December 1, 1976

Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA) sr officer Kim Sang Keun reptdly has defied orders to return home and is ‘voluntarily cooperating’ with Fed investigation into alleged Korean bribery of Congressmen; is also seeking pol asylum for himself and his family, all of whom are under Fed protection; his willingness to testify seen as biggest break FBI has had in its yr‐long probe; he reptdly is well informed on activities of Korean businessman Park Tong Sun, on Pak Bo Hi, head of Korean Cultural and Freedom Foundation and chief lieutenant of Rev Sun Myung Moon, and on Moon‧s operations on behalf of KCIA; he also directed newly identified special agent, Hancho C Kim, in efforts to enhance Korea‧s image in US; Kim wrote glowing article praising rule of Pres Park Chung Hee which ran on op‐ed page of NY Times in Jan ‘75; his defection has reptdly thrown Korean Embassy into turmoil (M)

Beame campaign aide Irving Goldman reptdly offered real‐estate developer Christopher Boomis valuable piece of cleared city land in Washington St urban renewal area, Manhattan, after he was unable to get him role in bldg Battery Park City; Goldman and Beame‧s son Bernard reptdly agreed to help Boomis get role in Battery project in exch for cash contributions to Beame‧s ‘73 mayoral campaign; Boomis planned 50‐story, $50‐million luxury apt tower on alternate site and reptdly expected Beame adm to help him get Fed, state and city financing; reptdly began talking about contributions in pol circles to pressure adm when help did not come; Roger Starr, who headed HDA when it approved site, says he did not feel Boomis could get financing but approved project because no one else had offered to develop land; Beames deny charge, Boomis confirms it; case detailed (M)

NYS Sup Ct grand jury indicts Officer Robert H Torsney for 2d degree murder in Nov 25 shooting of 15‐yr‐old Randolph Evans in Bklyn; Justice Julius A Hellenbrand revokes bail after Torsney pleads not guilty; Civil Rights and Police Dept officials comment; other developments noted (M)

correction on Nov 29,article (S)

Attys for NYC banks and employee pension funds hold that recent NYS Appeals Ct decision invalidating city‧s yr‐old moratorium on repayment of short‐term notes also abrogates bank and pension fund agreement to forgo principal payments on $819‐million in short‐term notes they hold; Munic Assistance (MAC) Corp legal spokesman Allen L Thomas says agreement is not subject to ct order; city and state officials say they expect issue to be used as bargaining tool in overall negotiations on how to raise $983‐million to pay private holders of short‐term notes; city pension fund chief consultant Jack Bigel and MAC exec dir Eugene J Keilin comment; NYC Comptroller Harrison J Goldin announces Nov 30 that city has borrowed $200‐million from Fed Govt at 5.85% interest; city will borrow total of $770‐million from Fed Govt in Dec; Mayor Beame rebukes City Univ chancellor Robert Kibbee for his announced intention to fight budget cuts, lr (M)