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Current Intelligence Weekly Summary
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
OFFICE OF CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS
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The military regime is moving to ensure itselfinfluence over any future civilian goverisseREIEASE
selecting and controlling the politiciansesume political activity. An Intensive InvestIg^Toh1 of all former civilian politicians is under way. Factional differences may lead Individual members of the ruling group, however, to try to form alliances with leading civilian politicians.
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SOUTH KOREA
Korea's rulingleaders aro preparing to maintain their influence beyond when General Pak Chong-hul. chairman of the ruling Supreme Council for National Reconstruction, has pledged to return theto civilian authority. Pak and his associates appear toorm of "guided democracy" to keep unacceptable politicians from gaining power. The Junta has sent observers to Turkey to determine whether its revolutionary experience is adaptable to South Korea's needs.
For the general elections accompanying the re-establlsh-raent of civilian government, the junta probably Intends to control the nomination ofand avoid blatant fraud and coercion of voters, tactics that led to tbe ouster of President Rhee. Security forces have been ordered-to undertake an intensive of all formerpoliticians who might be candidates.
The police are rehiring former intelligence agents of the Rhee regime to investigate civilian political activities. These men are among the best informed on prominent civilian political figures and local
political activity. There has been speculation that the Junta may intend to maneuver for the electionarge number of politically reliable retired military officers.
Prospective candidates approved by the regime are likely to receive covertand political backing from the powerful central intelligence organization of Colonel Kim Cbong-pll, Pak's right-hand man. Those who fall to win approval probably will be discouraged from running. One report indicates tbe loyalty of prospective candidates will be tested by offering then posts in the National Reconstruction Hovement where they cantbelr zeal for theand become known to the public.
There also is somethat factional differences In the Military regime may cause individual Junta Members to seekn political "ffM^jHiteithls event the military fficrioiis might find themselves vying for the support of the same civilian political group. Such maneuvering could aggravate tensions within tbe Junta leadership and impede an orderly transfer to civilian administration.
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