Word: rhees
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...catastrophic blow to Communist prestige. The immensity of that blow could be measured in the reaction of the Indians on the scene, dumfounded at the discovery that prisoners might be defiant to the death against Communists and not simply (as they thought) coerced by Chiang Kaishek, Syngman Rhee and Mark Clark...
...prosperous Seoul businessmen are already riding around in new Buicks and Studebakers. Moreover, President Syngman Rhee, anxious for international prestige, has splendiferous plans for an international airline, an ocean-going merchant marine, and several luxury hotels. In a nation which pays its ministers $170 a month and where the average suit costs $125, corruption may siphon off some of the aid funds...
...days" for explanations-90 days after the construction of explanation huts, not 90 days after the transfer of P.W.s to Indian custody, as the armistice specifically ruled. In New Delhi, one of Nehru's senior aides also suggested that the U.S. do more to curb its ally, President Rhee. "What we want," he said, "is an unambiguous statement that the South Koreans are in the wrong and will be kept under control . . . It is for the U.S. to order that...
...Order That Man." At India's request, the U.S. warned Syngman Rhee against breaking the peace at Indian Village, as South Korea had threatened. The U.N. command pulled back South Korean marines from positions where they could have helped a breakout, and replaced them with U.S. marines...
...forces in the Far East, went down to the airport to greet his successor, General John E. Hull, and gave him an enthusiastic welcome: "Boy, am I glad to see you!" Next day, the generals set off on a two-day inspection tour of South Korea, where President Syngman Rhee presented Clark with the Taeguk Order, South Korea's highest military award, for "eminently meritorious conduct" in the Korean war. Before flying home to the U.S., Clark was asked about rumors that he might become a candidate for mayor of San Francisco in 1955. Said he: "I have...