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,

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.