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able to distinguish and draw the lines." He elaborated:
"For instance, he cannot be interpreter to Reverend Moon while he is held as
the President of KCFF. I would think it is contrary to the nature of public office
that he was holding as President of KCFF. If KCFF was funded by Reverend
Moon, then it is a different story but the source of funds is not Reverend Moon
and it comes from U.S. public to support Radio Free Asia. Therefore, when he is
engaged publicly in preaching the Unification Movement, then it is--I think in a
way it was unethical, it was not right." (475)
It is also noteworthy that several years earlier Kim had gotten Pak to agree to
an ad in Korean newspapers disclaiming any connection between the Little
Angels and the UC. He explained his position:
"As Vice President of Operations I did not want to get mixed up with the
religious movement and I personally deplored whatever I read in the newspaper
about the Unification Church * * *. I asked him to authorize us to advertise that
the Little Angels have nothing to do with the Unification Church and he
authorized it and we ran an ad in Korea in the paper." (476)
As discussed earlier, (477) the Little Angels were originally viewed by Pak Bo
Hi as an instrument for spreading Moon's doctrines. The UC in its early years
could not afford to sponsor the group, so financial and organizational support
was provided by the KCFF, with the assistance of the Korean Government.
However, Moon and Pak always regarded the group as their own, to be exploited
by the Moon Organization and used in its worldwide strategy for gaining control
and influence over social and political institutions. In January 1973, while
outlining a master strategy geared toward political goals, Moon explained to his
followers how his organiza-
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tion had used the Little Angels to gain political influence in Japan and elsewhere:
"So, through our Little Angels dancing troupe's successful performance in
Japan we have laid the foundation to win the embassy personnel stationed in
Japan to our side--and through them we can influence their respective nations."
(478)
Moon had ambitious plans for the Little Angels:
"Sometime in the future Master will have Mr. Kuboki take the Little Angels, as
an international group, on tour of those nations. At first, people will be skeptical
about his purpose, but he is a good speaker and will make a five-to-twenty
minute talk at the beginning of the performance, explaining that he's doing it for
the sake of international good will * * * I have done this with the Little Angels, at
the expense of millions of dollars.
With their record set up in other countries, the Little Angels can be invited to
the premier's mansion, or the palaces of kings and queens, and will be known to
the people of those nations * * * If we pick up 20 or more senators from those
nations, we can organize a strong group. Out of ten nations we can gather some
200 high-level people. Mr. Kuboki will be able to invite those top-level people to
Japan, and the political groups of Japan will be surprised at what he is doing."
(479)
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