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February 15, 1954

The Private Enterprise Plan for the Divestment and Rehabilitation of ROK Enterprise and Industry Under Capitalism and Democracy

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James H. R. Cromwell's proposed plan to privatize industry in South Korea, originally named "The Rhee Plan."

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B-015-059, 063-065, Official Correspondences, President Rhee's Correspondences, Syngman Rhee Institute, Yonsei University.

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