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1955	Memorandum, 'Urging US to have ACTIVE policies towards Korea' The author of this memorandum proposes that the US should: 1) Dissolve the ad hoc committee on Korea, 2) reinforce ROK troops to be equal with DPRK troops, 3) increase economic aid for recovery of Korea, 4) move UN forces headquarter to Korea where UN troops are stationed, and 5) impose sanctions on a pro-communist policy in Japan.
March 28, 1955	Report on a Trip to Vietnam Choi Duk Shin and Young P. Lee summarize their travels through Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Vietnam, including their discussions on politics, military situations, cultural sharing, and strategies for Free Asia to join together against Communism.
October 30, 1957	Letter No. 96 from the President (Syngman Rhee) to Minister Duk Shin Choi President Rhee expresses concern about South Korea's admission to the Colombo Plan and America's passive stance on Red China.
November 21, 1957	Letter No. 99 from the President (Syngman Rhee) to Minister Duk Shin Choi President Rhee briefly responds to Choi's previous reported opinions on Korean unification and the threat of Red China and Japan.
December 12, 1957	Letter from the President (Syngman Rhee) to Minister Duk Shin Choi President Rhee briefly discuses what he believes to be President Eisenhower's "pace-at-any-cost policy" in regards to the threat of communism in Asia.
December 1957	Draft Letter from Mrs. Rhee to Minister in Vietnam
December 19, 1957	Draft Letter from Saigon Dated December 19 for Heads of State In this draft, Choi Duk Shin warns that Japan's economic expansion is a serious threat which should be combated as actively as the threat of communism in Asia.
December 1957	Draft Letter from Choi Duk Shin to the President (Syngman Rhee) In this draft, Choi Duk Shin discusses the 'two-fold' threat of communism and Japanese expansionism in Asia, urging President Rhee to establish a solid collective security structure against these threats as soon as possible.
December 26, 1957	Letter No. 104 from the President (Syngman Rhee) to Minister Duk Shin Choi 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.
May 17, 1956	CDS Report No. 1 from Choi Duk Shin to the President (Syngman Rhee) Choi Duk Shin reports on the installation of a Korean Legation in Saigon as well as general information about the legation set up and the surrounding area in South Vietnam.