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May 8, 1954

Letter, President Syngman Rhee to General Van Fleet

This document was made possible with support from Syngman Rhee Institute, Yonsei University

The United States has appropriated the ROK a billion dollars’ worth of weapons and supplies. Rhee gives General Van Fleet full control of these funds and encourages him to help transform the ROK into a self-supporting nation. Instead of buying Japanese goods, Korea should set-up her own arms and ammunition producing machines.

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B-012-009, Official Correspondences, President Rhee’s Correspondences, Syngman Rhee Institute, Yonsei University.

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