1893-1976
Eastern Europe
(372) documents
East Asia
1875- 1965
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1917- 1979
January 5, 1951
Harold Lady replies to Syngman Rhee's request for information on selling iron scrap to raise money for the Republic of Korea. He encloses a sample contract from the CDT corporation.
January 10, 1951
Syngman Rhee replies to Harold Lady regarding the sale of scrap iron.
December 10, 1953
Plan proposed by US businessman James H. R. Cromwell to privatize industry in South Korea. In response to President Rhee's concerns, it was later renamed the "Private Enterprise Plan."
1954
The Korean Consulate General passes along information from a Chinese source that Syngman Rhee is interested in forming a Korean Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
May 8, 1956
Rhee explains his concerns about the American World Trade Export-Import company.
February 15, 1954
James H. R. Cromwell's proposed plan to privatize industry in South Korea, originally named "The Rhee Plan."
March 1954
Early draft of a letter from Syngman Rhee to James Cromwell concerning the Private Enterprise Plan.
Syngman Rhee critiques James Cromwell's proposal for a Private Enterprise Plan and expresses concern pro-Japanese US politicians are blocking the development of the Korean economy.
March 23, 1954
Congressman Shafer introduced a resolution criticizing the current "monopolistic government ownership" Korean economic situation.
April 22, 1954
Syngman Rhee explains why he cannot not support Cromwell's private enterprise plan proposal as it currently stands.