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These constitutional organs included the National Security Council, which provided advice concerning the foreign, military, and domestic policies bearing on national security.

Chaired by the president, the council in 1990 had as its statutory members the prime minister, the deputy prime minister, the ministers for foreign affairs, home affairs, finance, and national defense, the director of the Agency for National Security Planning ( ANSP, known as the Korean Central Intelligence Agency — KCIA — until December 1980 ), and others designated by the president.

Another body was the Advisory Council for Peaceful Unification Policy, inaugurated in June 1981 under the chairmanship of the president.

From its inception, this body had no policy role, but rather appeared to serve as a government sounding board and as a means to disburse political rewards by providing large numbers of dignitaries and others with titles and opportunities to meet periodically with the president and other senior officials.