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September 29, 1957
L.H.K. Report No. 6 from Lincoln Hoon Kim to Francesca
Rhee
Citation:
“L.H.K. Report No. 6 from Lincoln Hoon Kim to Francesca Rhee,” September 29, 1957, History and
Public Policy Program Digital Archive, B-339-060, The Korean Legation in the Philippines, Reports
from the Korean Mission to the United Nations and Republic of Korea Embassies and Legations,
Syngman Rhee Institute, Yonsei University.
http://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/document/123370
Summary:
Minister Kim briefs Mrs. Rhee on the Japanese Asian development plan, Philippines' attempt to bid for
the SEATO post of Secretary-general, and Philippines' membership of the International Atomic
Energy Agency.
Credits:
This document was made possible with support from the Syngman Rhee Institute, Yonsei University.
Original Language:
English
Contents:
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LEGATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
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MANILA. PH1L1 .. P1Ne:•
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Your Honorable Mada.me,
lwi1h to thank yuor Honorable tor the letter lo.60 which I reoeiTed
during the wek an4 I sincerely hope both YOtn" Honorable and Bia Exoellenq
are oontineously keeping good health and anr happy hour• day atter day.
In regard to lfamlia exposition whioh ii eoheduled to open on 30th.
ot loyember next,the Sfdmy fair article• han alrea.dy arriTecl here during the
week. Aleo our Foreign Af'tail"JM1nis't17 intor-4 us the balanee ot the tair
t'und ot some $1,200 will be soon tran1tered trom Sydney to here beside
to $2,600 the additional exposition tund dil"eotly from the JUniatry.
tz,ooo
people
the Japanese authoritie• bere,n are intormed,
pl:l:j.ngThetoChin.en
mild a large exhibition halls
about · 120,000 to fao,000
and
are
001t
, t to ws alrea.a;, the tim was too late ao w are planning to build
a small
ibition house with lorean atyle dillplay- houee with the oost ot abou'\
t2,ooo and then we rill diplay all the lorean articles 1n 1'\. The Korean
secretary,Miss Pak here will obi~ help to diaplq bes1"9 we will t!'1' to
get a tn JlliOl"e looal girl employees b'om here to help Mias Pak. ot OOUJ'I•
~9.!"...!111 all WU" the Korean · ~..w..e and demnatrate our ariolu te the h.ir'
....al;.,.ra.
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each.
During the week,on Monday ·1 paid a apeoial Tiai't to th• Legatioa of .
Horny here and upreHed the aympa.tq ot mourning on the aad oooaaim or their'
king'• death. On Tueadq- the See:retaey ot Detenoe paid his return oourteq
to our Legation. During our h'ienctq .o onnraation he 1aicl to 119 that he oan .
nenr f'orget the way the Japanese treated the Jilipin.o people during tho
Paoitio War a.net he turther said lnt two new demooratio oountr1ea mst help
ea.oh othez- and won together to aoheaTe OW" oommon goal. Then 1n the afternoon
I oalled on IUniater de Outl·o of Foreign Artair• he:re to tind out the intor•
mation on the Philippinea mallberehip or the International Ateaio Energy
Agency.which our 1"oreign Of'tioe a.eked me to find out. Bu.t I u i.ni'ormd the
Philippine• had no tbw w n.tU7 it trom tu Congre11 in time ao it 1a •till
not a full -.bef' at this tiae. On Friday I paicl oourte!! oall to the Senate
President Bon. Rodrigues an4 he said that he will do all~at to help Korea
whenenr i't requires.
In the af'ternoon I called on tlie J.aerioan lliniater
ME-.Smith at the American -.abauaf here• He told 119 he had a tine apending of'
his time in Korea In 19~~ ·tor the eoonomio asaiatanoe prognm there. On
Saturd!¥ we were inyited wh
· the Philippines Wov.?L_'• Unbe"~tv- he:re~o~e.ho
nuaio FeatiTal Ev'ening whi{)l was qu te mteree11lllg. I>Uring -'the n - ..-s.n.
alao paid her courtesy visit to the wins ot Kexioan Oharge'de Attaira.the
Italian Ambaaa&dor,the Argentine Minbter,the Detenoe Secretary and the
Australian Ambassador.
I.
The tew intereeting nna here dul'ing th• week are a
It 1a aaicl no g0Ter11J11nt department here haa yet taking &11if interest
in reTiewing and atuding ao-oalled the Japane11e f600-million A•ian
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LEGATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
MANIL.A, PHILIPfllNlt8
clnelopment Plan. The l&tional BooaoaloCounoU here aa14 th91 haTe not
reoeind auoh plan tor reTJnUg pt.
2.
It b 1aid the Philippinu now oonaidering the ohanoe o~ winning it•
bid tor the SBA.TO post ot Seoreta17~ra1. It ie 1aid the po11ible
oandidaoy would be either the present Foreign Affair• Seoretarr or the
Philippims Allbu1ador iiol.,nited States.
:s.
The tint Palciatan AabaHador haa arl'ind here during the wek to open
lt1 new Bllbaaaq here.
With all ainoere good wiehe1,kind regard&
am
eateem.