REPUBLIC OF KOREA
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
May 30, 1952
Dear Dr. and Mrs. Oliver:
Thank you for your good letter of May 18th.
By now Mr. Geissinger will have received our letter and you can explain to him that we wish we could keep him on our staff. I wish we had more money available.
Ambassador Yang is fully responsible for the Korean-American Society headed by Mr. Bevis and I know that you will do all you can to help if help is needed.
The State Deprtment seems to have decided to start a smear campaign against Rhee counteracting the publicity in America’s leading papers about the Korea-Japan Conference. It must be embarrassing indeed to see the Japanese coming out in such cockiness compared with their attitude before signing of the treaty. Ambassador Muccio’s presence in Washington is cause of grave concern here. I guess I don’t have to gell you more about it.
I hope you have time to see the galley proofs of Mr. Caldwell’s book and if possible correct whatever should be corrected.
I wish to congratulate you on getting a series of your articles in the Samplecase Magazine. I hope you will send us a copy when the articles appear. We know that Mrs. Oliver is doing her part by speaking to groups and individuals. She is one of our best ambassadors we have. I have given the letter from Mr. Bragg addressed to you to the Foreign Minister and also gave it to Dr. Paik with the hope that they will comply with his wish. I will have one photo autographed by the President and send it to him.
According to Mr. Namkoong he has received many calls complimenting on the President’s speech to the mayors’ conference. We all think it was a good speech!
Miss Richmond wrote to me that she has found a very fine person to help her, and I wish you would talk over with her if she should not be employed on a permanent basis even if Mrs. Elizabeth ... returns.
With best regards to you both,
Sincerely yours.