teh se Sgen AE b “OR 1 a z ty). “, 4 t TOP SECRET i, i Pe ’ seen eene eee Pe ee ee ee ee eee revre ee ee re ee ee ee 2 ee were eee eae ee eee te ee ew eee he eee ees e re reese eon hw ee ee ewe ee eee a Pe ee ee ee eee whee Oh eoreeen + en een reer ee ee Pe ee ee . er ee eoen . eee ee eRe ee ere ee ee a ee Sewer twee me rr eee eee ee heer eee eee eee hh hh ehh eee ee heh eee he ee ee ee em eee ee eee ea nene er eee heme eee ee ee ere eee ee he * ee . eee weer neeee ee ee owe usaenene eee * aoaee eve emer eer eeeeononre ee eoeeanasee en eseewre sneer roe mre eee ee eee eee he 4 ene eee ee ee wes eee eee eves eee ee epee vr escr eee ewes eee a eauvesene erhene ee wee ewe ee he he el ee none ee eur eeeeeeeeoenes eenennse toe ee eee ee ee wee OC ee es Pe ee ee ee ee ae et oe eee . eee eee H SOB eee ew en ee seeereene Pr ee ee ee ee a ee ee ee ee eee ee ee ee ee Pe aee eee e nen eave e#eeanuna Pe ee ee Mr. Cutler commented that this proposal of the President's was likewise in accordance with the proposed subparagraph 9-c. wee ee ee wee ee At this point, Secretary Dulles read portions of President Rhee'g recent letter to President Eisenhower--portions which indicated Rhee's concern that the ROK forces should be modernized as well as the U. S. forces. Secretary Dulles warned that it was going to cost an awful lot of money if the United States found itself obliged to modernize both the South Korean and the U. S. divisions in Korea. Admiral Radford pointed out that at least we conld pass on some of our older equipment to the ROK divisions as the U. S. forces are progressively modernized with new weapons. Admiral Radford also pointed out that the process of modernizing U. S. forces would carry over a considerable period of time. Secretary Dulles expressed some frank and unflattering r views of President Rhee. President Rhee appeared to him as essentially an Oriental bargainer. In the best of circumstances it was going to be very hard to get him to agree to a reduction of the ROK forces. Indeed, to achieve this we may have to give him a heavy jolt, because he is a master of evasion. wt og : 4 #4 3 Secretary Wilson suggested that the best way to provide a Jolt for President Rhee would be to hold back U. 5. funds. . eee ee eee ee ewe wee eee hee ee eee ee ee ~ ~wemeeezreaunaneeaenes eerpreaetreuee nee ee ere eee eee jp ep even en eee ee eevee e.e hp ee Pe eee ee | . , my . g 2 , ed a i) a & 4 . “<_< ; a i y 5 a o a ay py - a . t 5 en ~-i- . TOP SECRET