7 July 1952
His Excellency Dr. Syngman Rhee President of the Republic of Korea
Dear Mr. President:
Congratulations! I have read the outcome of the National Assembly vote on the Constitutional Amendment. I think this is a significant tribute to your great stand on a matter of principle. I am happy about your achievement, Mr. President, and I am sure that all good Koreans feel the same way as I do. This is a great step forward in adjusting the future safety of our country.
Mr. Arthur Hays Sulzberger has just returned to New York this afternoon. 1 have made an appointment to see him at 3.30 p.m. tomorrow, July 8th. I will give him your letter then and talk with him on various aspects of the recent political crisis in Korea.
I have been meeting various people in New York to explain the background of the headlines from Korea.
One among them is Harold Noble. He arrived in New York with his wife and young daughter the day before yesterday. I spent practically the whole day yesterday, and will meet them again tomorrow.
Harold has resigned from the Committee for a Free Asia, and now has got a reporting job with the Saturday Evening Post, covering Indonesia, Singapore, Burma, Thailand, Indochina, etc. He will live in Singapore. He will also contribute to the New Leader and another magazine. He will stay in New York the next three weeks. Then he will go to Singapore by way of London, Paris, Rome, Cairo, etc. He asked me to convey to you and to Mrs. Rhee the best wishes of himself and his wife.
He has also written a book, covering the first four months of Korean War. According to his explanation, it must be a very interesting reading, setting forth what the American embassy, UN people, etc., etc. did in those days, as well as describing the actual war itself, along with background materials. He is looking for a publisher, and I hope he will get a good one. You know how he feels about certain diplomat.
I told him that he should come to Korea instead of going to southeast Asia, since he knows so much more about the three Oriental nations than the other places, and I told him that he should work for Korea. He jokingly said something about money.
BCL
Most respectfully yours,