1949년 6월 정치활동 요약

THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Despatch 427 DIVISION OF American Embassy NORTHEAST ASIAN AFFAIRS Seoul, Korea, July 11, 1949 JUL 2 5 1949 DEPARTMENT OF STATE Action Assigned to /149 Subject: Political Summary for June, 1949 Action Taken Noted The Honorable The Secretary of State, Washington. Sir: In continuation of Despatch No. 346, June 13, 1949, reporting on political developments in Korea for the month of May, 1949, I have the honor to submit a review of political developments in June, 1949. I. SUMMARY The month of June was dominated by the final departure of United States occupation forces under observation of the United Nations Commission on Korea, and by urgent measures on the part of the Korean government to fill the vacuum left by the departing troops. Internationally, the Koreans sought American military aid and guarantees of security through a Pacific defense [illegible]. Internally, they pushed the campaign of unification [illegible] same time took drastic steps to eliminate subversive opposition through the use of both regular and military police. Personal changes probably resulted in a net strengthening of the Cabinet. The Assembly reached a peak of influence in the government; for a brief time, until its most vocal opposition leaders were arrested as Communists, it had much its own way on legislation. VIII. DOMESTIC TRANQUILLITY A. The General Situation. Evidence of the internal strain under which Korea is laboring is implicit in the following pair of contrasting quotations: Home Affairs Minister KIM Hyo Suk on June 23rd: "At present, many people spread rumors on public peace on the streets or in tea-rooms, as if they were anxious about our national security. But, these rumors cause the rampancy of vicious traitors. Therefore, I ordered every police station to pay a particular attention to the spread of rumors."1 Item in Tongnip Sinmoon, June 10th: "At this moment when we should be united we find individuals and groups having conflicts with each other due to their particular interests. If one is found to be disagreeable he is accused of being a Red. Even a well-known Rightist is apt to be slandered as a Communist, if he says something /criticizing/ right-wing parties. We believe that our wise and fair police will not listen to these plots and slanders. But these plots are so clever that even the wisest are fooled. Therefore, we eagerly ask our police to be on guard against these plots." 1. Tong A Ilbo, June 23. C. The Provinces. In general, the state of public order in the provinces seemed no worse than in May. There was improvement in Cheju and possibly in Cholla Namdo. From South Cholla Province came a newspaper report that rural unrest had driven farmers into the cities, especially during [illegible] driving May, the report stated, [illegible] people [illegible] against 1,100 who left, while [illegible] inserted a [illegible] as the north (Total population of [illegible] [illegible] over 30,000, [illegible] August of the previous year, but report continued, only 1,015 people entered the city.- Governor KIM Yong Ba of Cheju Island told Embassy officers on June 14th that much progress had been made toward restoring the island to normal. Communist leader LEE Duk Koo had just been killed. The population, however, had not yet ventured far from the fortified villages. The Korean Army and Northwest Youth Corps were both behaving in a high-handed fashion toward Cheju citizens, the Governor said. 1. Chosun Inoongang Ilbo, June 3. 4. Despatch 354, June 16. Everett F. Drumright Counselor of Embassy