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from the North would not relieve the pressure. The Ambas-
sador said that it would but that he thought it was too
early for us to withdraw our troops.
The Ambassador stated that he had sensed a certain
attitude in Washington leading him to believe that be-
cause of the disintegration in China, Korea might be
abandoned as a "hopeless area". Dr. Chang wished to
point out that, on the contrary, because of the Chinese
situation it was more important than ever for Korea to
be helped to stand on its own feet.
The President assured him that there was no thought
of abandoning Korea no matter how dark the situation in
the Far East looked at the moment.
Before leaving the Executive Office the Ambassador
handed the President a copy of a resolution adopted at
a recent mass meeting in Seoul expressing gratitude for
our assistance, and stated that there were matters of
Japanese fishermen in Korean waters, and the return of
200 fishing boats by Japan to Korea which he would dis-
cuss with the State Department.
ARCHIVES "NATIONAL RECORDS SERVICE" AND
E
S. W.
10
DECLASSIFIED
È. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E)
S/S-PR: SWoodward:1bd
Dept. of State letter,
Bs NLT- He , NARS Date 3-1-26
CONFIDENTIAL
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