around Seoul and speak to prominent Koreans who may have an idea on what happened to Kim Dae-jung without waiting for authorization from Washington DC since doing so could get Kim killed before Habib was allowed to intervene. NIS inquiry On October 24, 2007, following an internal inquiry, South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) has admitted that its precursor, the KCIA, undertook the kidnapping, saying it had at least tacit backing from then-leader Park Chung-hee. Fiction The film KT depicts the kidnapping of Kim Dae-jung. See also List of solved missing person cases References Bibliography 1970s missing person cases 1973 crimes in Japan Kidnapping of Kim Dae-jung 1973 in Tokyo August 1973 events in Asia Espionage scandals and incidents Formerly missing people Fourth Republic of Korea History of South Korea Kim Dae-jung Kidnapped South Korean people Kim Dae-jung Kidnappings in Japan Korean Central Intelligence Agency Missing person cases in Japan Political repression in South Korea Terrorist incidents in Japan in 1973 Terrorist incidents in Tokyo Terrorism committed by South Korea Yakuza