Evening star., 1953-06-08
ROK Leader Reps
Admitting Reds
By Back Door
BY the Associoted Press


to continue the Korean war de-
spite an urgent message from
President Eisenhower that the
United Nations and the war-torn
republic are required" to accept
q truce on present terms.
South Korean President Syng-
man Rhee told Associated Press
Text Of President Eisenhower's Letter
to Rhee. Poee AS
RoK Chief Of Stoff Leaves U. S. by
Plons to Report to Rhee. Poge AS
Photographer Fred Waters "the
Korean people will pay no atten-
ton" to an impending armis-
tice.
And his cabinet and National
Assembly crisis committee, meet
ing behind locked doors, resolved
to continue the fighting and not
recognize any truce under pres
ent terms.
The defiant South Korean op-
position burst out anew shortly
after United Nation and Com
munist negotiators at Panmun-
JON edged close to a full armistice
by finally agreeing on exchange
Of war prisoners, the last major
hurdle before a truce.
However, 1t. Gen. Maxwell D.
Taylor, 9th Army commander,
told the Associated Press that
the South Korean army could
not by itself sustain a successful
offensive against the Commu-
nists in North Korea.
Opposes Opening Back Door.
Mr.. Rhee told Mr.. Waters:
Our boys are fighting the Com
munistS on the front and now
they want to open the back door
and let the Communists in that
way. I am being criticized by
everyone - except the Korean
people"
A few hours earlier Mr.. Rhee
said he had not decided whether
to accept offers in a letter from
President Eisenhower of eco
nomic aid and a mutual secur-
ity pact after a truce.
The cabinet and the crisis
committee planned to return to
Pusan, the wartime capital to
lay their decision before the AS
Sembly.
In Washington, Government
officials were reported gravely
concerned that South Korea
would not observe a cease-f1re
in the bloody 3-year-old war that
has cost a total of 100000 Red
and allied casualties.
Warns Against Violence.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Rhee issued a
Statement to the people" warn
ing against any violence or "un-
pleasant talk" against u. N. per-
sonnel in Korea.
The United Nation proposal
for a truce in Korea" Mr.. Rhee's
statement said, contains points
that we can not accept and both
the government and the general
public of this republic are united
in their effort to oppose it. Under
these circumstances there is a
strong possibility of spontaneous
demonstrations and popular
campaigns against the United
Nations move.''
Mr.. Rhee then cautioned that
ROK Citizens must be extremely
careful that no improper words
or deeds be used or committed
against the military or civilians
of our allies.
I'VE should not forget that
we owe them much. They pro-
vided us with requisite assist
ance when we needed it
most.
Furthermore no foreign ma
tionalS here in Korea intend to
succumb to the Communists. In
deed, all their policies are framed
by their superior establishments" !"
These establishments have
made the new proposal on the
assumption that it will conSti-
tute the best solution to the
problems of Korea
"The police force throughout
the nation is especially required
to be extremely vigilant in Or
der to prevent any and all un-
desirable conduct by dissident
elements who might take ad-
vantage of this critical moment
for their wicked purpose of dis
turbing the public order and
security"
AS the opposition became a
rolling swell of resentment, the
leader of Mr.. Rhee's Liberal
Party in the Assembly said there
will be "all-out, nation wide"
demonstrations, paradeS and
mass meetings beginning at 8
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