On Young Oon Kim’s Relationship to Butterwick
▲ Pictured: John T. Butterwick, then Lt.Col John T Butterwick of Kewanee Illinois, an Air Force officer assigned to the United Nations command in Korea
From an old post from “Don Diligent,” posted July 26, 2016:
MASTER SPEAKS - 1965 - QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Question: My husband and I have the Divine Principle to help us along our way. Certainly we were not satisfied with any church that we’ve gone to. My concern now is with our children. I do not have wisdom, but I have to guide my children. Answer: …In teaching the Principle to your children, their spirits will grow faster than yours…When you do something against God’s will, they will immediately point it out. They will tell you what indemnity you have to pay, what punishment you must receive, and so on. Your children can be your guides…They will be your teachers and guides and prophets. In Oklahoma, we met an 11-year-old boy whose parents have joined our movement. This boy had already received about me and seen me clairvoyantly. He sees and senses intuitively. He is so clever! [Miss Kim:] A friend of mine, a full Colonel in the Korean Army, has a son named Charlie. Charlie received so much for his parents and grandparents. Often he would tell them something which the Leader would tell them a week later. He would point out everything his father had in his mind and heart. In front of Charlie, no one could hide anything. When evil people would visit his house, Charlie would point out that they were not good. Once he chased away a visitor who was not a good man at all.
New Age Frontiers - December 1962 - Page 6
Dear Miss Kim,
Thanks you so much for your letter. In 1960, we tried to locate you in Oregon but later found you had moved to California. As you no doubt realize, activities of the last months have excluded any letter writing–even my close friends (your three dedicated students) Sang, Bo Hi, and Bud. I hope some day we can meet. Mrs. Butterwick joins in sending all good wishes.
Lt. Col. John T. Butterwick
690 Geneva Place
Davis Islands, Tampa 6. Fla.
Mun Duk Kwan History:
John Butterwick had a colorful career in the Army Air Corps in World War II, enlisting in 1941, and being discharged in 1946, and later in the Air Force, the new military branch, attaining the rank of colonel. He was later assigned to the General Secretary’s Office at the United Nations where he served as an intelligence analyst. Colonel Butterwick operated as a stock broker in Miami after he left the military service.
Fraser Committee Report - Moon organization
In the late 1950’s, Moon’s message was favorably received by four young, English-speaking Korean Army officers, all of whom were later to provide important contacts with the post-1961 Korean Government. One wasPak Bo Hi, who had joined the ROK Army in 1950 (aka Bud Han), a follower of Moon’s since the late 1950’s, became a personal assistant to Kim Jong Pil, the architect of the 1961 coup and founder of the KCIA. Kim Sang In (Steve Kim) retired from the ROK Army in May 1961, joined the KCIA and became an interpreter for Kim Jong Pil]. He continued as a close personal aide to Kim Jong Pil until 1966. At that time, Steve Kim returned to his position as KCIA officer, later to become the KCIA’s chief of station in Mexico City. He was a close friend of Pak Bo Hi and a supporter of the UC. The fourth, Han Sang Kil, was a military attache at the ROK Embassy in Washington in the late 1960’s. Executive branch reports also linked him to the KCIA. On leaving the service of the ROK Government, Han became Moon’s personal secretary and tutor to his children.
As the Park regime consolidated its power, Moon found himself with well-placed contacts in the new government. As just noted, two ROK Army officers, Steve Kim (Kim Sang In) and Bud Han (Han Sang Keuk), had been along with Pak Bo Hi, supporters and proselytizers for the UC even before the 1961 coup.
Shortly after the coup, these two army officers, both fluent in English, became aides to Kim Jong Pil and, in their capacity as interpreters, became closely associated with other ROK government officials as well. Bud Han, for example,served as translator during Park Chung Hee’s meeting with President Kennedy in November 1961. Steve Kim accompanied Kim Jong Pil on a tour of the United States in 1962, which was arranged by the U.S. Government. Pak Bo Hi was a Korean embassy escort officer during part of Kim’s tour.
The Subcommittee obtained a copy of Kim Jong Pil’s itinerary for that 1962 trip, which showed that Steve Kim was part of the entourage which toured the United States, meeting numerous U.S. officials. While in San Francisco, Kim Jong Pil stayed at the St. Francis Hotel. There he met secretly with a small group of UC members, who were among Moon’s earliest followers in the United States. The subcommittee staff spoke to a person present at the meeting between the UC members and Kim Jong Pil, who recalled that Kim told UC members he would give their movement political support in Korea, though he could not afford to do so openly. A former U.S. official who accompanied Kim during his stay in San Francisco corroborated the story about the private meeting.
Michael Mickler - Early UC History in the USA
Jong Pil Kim. Chairman of the newly emerged Supreme Council for National Reconstruction (SCNR) in Korea, Jong Pil Kim journeyed to the United States in November, 1961(2!!!), for talks with American leaders and a meeting with President John Kennedy. After the talks, he spent two days in San Francisco before returning to Korea. During his stay in the Bay Area, Miss Kim received a call from a Colonel Han (BUD), a church member and one of Jong Pil Kim’s aides and interpreters. He had arranged for Miss Kim and five American members not only to attend a reception but also to have an audience with the chairman.
Don Diligent then asked: Young Oon Kim -- did Col. Butterwick have a son named Charlie? Did Moon know Butterwick personally? Who else did the two of you know in intelligence for the U.S. & Korean militaries?
