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THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DIVISION [illegible] Despatch No. 75 NORTHEAST ASIAN AFFAIRS American Mission in Korea [illegible] RESTRICTED [illegible] - Seoul, February 15, 1949 Subject: Transmitting Communist Documents The Honorable The Secretary of State, Washington. Sir: I have the honor to enclose herewith various samples of 1948 Communist literature in Korean and English translation, printed and distributed in clandestine manner, presumably in Seoul. It will be noted that in each case, the publications follow closely the current propaganda line of the North Korean Communist 1/radio at Pyongyang. Coordination of operations is also evident in the "Letter of Thanks" to Stalin penned on silk. Such "memorials", which have been reported by the Moscow radio to total many millions from South Korea alone, reflect that the Communist party is still able to manufacture a certain amount of evidence for support of its programs by the "South Korean people." As a reflection of the popular will, however, it is probably as inaccurate as the display of millions of "ballots" which South Koreans allegedly cast for delegates to the August 1948 "People's Assembly" (in Haejoo, Hwanghae Province) which in turn "selected" South Korean representatives for the "Supreme People's Council" of North Korea. The long list of suggested propaganda slogans for diverse groups and classes in South Korea emphasizes that the Communist effort aims at the broadest possible target. The fact that some of the slogans for different classes are inconsistent or that agitation for most of them would be a crime "against the people and Government" if carried on in North Korea, is, of course, no deterrent to spreading them as widely as possible in an effort to disrupt South Korea. The "Seoul News" prints more baldly, the same type of appeals, distortions, and propaganda which the Communist press in Seoul printed before it was forced to cease publication. It is not known whether or not the "News" is printed and distributed issues regularly, but, in all probability, some Communist publication is still continuing. Clandestine handbill distribution, although severely punished, is still made in Seoul and provincial towns on frequent occasions. Limiting factors in these Communist efforts are felt to be scarcity of paper, printing presses, and South Korean currency, rather than a shortage of willing and available hands to attempt distribution of such output as produced. Respectfully yours, Everett F. Drumright Counselor of Mission