Word: syngman
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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This week the U.S. indicated that it intends to go ahead with a truce in Korea, with Syngman Rhee's assent if possible, without it if necessary...
...down Syngman Rhee by declaring U.N. martial law, placing Rhee in "protective custody" or engineering a coup d'etat to bring to power a Korean who would cooperate with...
...does the armistice in Korea include the Syngman Rhee clique...
...Korea this week flew Assistant Secretary of State Walter Robertson, a personal emissary from Dwight Eisenhower, with orders to talk to Rhee. Just how Robertson, a neophyte in power politics, or his companion, Assistant Secretary of State Carl McCardle, were to persuade shrewd, sly, dedicated old Syngman Rhee to abandon his lifelong dream was not explained. One weapon at hand: a threat to cut off economic aid should Rhee continue to thwart an armistice...
...would impair faith in the U.N. if we were to authorize the unifi cation of Korea by force against North Korea after [resisting] North Korea's attempt to unify Korea by force against South Korea." A fortnight ago, President Eisenhower used a somewhat similar argument to dissuade Syngman Rhee from going it alone. Said the President: "It was indeed a crime that [North Korea] invoked violence to unite Korea. But I urge that your country not embark upon a similar course...