 The Lawn Jean Chronoscope, a television journal of the important issues of the hour, a presentation of the Lawn Jean Wittner Watch Company, maker of Lawn Jean, the world's most honored watch, and Wittner, distinguished companion to the world-honored Lawn Jean. Good evening. This is David Ross. May I introduce our co-editors for this edition of the Lawn Jean Chronoscope. Mr. William Bradford Huey and Mr. Elliot Haynes, our distinguished guest for this evening, is Dr. Y. T. Pion, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea. Mr. Pion, it's a pleasure to have you with us on this Christmas season. Our viewers, of course, are aware that about 300,000 American soldiers have been fighting in your country for a long time in a standing shoulder to shoulder with about 400,000 of your countrymen. Now, sir, here in America, we are thinking about what can be done to get on with the war in Korea. And one of the things that's been suggested is that more Asian addicts may be brought into South Korea to help hold the line there and carry on the war. And we'd like to know some of your country's reactions. Now, first of all, sir, it's been suggested that Japanese troops might be used in South Korea. Now, what would be the reaction in your country if Japanese troops came there? Well, we might be forced to fight Japanese first instead of fighting the economy. You would be so opposed to the Japanese coming there that you might actually open fire on them? Well, probably, yes. Well, now, why does this animosity exist between your country and the Japanese? Well, I may give you a few reasons. The first is that the communists in my country will strut, you know, like patriots, real patriots fighting the southern Koreans who have Japanese, our former enemy as allies. Mr. Pyong, do you feel that the Japanese would like to take your country over to sort of invade it again, as it were? Well, we very much fear that. You do fear that? Yeah. And I may go on with giving you more reasons why we are against the idea of bringing Japanese into Korea. The second reason is that we'll quickly lower the fighting morale of the ROK forces. If the Japanese came in, your men who are now fighting so gallantly would not want to continue fighting in the same manner. They will always feel the humiliation of having allies as their, you know, the former enemy in killing our own President in North. Is there a third reason, Mr. Pyong? Yes, there is one more reason. We never trust in the Japanese and the Japanese a flank attack on Japan itself might force them to turn their coat overnight. And that will make the defense of the Korean line almost impossible. Do you think that if the communists attack Japan, Japan might turn over and make peace with the communists? Yes. Oh, I think that is one of the probabilities. Now, that's a very serious thing here in America. Are you implying, sir, that Japan is not a reliable ally of the United States in the World War against Communism? Well, well, I don't think so. Do you think they're sitting on the fence now? Yes. And the war situation may change, you know, and they might change their minds. Well, now, Mr. Pyong, tell us about the situation in the United States. Well, I don't think so. I don't think so. I don't think so. I don't think so. I don't think so. I don't think so. I don't think so. They might change their minds. Well, now, Mr. Pyong, talking about the Japanese doing what's in their best interests, and that might include going over to the communists, I understand that many Koreans feel that they're waxing very fat on the present war and leaving Korea to do all the fighting while they prosper. Is that right? Oh, yes. And anyway, the Korean aid is channeled through Japan. And we fear there are many, many pro-Japanese, you know, foreign friends of Korea who try to benefit Japan as far as possible in the name of Korean aid. You know, they hesitate to build up Korean industry in order to get things from Japan. The Japanese are receiving American aid that Korea should get, in other words. That's true. The Japanese, our efforts to aid Korea, you're saying, is resulting in building up Japanese industry. That's exactly what is happening. Mr. Pyong, I understand that there are some problems about fishing rights between Japan and Korea. What is the problem there? Now, I will briefly explain the situation. Our president made a proclamation drawing a line much closer to Korea than to Japan to protect Korean fishing resources, fishing resources, I mean. And Japan does not want to have that line drawn between Korea and Japan. It was Japan that kept Korean industry, you know, primitive, undeveloped by monopolizing the air fishery in Korea for the past 40 years. And now they're doing the same thing. Same thing. And not only that, these fishing boats will turn out moving basis of smuggling. That will lift the Korean possibility of economic self-sufficiency in the past. Well, sir, now, if you are so opposed to the Japanese that if they came in, there might be actual war between your people and the Japanese, what about the Chinese nationalists? What about the proposal that Chinese nationalists troops be moved from Famosa to Korea? Are you also opposed to that, sir? We do for a few reasons. And what's the first reason you oppose the Chinese nationalists? Well, from the point of view of global strategy, we believe Chinese divisions should be used on the mainland of China when the opportunity comes. One Chinese division used there rightly would be worth 10 used elsewhere, including Korea. And the second reason is that might bring more confusion to the Korean situation, which is already very much confused by bringing over the Chinese civil war to Korea. And the third reason is that might give the Japanese an opening through which it can send its troops to Korea. And invade Korea again, yes. Well, Mr. Pyong, if you don't want Japanese troops in Korea and you don't want Chinese troops in Korea, that means that you have to fall back on your own Korean troops to bolster the United Nations battle line. How many troops do you think you might recruit for that purpose? You mean to expand? Yes, expand the rock military force. Well, I don't know the exact number of the Korean troops because that is supposed to be the military secret. But I imagine there may be over 400,000 of Korean troops. And that number can be doubled in the near future. And we have more manpower than for that expansion. But the question is, well, how can we Koreans with their destructive economy support them in feeding and so on? One is then not the number of men which you can furnish, but how to support them and equip them and keep their families alive at home. Is the economic state of Korea a bad one right now? Oh, it's beyond description. Is there great suffering among your people? In cities you never notice such a, you know, but in outlying countries, people simply vanish by thousands because of lack of food. Starvation. And young men are going to the front for fighting, leave their families feeding on tree barks and grass and, of course, their fighting role can be very high. Well, Mr. Pyong, it's been several years or over a year now that the United Nations has supposedly been helping Korea to reconstruct its economy and rehabilitate its economic life. Apparently they haven't helped very much. Is that right? Well, I don't think so. Indeed, much has been done. But, you know, there are many bottlenecks, you know, because war is still going on. And I may tell you very briefly how things stand, where they are now. You know, 15 billions have gone into destructive war that has been limited to my small country for the last 30 months. And only 300 billion dollars have gone for rehabilitation and relief. And the greatest bottleneck lies in transportation. In shipping, yes. In shipping. So, Mr. Pyong, I'm sorry, sir. Our time is up. But I'm sure that our viewers have appreciated these expressions of yours tonight, and thank you for being with us. Well, it's I that should thank you. The opinions you've heard our speakers express tonight are entirely their own. The editorial board for this edition of the launching chronoscope was Mr. William Bradford Huey and Mr. Elliott Haynes. Our distinguished guest was Dr. Y. T. Pyong, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea. 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