UNRECORDED COPY FILED IN J 97-5057 DONALD LANE MILLER (P®) (Bufile 97-5059) (WFO file 97-1829) ReNYrep of SA CHARLES WEHRLE dated 2/25/66; CIrep WFOrep 11/18/65, under "VINOCOUR" caption requested NYrep 2/25/66, sets out extensive investigation It is the opinion of WFO, UACB, that NY should conduct no further investigation in this matter as the significance of 170 Claremont Ave., NYC, has been reasonably established as a domicile for Korean nationals, in their student capacity in the NYC area. NY files and appropriate agency checks have uncovered no derogatory or subversive activity on, or concerning these Korean nationals, 2010-100 TFO 97–1829 CIrep established considerable background info on Dong-ha CHO. It is the further opinion of WFO that extensive investigation has been conducted to enable the U.S. Department of Justice to determine whether or not prosecutive action is desired in this dual captioned matter. In view of request below, WFO file 97-1737 and 97-1829 are being made pending inactive (P*). REQUEST OF THE BUREAU Should Bureau concur that NY Office need conduct no additional investigation to determine any further significance of above-mentioned New York address and occupants therein, it is requested the Bureau obtain a prosecutive opinion 1010-40 DR. SEYMOUR MURRAY VINOCOUR ReBulet to J. WALTER YEAGLEY, Assistant Attorney C. FILE OF ADMIRAL ARLEIGH BURKE (RET.), FOUNDING PRESIDENT, KOREAN CULTURAL AND FREEDOM FOUNDATION, INC. The Origin of KCFF In the fall of 1963 Ambassador You Chan Yang, Ambassador of Korea, to the United States, discussed with me many times (and probably many other people also) the desir ability of establishing a tax-empt foundation to promote mutual understar ding, respect and friendship between the peoples of the United States and the Republic of Korea. Because of my long service in Korea in the Korean war and on the Military Armstice Committee, I had very high regard for the Korean people and greatly admired their stamina, their combat ability and their tenacity in their desire for freedom. They had fought extremely well under most adverse conditions. I had many friends, good friends, among the Korean Armed Services whom I admired and respected. Also I had great admiration and respect for Ambassador Yang, whom I had known for years. I believed him to be a man of high principles and a real friend of the United States and with the necessary wisdom and courage to stand up for the principles he preposed. Generally for these reasons, I agreed with the proposal and supported him in his conviction that the establishment of such a foundation would be beneficial to both our nations. Ambassador Yang urged me to become the founding Chairman or President or both. This I was most reluctant to do for I was already too busy with other activities and did not have the necessary time to handle the many problems incident to starting such an organization and getting it into a sound position, both as to policy and finances. He countered this argument by saying he would get some very good men on the staff who would be fully capable of doing all the work and that all I would have to do would be to review what they were doing periodically and advise them on matters which were beyond their experience. I still objected on the basis the executive of a flegling organization had to be on top of it and he had to be keenly interested in its success and direct the staff. I simply could not do that. He reminded me that I had expected to devote half my time to commercial activities and half to public service activities. Since I was already heavily committed on both, I continued to refuse. |