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Minister Chang Iron onay announced the . of his government, opening the way for ,
constitutional transfer of power to the militaryseized power onay. The Junta, actually led
Deputy Commander of the Second Army Major General
Chong-hui, professes to be strongly anti-Communist and totrengthened economy and tbe elimination of government corruption. Army Chief of Staff Lt. General Chang To-yong--titular head of theto be working with the cooperation of President Yun Po-sun for the establisbmsnt ofnonpartisan government
composed of civilian and some military officers. Com-
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force ofrmy troops and marines led by Maj. Geo. Pak Choag-hul, deputyof South Korea's Second Army, seized Seoul onay and deposed the government of Prime Minister Chang Myon. Pak's group professe*for the Halted Statesesire to eliminate official corruption and strengthen the national economy, after which it will purportedly return the government to civilian authority.
The revolutionary Junta has declared martial law andemporary all-military cabinet. All major population centers are believed quiet, and the city of Taegu reportedly has been returned to civilian In Seoul,leftistreportedly have been arrested and all suspectedordered taken into custody.
Lt.,Gen Yi Ilan-llm,general of the First Army, which is deployed along the Demilitarized Zone facing North Korea, Is holding his men in position and has declared that he "and all his officers and men support revolution."
Chang said he did SO with the understanding that there would be no mass punishment oragainst Individuals, ew cabinet would be formed composed of the beat menand that troops would be withdrawn fron the capital city "at the earlieste noted that tho committee agreed to the last condition provided troops remained until the position of the United States toward the coup was clear.
Following tbe takeover. Prime Minister Chang failed to rally any support for his. Onay he announced the resignation of his government over Seoul radio. This action hasloak of legality for the coup and opened the way for transitional measuresonstitutional framework.
With the cooperation of President Yun Po-aun, Lt. Gen. Chang appears to be workingransfer of poweronparty government compoaed of civilians and sow* military officers. There is some Indication that Pak Chong-hui night agree to such an.
Initial Communist propaganda reactionack of first-hand information on the coup--Norlb. Korea, for example, announced the event some six hours after lt had taken place and then was forced to rely on Seoul press statements as news sources. Subsequently, however, Pyongyang denounced the coup leaders astatement expressing hope that things may yet develop to the Communists' advantage. While balling Chang Myonwthe statement depicted South Koreanusnd misled" and urrPPPl&S!
take "internal proMwUhlUttMlly In theiroscow and Peiplng also have labled the coup group
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