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DRAFT LETTER FROM PRESIDENT TRUMAN TO PRESIDENT RHEE
My dear Mr. President:
Last August, in my reply to your letter of July 28, I took
occasion to refer to certain matters which were giving my Govern-
ment great concern. As Chief Executive of the country which has
been charged by the United Nations with exercising the Unified
Command, I must again bring them to your most urgent attention.
As an indication of the importance which I attach to these
matters, I have requested
to proceed to Korea as
my personal representative in order to discuss them with you and
with the other officials of your Government in the hope that
any misunderstandings which may have arisen with regard to the
policy of the United States toward Korea may be resolved. It is
my hope that you will accept this letter and those discussions
in the same frank and friendly spirit in which they are offered.
The Government of the United States has noted with mounting
concern the statements which have been made with increasing
frequency by representatives of the Government of the Republic
of Korea expressing open opposition to the efforts which are being
made by the Unified Command to bring the hostilities in Korea
to an honorable and satisfactory conclusion consistent with the
security of the Republic of Korea and with the objectives of
the United Nations. From these statements it would appear that
your Government is taking a stand which is sharply at variance
with the policies and objectives of the United Nations which are
fully supported by the United States. If this is in fact the
case, and your Government is not fully resolved to continue its
cooperation with the nations that have come to its assistance
at great cost, I am convinced that only the most serious conse-
quences can ensue.
It should be now be abundantly clear that the United
Nations action in relation to your country has from its very
inception been motivated by the deepest concern for the protection
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