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U.S. officials, (515) Pak obtained a letter from Senator Thurmond which said that
Department of State officials had assured him (Thurmond) that "courtesy
contacts" from heads of foreign states were not improper. Pak later used this
letter in answering inquiries about his role in mailing. (516)
Pak later told the FBI that the letters from President Park had been sent out
as as result of a decision by the KCFF executive committee. However, the
subcommittee's investigation revealed that this action was taken at Pak's
initiative and had not been brought before the KCFF board of directors or
executive committee. (517)
The KCFF also included on its list of activities for the fall of 1970 a "book
project." It was to involve the preparation of a Korean history, with a laudatory
section of the career of Park Chung Hee.(518) Park himself worked with Mickey
Kim and another Blue House aide, Han Ki Uk, on this project, (519)
In early
1971, Pak and Donald Miller traveled to Seoul, carrying a draft of the book. They
were both received by President Park. (520)
Executive branch agencies noted the arrival of Pak and Miller in connection
with this book. One report stated that in February 1971, Pak Bo Hi and Donald
Miller arrived in Seoul "to present the draft of President Park's biography for
approval." (521)
The report also quoted Pak as having said he was aware of
criticism of the KCFF and that he "intended to avoid ROKG attempts to use the
foundation in the future." Pak found this difficult because he "had to rely upon the
ROKG for support as in recruiting the Little Angels and the Government officials
at times were rather demanding." (522)
In addition to the "book project," there was a "coin project." Pak and Yang had
received permission from Government officials, in-
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cluding the KCIA chief, to mint and sell commemorative coins, which were
considered legal tender in Korea. (523)
Thus various projects and proposed projects of the KCFF were aided and
subsidized in various ways by the Korean Government, which used these
projects for its own purposes. At the same time, the KCFF was serving the
purposes of the Moon Organization and was also being aided and subsidized by
Moon, when necessary.
In the course of this mutually beneficial relationship, both the Government
and its officials were also able to benefit personally from their involvement with
the KCFF. Chung Il Kwon circumvented Korean currency laws through the KCFF,
with the cooperation of Pak; (524) the Korean Government was able to obtain
outside help for anti-Communist propaganda through ROFA and the Freedom
Center; and KCFF facilities and personnel were used to enhance the prestige of
Park Chung Hee and his Government.
Access to key Government figures was in turn used to bolster the image of
the Moon Organization among its own members. In January 1975, Chung Il
Kwon, then Speaker of the National Assembly, addressed a banquet in Seoul in
honor of Moon. The following month (February 1975), when Moon performed a
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