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Korea President Resigns, Saying He Failed People
By CHARLES R. SMITH

SEOUL, Korea - (UPI) - President Posun Yun resigned Friday night because he had "failed" the Korean people. His surprise move ended the last vestige of civilian government in the Republic of Korea.

As Yun stepped down, rumors circulated throughout Seoul of unusual activity and possible incidents in the area south of the demilitarized zone separating South Korea from the Communist north.

Spokesmen for the Korean military junta and the United Nations denied any armed clash or other unusual incidents had occurred. But Lt. Gen. John L. Ryan, commanding the U. S. 1st Army Corps in the central sector of the demilitarized zone, imposed a tight security check on all personnel and vehicle movements in the area.

A U. N. command spokesman said Ryan had set up a checkpoint on the main highway leading southward from the frontlines and that "all north and south traffic is being halted for identification and then being allowed to proceed."

There were unconfirmed reports that some units of the 1st ROK army, which comprises the bulk of the battle veterans of Korean War, might try to move on Seoul for a possible showdown with the generals who seized power Tuesday.

REPORT LEE ARREST
Sources close to the revolutionary committee said that Lt. Gen. Lee Han Lim, who commanded the 1st ROK army, had been relieved of his post and placed under arrest for failing to cooperate with the military junta. Lee had announced his support for the junta after about 48 hours of indecision.

The sources said that at least another dozen generals, including some division commanders, also were arrested on charges similar to those leveled against Lee. There was no official confirmation of these reports.

Yun resigned little more than 24 hours after Premier John M. Chang and his cabinet had bowed to the demands of the coup leaders and quit. His action apparently was taken without the knowledge or consent of the military junta.

Lt. Gen. Chang Do Yung's 32-member military revolutionary

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council Friday named itself the "Supreme National Reconstruction Council." Some of Yun's aides said the president's resignation may have come because of this "usurpation of power."
ARREST SUSPECTED COMMUNIST
The junta had made acceleration of the struggle against communism a major plank in its program along with even closer ties with the United States. It launched a nationwide roundup on Thursday of suspected Communists and fellow-travelers which netted more than 900 arrests in the first 24 hours. Friday, it issued a sweeping anti-communist decree.