CONFIDENTIAL
June 9, 1952
Dear Philip:
doubt that you are all very much upset by the bad news reports ■ich come from Korea. The President knew that it will be a show-■■n with the SD and was ready for it. As you know he will not let ■yone interfere with the right of our people.
■en Mr. Sulzberger was here he asked the President what is the ■lution of the cease-fire talks? America is not ready to fight ■d establish the natural border in Korea; some conclusion must ■ found. The President told him unless you get the Communists ■t of Korea you will have no peace in the Orient. Sulzberger ■lt that the American public is not ready for a showdown with ■e Communists. The President took time to explain our point of ■ew - we must advise all our people and friends not to let that ■t into the American public to give up the north.
■day he asked the UNCORK what is the purpose of the cease-fire ■lks? To unite Korea in a peaceful way. How do you expect to ■hieve it? By inducing the Koreans to get together with the communists and you know that will be the end. The only thing ■u will be able to say is that the Koreans were doing it.
■e fact that the British mission has stopped over in India shows■at Nehru is trying to mediate in the POW question. Truman seems ■ be determined to sell Korea out to the Communists.
■en. VanFleet’s statement of today shows how the men in the field ■ink - they would rather welcome an attack because they are still ■ a position to handle it. No one in the front wants to sell out Korea and make it another China. But it is the SD who is determined ■ get rid of Rhee and patch up some kind of agreement but which ■ll never be accepted by the Koreans.
Sincerely,
c: Ambassador B. C. Limb
Dr. Robert T. Oliver
