TRUMAN INTERVENES IN FEUD OF RHEE AND KOREA ASSEMBLY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-01065A000200110017-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 14, 2000
• Sequence Number: 17
• Content Type: NSPR

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expressing shock" at Dr.
Mr. Truman took the unusual
step :of sending a personal note
tp, Iore;n President Syngman
t crisis or rekf a . e
ocks to tie pa#of Tie Korean
truce. Diplomatic sources' said
law on Pusan, the capital. Their
colleagues have charged Dr. Rhe
with trying to keep them from vote
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Jets, who already are having
field day with the Roje prison
camp incidents.
Dr. Rhee has jailed twelve of the
Assemblymen and clamped martin
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'f'rurx n had ordered Ambassador
John J Muccio ' to cut short his
vace,tion in the United States and
return to his post. He declined to
talk about the note. In reply to
questions he said:
"Ambassador IVluccio left yester-
lay to return to Korea. The Presi-
lent (Rscussed' fully with the Am-
)assador his concern over the do-
i'lestic situation in the Republic of
'Korea and instructed Mr. Muccio
LS to the attitude of this Govern
aeJlt. It is not appropriate to com-
aexlt on these instructions at this,
time?'~ '
,r,f uccio conferred with`Mr.
'rruTan last Thursday.
?nfyoxd sources said the note
rtt$1 "rio demands, but expressed
gra'd'e ' 'bticern at what was hap
peft in the new Korean Repub-
nited States and the
e t
he hH!fV
Unitations were fighting to
lcee free.
~e., .ited,States is afraid the
public.
E ivoyis Vacation Cut Short
JoScph Short, White House press
6eciitary, announced that Mr.
fi nlted Nations in the young, Re-
:ff United States and the
ed by growing concern over
possible impact of the crisis
thet Korean war and the truce
talks at Panmunjom." Yt empha-
sized the seriousness of the inter-
nel dissension and noted the stake
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