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FOX 094 REF: 300
FOR TRAINING THE SOUTH KOREAN FORCES.
SUBSEQUENTLY, THE CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE ARMY, IN A RADIO TO
GENERAL RIDGWAY, STATED THE DESIRABILITY OF DEVELOPING ALL
POSSIBLE WAYS OF UTILIZING KOREAN MANPOWER NOT ONLY TO AUGMENT
UN FORCES BUT IN TIME TO REPLACE SOME OF THE U.S. UNITS, AND QUERIED
GENERAL RIDGWAY AS TO HIS VIEWS.
GENERAL RIDGWAY REPLIED, OUTLINING THE PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN
EXPANDING THE SIZE OF THE SOUTH KOREAN ARMY. HE EMPHASIZED THAT
THE BASIC PROBLEMS WERE LEADERSHIP AND TRAINING, NOT MANPOWER. HE
STATED THAT AS TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED OFFICERS WERE DEVELOPED THEY
SHOULD BE UTILIZED FIRST TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF EXISTING UNITS
RATHER THAN TO DIVERT THEM AT THAT TIME FOR THE CREATION OF
ARCAIVES AND
RECORDS
SERVICE"
ADDITIONAL NEW UNITS.
GENERAL VAN FLEET IN AGREEING WITH GENERAL RIDGWAY, STATED IN
A RADIO MESSAGE TO HIM IN MAY 1951, "THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN
EFFECTIVE COMBAT FORCE OF ANY NEW NATION IS NECESSARILY A LONG-RANGE
PROJECT."
IN JULY, 1951, GENERAL RIDGWAY, AT THE REQUEST OF SECRETARY
PACE, REPORTED UPON THE PROGRESS OF THE NEW TRAINING PROGRAM, AND
INDICATED THAT IN HIS MOST OPTIMISTIC ESTIMATE A MINIMUM OF THREE
YEARS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO MAKE THE ROK ARMY COMPLETELY EFFECTIVE
UNDER THE EXISTING CONDITIONS. HE GAVE HIS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
EXPANDING AND IMPROVING UPON THE PROGRAM.
THESE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE PUT INTO EFFECT PROMPTLY. IN APRIL
1952, GENERAL VAN FLEET RECOMMENDED TO GENERAL RIDGWAY THAT A
PROGRAM BE INSTITUTED TO DEVELOP AND ROK ARMY OF 20 DIVISIONS.
GENERAL RIDGWAY, IN COMMENTING TO WASHINGTON ON GENERAL VAN
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"ocrText": "CONTINUED PAGE 3\nFOX 094 REF: 300\nFOR TRAINING THE SOUTH KOREAN FORCES.\nSUBSEQUENTLY, THE CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE ARMY, IN A RADIO TO\nGENERAL RIDGWAY, STATED THE DESIRABILITY OF DEVELOPING ALL\nPOSSIBLE WAYS OF UTILIZING KOREAN MANPOWER NOT ONLY TO AUGMENT\nUN FORCES BUT IN TIME TO REPLACE SOME OF THE U.S. UNITS, AND QUERIED\nGENERAL RIDGWAY AS TO HIS VIEWS.\nGENERAL RIDGWAY REPLIED, OUTLINING THE PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN\nEXPANDING THE SIZE OF THE SOUTH KOREAN ARMY. HE EMPHASIZED THAT\nTHE BASIC PROBLEMS WERE LEADERSHIP AND TRAINING, NOT MANPOWER. HE\nSTATED THAT AS TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED OFFICERS WERE DEVELOPED THEY\nSHOULD BE UTILIZED FIRST TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF EXISTING UNITS\nRATHER THAN TO DIVERT THEM AT THAT TIME FOR THE CREATION OF\nARCAIVES AND\nRECORDS\nSERVICE\"\nADDITIONAL NEW UNITS.\nGENERAL VAN FLEET IN AGREEING WITH GENERAL RIDGWAY, STATED IN\nA RADIO MESSAGE TO HIM IN MAY 1951, \"THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN\nEFFECTIVE COMBAT FORCE OF ANY NEW NATION IS NECESSARILY A LONG-RANGE\nPROJECT.\"\nIN JULY, 1951, GENERAL RIDGWAY, AT THE REQUEST OF SECRETARY\nPACE, REPORTED UPON THE PROGRESS OF THE NEW TRAINING PROGRAM, AND\nINDICATED THAT IN HIS MOST OPTIMISTIC ESTIMATE A MINIMUM OF THREE\nYEARS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO MAKE THE ROK ARMY COMPLETELY EFFECTIVE\nUNDER THE EXISTING CONDITIONS. HE GAVE HIS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR\nEXPANDING AND IMPROVING UPON THE PROGRAM.\nTHESE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE PUT INTO EFFECT PROMPTLY. IN APRIL\n1952, GENERAL VAN FLEET RECOMMENDED TO GENERAL RIDGWAY THAT A\nPROGRAM BE INSTITUTED TO DEVELOP AND ROK ARMY OF 20 DIVISIONS.\nGENERAL RIDGWAY, IN COMMENTING TO WASHINGTON ON GENERAL VAN"
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