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September 8, 1956
Young Kee Kim advises Minister Cho that Ministry of National Defense should station a military personnel in Philippines. He also reports on the Philippine government's effort to establish trade relations with Indonesia, Thailand, Burma, and Borneo.
September 26, 1956
Young Kee Kim briefs Minister Cho on the foreign service personnel appointments in Philippines, Indonesia, and China. He also reports on Vice Consul Do Soon Chung's activities in Manila International Film Festival, official and social functions.
September 28, 1956
Young Kee Kim briefs President Rhee on the PI-US military bases negotiations, Asian People's Anti-Communist League, and President Magsaysay's creation of a presidential commission on good government.
October 23, 1956
Young Kee Kim briefs Minister Cho on the trade protocol signed between Taiwan and the Philippines, Philippines' delegation to the ECAFE subcommittee on industry and trade, and scholarship for two Korean students provided by the Philippines University.
November 24, 1956
A message urging President Magsaysay to sign the message sent to President Eisenhower, about responding to the events in Hungary.
November 30, 1956
Young Kee Kim briefs Minister Cho on the invitation to Foreign Air Attaches' Meeting in Philippines and a major restructuring of the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Young Kee Kim briefs President Rhee on the cable message to President Eisenhower from Korea, China, Vietnam, etc, about taking concrete action on the Hungarian Revolution, which the Philippines declines to sign.
December 5, 1957
President Rhee briefly responds to Choi's, expressing concern for the Laos and Philippine governments and remarking on President Diem's dealings with Japan.
December 26, 1957
Syngman Rhee claims that Japan and Communism pose equal threats to Asia, and discusses the attitudes of the United States, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Thailand toward this "two-fold" danger.
April 1956
President Rhee drafts an order to Choi Duk Shin to travel to Formosa (Taiwan) and South Vietnam in order to develop diplomatic relations and initiate discussion on a possible Seoul-Saigon-Taipei mutual defense pact. President Rhee specifically requests the exclusion of Japan from the defense pact.