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GENERAL HEADQUARTERS, FAR EAST COMMAND ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE RADIO AND CABLE CENTER WAG ewj INCOMING MESSAGE WAG ROUTINE 13 May 49 FROM : CG USAFIK TO : DA (INTELLIGENCE DIVISION) MASSIFIED PER JCS LTR OF 20 AUG. 75 INFO : CINCFE NR . t ZGBI 352. (WERKA NUMBER 72 PERIOD 7 MAY to 14 MAY 49) Current: 1. Commemorating in a national holiday the First Anniversary of the 10 May elections, the All Korea Federation of Patriotic Organizations held a mass meeting in Seoul attended by the American Ambassador, UNCOK members and Korean Government dignitaries. Messages were read at the meeting which will be sent to UNCOK and President Truman. Gist of the message to the President of the US were requests that America maintain the security of Korea until its defenses were assured and USSR troops were withdrawn, a mutual defense pact, a Pacific Pact, continuing military and economic assistance and protection from foreign influences. Prior to the meeting posters in English and Korean text and advocating in substance the theme of the message to President Truman were scattered about Seoul by the Organization whose leader is President Rhee. 2. President Rhee in an interview with the press and in a formal news release charged the US with responsibility for the present Korean situation. "What we are trying to find out," he said "is whether or not the US considers that Southern Korea falls within its own first line of defense. In the case of an attack by an outside power would the Republic of Korea be able to count upon all-out American military aid?" He went on to point out that Korea was struggling against --- p377 --- a sense of [illegible] not of its own making and that Communists were strengthened by American efforts at compromise during the early years of the occupation when Korea was forbidden to develop an Army and combat the spread of Communism. He further pointed out that he did not agree with the defense policies outlined by the American Ambassador and the Commanding General USAFIK with regard the 39th Parallel, indicating that outposts were manned by police with short range carbines and both police and Army troops were ordered to avoid combat. It was his belief that the parallel line should be manned by Army troops and that Korea should be given more weapons including combat aircraft. Comment: The complaint against carbines may appear justifiable to combatants who are pinned down by small arms fire at several thousand yards and who can expend huge quantities of ammunition and only occasion co-incidental casualties. It is doubtful if the contribution of more armament would in the long run be beneficial to either the US or Korea unless the Korean Government is willing to sacrifice some of its sovereignty to a foreign power and allow advisory personnel more sway in the training and control of its Army. In some instances it is apparent to American authorities in Seoul that Rhee accepts the grat[illegible] uitions advice of several Americans who surround the President but have no official status. One such individual is an American professor who has written several articles on Korea and has assumed the role of an expert on Korea. His advice has not always been to the best interests of either the US or Korea. 3. Hong Son Nyung and Kim To Hyun, both native sons and conservative Rhee NSAKI members, were elected to Assembly seat on Cheju-do on 10 May in an election which was marked by its quietness. Comment: Both assembly seats have been vacant for a year, since the 48 elections in 2 of the island districts were invalidated because of Communist-inspired disturbances.