The British Broadcasting Corporation,
July 14, 1984
Copyright 1984 The British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC Summary of World Broadcasts
July 14, 1984, Saturday
SECTION: Part 3 The Far East; B. INTERNAL AFFAIRS; SOUTH KOREA; FE/7695/B/1;
LENGTH: 94 words
HEADLINE: Replacement of general killed in helicopter crash
SOURCE: Text
Yonhap in English 0222 gmt 13 Jul 84
BODY:
The South Korean government Friday [13th July] chose Army Deputy Chief of Staff
O Cha-pok to be Four-Star General Kim Hong-han's successor as Commander of Unit
6619, the government announced. Kim died in a helicopter crash Thursday. The
government also appointed Three-Star General Choe Se-chang to succeed O as Army
Deputy Chief of Staff. Born in the third largest city of Taegu in 1934, the
newly-appointed Deputy Chief of Staff graduated from the Korean Military Academy
in 1957 before serving as head of a battalion, regiment, division and corps.
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