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Chr 1{otsr of flrprrt'rrlatitrcr 4uenst 24,
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1971
,!. llerry A. (issinger
A6slslart to the hesldent the Yhite llouse olfice 1600 lensylvania Ave. N.li. lashin8toh !.c., 205o0
,ear Di. {issinge!
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I ao rriting ttis letter or behalf of the Afro-AEian Ploblees Research Crou! of the Litela1 lenocratic ?a!ty, inich congists of 104 llberal De4ocretic ?arty nenle.s of Japa!'s Nationat Diet. Is you already knoi, ib. (in lae Jx.€, folner candidate in the llesidentlal electlon in the ielulrllc of &orea in 19?1, lho {on 5,4OO,0OO votes aealnst tle 6,lOO,OOO votes ron by incuDbent hestdent lerk Cluns !ee, ras forcibly kidnalped froD Tokyo botet .oon o, August 6 aDd il1eeaIry splrlted our of Ja!a! and taken to seout. Ihe i-cid-nl ^sde as a CreaL 6,dk ro rh- Jaoar.se leopl. End has aroused a storn of itutignatlon a6 a violation ol the Eoverelghtv Ihe Ia@ne.e oov.ruent has, i n acco.dan.e uiLn Lh. urs?es of the Japanese leopfe, conveyed a strohg request to the Oovernnent of the Relublic ol Korea to respect Japan'6 tnteglity and Boveletenty anit to send bac! (iD ,ae Juns to Japan as quickty as posgible, i, orde. ro erable'fhe Jalanese authoritieB to get to the bottoo of this incident. lovever, tlere are 4o indicatiols ,hateve. the GovernEent of the Republic of Xorea vilI accede to thi6 request. Iurthelbo.e. L1e_e a.. nd.-a'.ols Lhc SoD.. Ror6a Cove-a!en! oay 6v.- pur-sL Mr. Xio Dse Jung fo. ,c.ines aaainst the State., luch a stard on the lart of the GovelnEert of the iepubtic of Lorea nust be loearded as losirs a €erious threat to th6 relatlols hetveen Jalan, the United States and the ReDublic of (orea. {hich have roi.l,a:ned lrre.d,t ard -oope-ar:!e -.1a!-ons on the oas_€ of fr€edon and deEoclacy.