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August 20, 1954

Letter, Syngman Rhee to General James A. Van Fleet

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Syngman Rhee writes to General James A. Van Fleet to express his dissatisfaction with the United States' defense committment to South Korea and the rest of the free world. After describing his own "plan for military action" on the Korean Peninsula, Rhee also touches on South Korea's delicate relationship with Japan.

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B-012-004, Official Correspondences, President Rhee's Correspondences, Syngman Rhee Institute, Yonsei University.

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2013-08-15

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Syngman Rhee Institute, Yonsei University and Leon Levy Foundation