PARK DENIES LOBBYING, MEETING KOREA CHIEF

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 21, 2004
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• Publication Date: March 8, 1978
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K DENIES LOBBYING, MEETING KOREA CHIEF
discussed influence-buying during a any money to Speaker -1 nomas -. u
conversation inside the presidential Neill or former Speaker Carl Albert.
mansion in Seoul called the Blue. He replied that he had never paid
House. any money to either.
But Park denied that when he was Asked- if he had told the investiga-
asked whether he had met with the tors everything he knew about South
South Korean president to discuss his Korean lobbying, he answered, "I've
contacts with U.S. congressmen. never been involved in South Korean
"No, I don't think I ever had any lobbying but I told them everything I
meeting with him at all," Park an- did. - - . .
swered. Another House subcommittee re-:
"You don't think? he was asked. ?portedly will diclooe details next
"No, I know," he said. , week on what U.S. intelligence found
. Park was asked whether he had 'out about the alleged Blue House coa-
told the investigators he never paid versation.
Associated Press
Tongsun Park says he never re-
ported. to South Korean President.
Park Chung Hee on the money he
gave to U.S. congressmen and that
"I've never been involved in South
Korean lobbying."
Park made the statement to re-
porters yesterday after his fifth day
of questioning by House ethics com-
mittee investigators.
There have been reports that U.S.
intelligence learned that President
Park, Tongsun Park - who is no
relation - and other Korean officials
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