Report on the possible army or police connection to the smuggling of iron and metal scrap to Japan.

Young Kee Kim briefs President Rhee on US policy towards the Philippines, complications regarding the appointment of the Filipino ambassador to the US, and the reparation settlement between Philippines and Japan.

Brief history of 40th Infantry Division from September1950 to July 1953. The 40th US Division was originally the California National Guard Division, and moved to Japan on April 1951. On December 1951, the 40th Division was alerted for Korea duty,

President Rhee briefly responds to Choi's previous reported opinions on Korean unification and the threat of Red China and Japan.

Choi Duk Shin reports on Japanese PM Kishi's trip to Southeast Asia, the promotion of Korea-Vietnam cultural relations, the upcoming SEATO war maneuvers in Thailand, and other recent Vietnam and regional affairs.

Syngman Rhee writes to General James A. Van Fleet to express his dissatisfaction with the United States' defense committment to South Korea and the rest of the free world. After describing his own "plan for military action" on the Korean Peninsula, Rhee also touches on South Korea's delicate relationship with Japan.