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...President Chun's role. There was no consultation with the President before I made this decision. But when I was considering this proposal, I had a firm belief that President Chun Doo Hwan would respond positively to my proposal. However, this process of decision was a very lonely...
...schedule for change. It is not necessary to wait until the election for these other reforms. Already President Chun has instructed his Cabinet to find a way of implementing my eight-point democratization proposal. The timetable for elections and the revision of the constitution should be resolved through negotiation with the opposition...
...fact, when I met with the President on June 24, I insisted we should have a joint declaration on democracy. He did not accept my proposal, but when I left him, I had a feeling that he was already about to change his mind. According to my sources, President Chun Doo Hwan and his people were considering either martial law or accepting the people's demand for democracy...
...become the opposition, and he said he realized that that was a possibility when he made his proposals. In a direct presidential election, the people will show they are unwilling to accept a military man as President. People know that Roh is the successor of the military rule of Chun Doo Hwan...
Following a lunch of samkyetang, a soup containing a small chicken stuffed with rice and ginseng root, the two men parted company with vague promises to meet again. While much of the South Korean press chose to emphasize Chun's concession rather than his failure to agree to a referendum, neither of the Kims tried to place an optimistic gloss on the meeting. Said Kim Young Sam: "Frankly speaking, I don't have the right to stop the demonstrations on the basis of the two points the President agreed to." Declared Kim Dae Jung, shortly after police barricades were withdrawn...