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Donald Whittaker, ex-Prims Ministor Chang Hyon's Assistant on
Public aolations, cane in to seo Political Counsolor July 5 on his om
initiative to pass on the following views ubich be identified as coring
fron a very reliable source who was vorking closely vith the scm, On

questioning, Whittaker revealed in confidence that this source vas tho
princ secretary to Ir. YW Chin-o, head of the National Reconstruction

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a. The Suprorm council re amot hold off
indefinitely naning & date for 6 ring about a return
to civil authority and are currontly thinking of announcing

May 16, 1962 for this purpose.

De Tho colonels of the SCI plan to work with the younger

politicians (agos gencrally between 30 and 0) of tho forner
Liberal Party, the New Jpnocratic Party and the Democratic Party

ring a new political party which would sponsor candidatos
Action Assigned to Wt tion to a Tational Assotbly. :

OLAS eee cies Some 2-3 candidates would bo nortinated in each of
120-130 electoral constituoncies for election to
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for a Presidontial
not the president

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