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Date: April 27, 1960 7:30PM
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Heavily attended National Assembly session this morning accepted by overwhelming votes IM Ch’ol-ho’s resignation as Vice Speaker and HAN Hui-sok’s resignation from Assembly. Assembly also adopted report by Situation Settlement Committee recommending that eight Assemblymen conspicuously involved in March 15 election frauds resign from Assembly. Those named were: YI Ki-bung, HAN Hui-sok, CH’OE In-gyu, CHANG Kyong-gun, YI Chon-hwa, SON To-sim, SIN To-hwan and PAK Man-won.
Announcement also made that nine-man Constitutional Amendment Drafting Committee will be appointed tomorrow to consider Cabinet form of government.
COMMENT: National Assembly adjourned before news of President Rhee’s resignation reported reftel became known. Now appears certain that at least those Assemblymen named in this morning’s session will have to resign. Where-abouts YI Ki-pung still unknown and his long-expected resignation from all political posts still not announced despite President’s statement noting he had asked YI to resign.
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