Telegram from John Muccio to Secretary of State Dean Acheson

INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State ACTION COPY TELEGRAPH BRANCH CONFIDENTIAL SECURITY INFORMATION 15-H Action Control: 12958 Reg'd; June 27, 1952 FC/P FE FROM: Pusan to Info NAME Action SS TO: Secretary of State Taken G Noted EUR NO: 1459, June 27, 4 p.m. UNA Date of Action USUN 7/10/52 E PRIORITY DCL RPTD CINCUNC TOKYO AND EUSAK ADVANCE Nape 387 Action Office Symbol FELP OLI CIA wk SAM OPI Director Clarence Ryee, in informal condiversation PAO June P 27, declared his office advocating restitution VOA morning re PSB lay 0730 - 0800, but that "crowded conditions" on KBS network I made restoration evening VOA newscast unlikely. the IFI IPS Ryee emphasized this suggestion not yet, approved by Min Fon IBS Affairs which he complained kept him in dark re its intentions. DCR He pointed out that Vice Min Fon Affairs (now acting FONMIN) DCRM had told him that Min wld deliver to Emb, June 26, formal reply of Emb note June 21. He has since learned, he averred, that reply not yet drafted and will not be delivered for another 2 or 3 days. Ryee stated that he personally wished to settle present impasse as promptly as possible and to satisfaction of parties involved. He declared that in order to avoid exaggeration of controversy, he had made no (rpt no) statements to press re matter. When questioned re Reuters report datelined Pusan June 22 (Korean Time), quoting him to effect that Emb's note "unsatisfactory" Ryee flatly denied any such comment, stating that such irrespon- cible reporting largely responsible for exacerbating relations between ROK and US. Emb is canvassing with psychological war reps in Pusan and Tokyo possibilities alternate channels thru which VOA Korean language newscasts may be relayed medium wave to Korean people. Avail- able possibilities include: 1. 25 kilowatt mobile transmitters, one of which is now utilized power KBS Seoul outlet. These units operated by Fourth Mobile P Radio Broadcasting Company, first radio broadcasting and leaflet group, CINCFE. According info recd from Tokyo, use of these trans- mitters wld require formal request from Emb to CINCFE. 2. Privately operat (1) CONFIDENTIAL SECURITY INFORMATION REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY, IF CLASSIFIED, IS RMANENT D COPY This copy must be returned to DC/R central files with notation of action taken PROHIBITED 6, 1982 State 4-26-55 By