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April 5, 1956	Letter from the President (Syngman Rhee) to Lt. General Choi Duk-shin President Rhee orders Choi Duk Shin to travel to Formosa (Taiwan) and South Vietnam in order to develop diplomatic relations and initiate discussions on a possible mutual defense pact. President Rhee specifically requests the exclusion of Japan from the defense pact.
July 6, 1956	CDS Report No. 8 from Choi Duk Shin to the President (Syngman Rhee) Choi Duk Shin reports on his involvement in recent ceremonies as well as his discussion with Vietnamese Secretary of State for Agrarian Reform Ngyuyen Van Thoi about possible Vietnam-Korea trade.
July 13, 1956	Letter No. 5 from the President (Syngman Rhee) to Minister Duk Shin Choi In response to Minister Choi's previous report, President Rhee agrees to discussion on possible Vietnam-Korea trade for insam.
July 26, 1956	CDS Report No. 11 from Choi Duk Shin to the President (Syngman Rhee) Choi Duk Shin reports on Vietnamese trade situation, possible Korea-Vietnam trade, Vietnam-Japanese relations, Vietnamese regional trade relations, and recent social activities.
August 3, 1956	Letter No. 8 from the President (Syngman Rhee) to Minister Duk Shin Choi President Rhee briefly explains the possibility of South Korea-Italian relations and continues to warn Choi of Japanese involvement in Vietnam.
August 9, 1956	CDS Report No. 13 from Choi Duk Shin to the President (Syngman Rhee) Choi Duk Shin reports on his visit to Cai-San Refugee Resettlement Area, Vietnam-Japanese relations, communist activities in Laos, and recent social activities.
August 23, 1956	CDS Report No. 15 from Choi Duk Shin to the President (Syngman Rhee) Choi Duk Shin reports on current Vietnam affairs, General John O'Daniel's visit, Vietnam's opinions toward Red China's presence in Burma, and his recent social activities.
August 30, 1956	CDS Report No. 16 from Choi Duk Shin to the President (Syngman Rhee) Choe Deok-sin reports that the South Vietnamese government has dispatched ships to the Spratly Islands, and comments on the status of the Overseas Chinese in Vietnam, exchanges between Vietnam and Japan and the Philippines, and Vietnam's economic policies.
September 6, 1956	CDS Report No. 17 from Choi Duk Shin to the President (Syngman Rhee) Choi Duk Shin reports on his participation in the National Day of the Tree inspection tour and discusses Vietnamese relations with India, China, and Japan.
September 13, 1956	CDS Report No. 18 from Choi Duk Shin to the President (Syngman Rhee) Choi Duk Shin reports on the APACL meeting in Saigon,Vietnamese government strategy for Chinese minorities, and Vietnamese-Japanese reparation negotiations.