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February 10, 1955	Letter, General Taylor to President Syngman Rhee General Taylor emphasizes the important contributions the Korean National Railway has made toward the military effort and rehabilitation of the Korean civil economy. He informs Rhee that the US will soon reduce its rail supervisory personnel and the Korean government will now have to support and secure the future of the railway-including the new repair and replace program- to help maintain operation after the war.
March 11, 1955	Letter, Lieutenant General C. B. Ferenbaugh to President Rhee The United States has created a policy to aid the Republic of Korea by 1) strengthening the military establishment and, 2) helping stabilize her economy. Military aid would take the form of 720 thousand troops distributed amongst the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and the Air Force.
July 17, 1955	Letter, Lieutenant General Collier to President Rhee For the 7th anniversary of Korea’s Constitution Day, General Collier congratulates and praises South’s Korea’s determination to fight communism and remain an independent nation.
June 23, 1955	Letter, Lt. General C.R. Ferenbaugh to Vice Minister Lee Ho On June 21, 1955, two defecting members of the North Korean Air force landed a North Korean YAK-18 on Seoul International Airport. Lt. General C.R. Ferenbaugh urges Vice Minister Lee Ho to relinquish the aircraft to the 5th US Air force and the Air Technical Intelligence Center, whom have the “best means” for a thorough investigation on the enemies’ (DPRK and USSR) aircraft and aeronautical industrial technique.
June 16, 1954	Statement by President Syngman Rhee at the Fourth Session of the Asian Peoples' Anti-Communist Conference President Syngman Rhee announces that the "Communist problem is not just a problem of one or two countries, but a world problem."
August 16, 1955	Letter, I. D. White to President Syngman Rhee General White appeals to President Rhee to accept the United Nations Command’s offer to pay Korean Service Corps laborers. Because the KSC’s existence is essential to the joint defense effort, immediate steps should be taken to solve this issue as soon as possible.
August 18, 1955	Letter, Minister Chai Yu Choi to General John H. Collier Minister Chai Yu Choi addresses General Collier's proposal to raise the maximum wage the United Nations Command will pay the Korean Service Corps laborers.
January 21, 1954	Letter, General James A. Van Fleet to President Rhee General Van Fleet first addresses the two sides of the Asian question. Should the US 1) try to “win back Asia” or 2) face the "reality" of the present conditions and should not recommence fighting in Korea? He advises Rhee to concentrate on expanding the ROK army and to leave reunification matters to the US and the United Nations.
March 4, 1954	Letter, President Syngman Rhee to General Van Fleet President Rhee once again suggests that the US government should increase the ROK defense forces. It will not only be cheaper to fund Korean (over American) divisions, it also means that Americans do not need to fight in Korea. Rhee then negotiates that if the US government implements the necessary military buildup aid, he too will not take any “unilateral action” for or against the future Geneva Conference until after it has been in session. Finally, Rhee advocates his disapproval of US interest to build up Japan.
March 6, 1954	Letter, James A. Van Fleet to President Syngman Rhee General Van Fleet addresses his concern for the Far East. While some Americans are calling for US withdrawal from South Korea, he insists that the US has a “morale and a material obligation” in the Peninsula.