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Kim Jong Pil's picture from a series of photographs as the National
Assemblyman who was present at the meeting. (466)
The first two operations directors named by the KCFF to head the ROFA
office in Seoul were former subordinates of Kim Jong Pil. The first, Kim Kyong
Eup, had been his close aide and interpreter in the period immediately following
the 1961 coup. KCFF minutes reflected that he was recommended by the Korean
Minister of Culture and Information. (467)
He was replaced in September 1966
by Kim Dong Sung, who had served in the KCIA under Kim Jong Pil. (468)
Executive branch agencies began to report on the KCIA's interest in ROFA
even before the commencement of broadcasting on August 15, 1966. On August
10, 1966, an intelligence report stated that the KCIA had been given the task of
working out a proposal concerning ROFA. (469) In March 1967, another report
said of ROFA:
"*** ROK CIA pushed it strongly, behind the scenes. The Seventh (Psywar)
Bureau of ROK CIA monitors the programs and activities of ROFA." (470)
The same report stated that ROFA received free use of Korean Government
facilities for its broadcasts and that ROFA was proceeding with the full
knowledge and support of the ROK Government.
The executive branch reports stating that the Korean Government subsidized
and supported ROFA were also corroborated by evidence gathered in the course
of the investigation. In an April 1969 conversation with an American Embassy
official, ROFA's Operations Director, Kim Chong Hoon, was reported to have said
that KBS broadcast facilities were provided to ROFA at no cost. (471)
In a sworn
statement given to subcommittee staff, Kim said he had no reason to doubt the
truth of the statement. However, he said he was under the impression that at
some point after that ROFA did pay for the facilities. (472)
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KCFF audit records supported the statements in executive branch reports that
ROFA broadcasting was done under the supervision of the KCIA. (473)
Moon Organization and ROK Government Use of Little Angels
While the ROFA project went forward under KCIA supervision, the Little
Angels dance troupe was also receiving subsidies and other forms of support
from the Korean Government. (474)
At the same time, the Moon Organization
was beginning to use the Little Angels more openly for its own purposes.
When Moon came to the United States in December 1971, Pak Bo Hi traveled
openly with him, often acting as his interpreter at public rallies. His ties with
Moon, hitherto obscure, became far more evident. Pak's increasing identification
with Moon led Kim Chong Hoon, for 5 years the director of KCFF's office in Seoul
and head of the ROFA operation there, to resign in 1972. At the time, he cited
the pressure of other business. However, in a sworn statement to subcommittee
staff, Kim said that an additional factor in his resignation was his perception that
Pak was "mixing
the church movement with the KCFF activities without being
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