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interest 1,9 um MIDIA COPY NO. 16 OF 25 COPIES 28 August 1952 NEMORANDUM yoa M3. KARL R. BELDETSEN Supplementing ary letters to you of 4: August 1952 from Seoul, 12 August 1952 from Tolyyo, and 13 August 1952 en route to Honolulu, and supplementing the 9-page record of my itinerazy submitted to you on 20 August 1952, I will bay in this to outline some of the highlights of the policy discussions that I-was privileged to have in Sapan and Kores. Likewise, I will try to outline to you my most salient impressions. I GEAERAL IMPRESSIONS 1. As I made clear to you in my three letters, I was given a. wonderful reception everywhere as your reprazenta'tive. Your letter of introduction which I carried to General Clark paved the way adnirably in Tokyo, and General Clark to turn paved the way for me, on the of your letter, with Cenerals Van Fleet and Herren in Korea; and, likewise, in Tokyo with his Chief of Staff and with CG, FEAP and Com NAVFE. The reception everywhere was the utmost in courtesy and helpfulness, and all the discussions vere intimate. 2. In brief these are the things that stand out among my strongest impressions: In Jegian: Distinguished top leadership Superb stare work Excellent discipline High morale AN Japanese energy; industry and resourcefulness Friendly attitude of the Japanese people toward Americans Cooperative and friendly relationships between American personnel and the Japanese S. In Kores, 8th Army: Distinguished top leadership Superb staff vork Air of cool professional performance Excellent discipline High fighting morale Near miraculoue road construction by the Engineers DECLASSIFIED First-class communications E. o. 11652. Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or 57 5-3-77 PROJECT OSD NL777-40- letter, By NLT- HS NARS Date 6.21.7 11