Telegram from Secretary of State Dean Acheson

OUTGOING TELEGRAM Department of State 125 INDICATE: COLLECT RESTRICTED ARGE TO DECLASSIFIED Edward 2 P. . CONTROL Authority E.O. 10501 3437 SENT TO: Amembassy PUSAN 27 FOR 18 L 10-71 Origin FE During Dr. George Paik's visit Washington several MTGS held with DEPT Info: P representatives. Paik outlined Korean EDOC needs as FOLS: UNA OL.C First priority paper for textbooks. Paik estimated 3500 tons newsprint CIA IE necessary. [Possibility exists use $100,000 available UNESCO for purchase URS DCR paper for textbooks as starter. Request INFO on printing facilities Korea. Army already queried Tokyo on possibility paper purchase and printing in Jayan.7. Second. Services AMER EDUC consultant needed to advise ROX minister problems rehabilitation and to coordinate EDUC needs with Unified Command. Bucker suggested BRIT educator for above but Paik prefers AMER. DEPT concurs. This INFO given UNKRA. Third, Survey Mission to make recommendations for long term rehabilitation EDUC system. Paik already requested this UN. Dist. Desired Fourth. ESTAB AMER type university center Korea, (Offices Only) Fifth. Exchange persons program FOLS: A. AMER specialist experienced in recrientation GER Nagis or in JAP EDOC reform to assist in breaking JAP authoritation system. B. Korean educators be sent US in groups of ten or twelve with English speaking leader for periods three to six months to observe AMER institutions. C. Allow Korean women students to study in America. D. Technical Drafted by: Telegraphic transmission and 7/9/51 classification approved by: W. Bradley Connors Clec In substance with: URS (Frelinghur ) (Alden) (Federsen) (Roach) by phone by phone REPRODUCTION FROM THIS RESTRICTION CC F. CLASSIFIED, IS a 725 "PE BITED.