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OCR Page 1 of 6SIGNAL CENTER
PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS OAR
31 OCTOBER 1952
TO
: THE PRESIDENT
FROM : ANDREW H. BERDING
NBR : FOX 094 REF: 300
DTG : 310400Z
THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN RELEASED TO THE PRESS IN
WASHINGTON, D. C. AT APPROXIMATELY 9:15 PM /EST/ AND HAS BEEN
CHECKED IN DETAIL WITH IRVING PERLMETER.
OCTOBER 30, 1952
IN RESPONSE TO INQUIRIES AS TO WHETHER THE DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE HAS PROVIDED NEEDED SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE FOR THE
EXPANSION AND TRAINING OF ROK FORCES, THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
HAS AUTHORIZED THE RELEASE OF THE FOLLOWING I INFORMATION FROM
THE FILES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY AND THE JOINT CHIEFS OF
STAFF. THE RECORD ON THE SUBJECT HAS BEEN CAREFULLY REVIEWED
AND IT INDICATES THAT SINCE APRIL 1951 - 19 MONTHS AGO - THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HAS PUSHED VIGOROUSLY THE EXPANDED
TRAINING PROGRAM OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA FORCES.
THE SOUTH KOREAN ARMY, AFTER BEING OVER-RUN BY THE
COMMUNISTS, HAS GROWN FROM A SMALL FORCE OF FROM 25 TO 30
THOUSAND TO A WELL-TRAINED, WELL-EQUIPPED, AND WELL-LED FORCE
OF OVER 400 THOUSAND SUPPORTED BY THE UNITED STATES, WITH
SUBSTANTIAL ABDULIONAL NUMBERS SUPPORTED BY THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA.
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