Aerial Espionage
.Sir,—ln Korea, Japan, and Turkey, the students were protestrespective countries owe much, ing against men to whom their and against regimes which had once been democratic. Instead of being a mouthpiece for the “news” from Radio Peking as is reflected in his correspondence. “Academia” would be well advised to obtain a more affirmative approach in his “facts” instead of allowing other people to do. his thinking for him. He readily blames United States imperialism for events tn these countries and states that their only desire is to be rid of these Americans. If this is so, then perhaps “AcademfaP Would explain why, on the successful removal of iron-flsted Syngman Rhee, a vast gathering of Korean students approached a statue of General MacArthur apdcried out: “We honour the mant Who saved us from the Comfounists”?— Y “ rl e “ ' sKunnv. May 31, 1960. Sir,—Having successfully Installed Chiang Kai-Shek in s Nationalist China, the United States disapointed me by its failure to proclaim a convenient cor nr or, say, Nepal or Butan as Nationalist Tibet under the very financial leadership of an ex-lama whom we used to hear about. Now that Mr Rhee is awaiting employment, and the United States has looked over South-east Asia with its weather aircraft, surely those well-meaning but less well-endowed' intellects who, in the basements of the Pentagon, plan what they fondly imagine to be a foreign policy can find a suitable island somewhere near the coasts of China or Russia on which they can instal Mr Rhee with masses of military aid as ruler of Free Korea, and proceed to stir up trouble and generally raise Cain in yet another corner of the world in their traditionally short-' sighted way. Long live Free Korea!—Yours, etc., COSMOSIAN. May 30, 1960. T
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Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29220, 2 June 1960, Page 3
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