had to fight it. After one week, it was reversed. * * * At that
time if his rejection was not passed, we could not have had any religious
movement. He was supposed to reverse. Finally we had registration, May 31,
1963." (442)
Also in 1963, Pak Bo Hi obtained tax-exempt status for the UC branch in
Virginia, using his position at the Korean Embassy to obtain a letter from
Ambassador (later Prime Minister) Chung I1 Kwon attesting to the UC's status as
the "recognized Christian religion in Korea" (443)
Later in 1963 Pak began to
work on establishing the KCFF.
Moon Organization and ROK Government use and control of the KCFF
Ties to Kim Jong Pil and other ROK officials helped the Moon Organization
take control of the KCFF and use it for the mutual benefit of Moon and the
Government. From the early 1960's through 1978, KCFF served as an important
link between the Moon Organization and the ROK Government.
The earliest U.S. Government reports linking the KCFF with the Moon
Organization were in late 1964 and early 1965,(444)
when Pak Bo Hi was in
Korea after resigning from the ROK Army in order to work full-time for the
foundation.
One report in December 1964 identified Pak Bo Hi as "the real leader" of
KCFF and correctly predicted that he would soon return to Washington to work
for the foundation. The report noted Bud Han and Pak's efforts to establish the
KCFF, which was to be "the first step toward organizing Tong-il in Washington."
(445) In January 1965, another report stated that Kim Jong Pil had been using
the UC "since 1961." It also stated that Steve Kim (Kim Jong Pil's
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interpreter) was connected with the UC and that Bud Han had requested help for
the UC from a Korean Government official. (446)
Steve Kim (Kim Sang In) was also close to Pak Bo Hi and the KCFF as
shown by the fact that he was often mentioned in KCFF correspondence as a
person to contact in Seoul to facilitate KCFF business. (447)
Another Kim Jong Pil aide during the early 1960's was Mickey Kim (Kim Un
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