Re: US OSS Detachment for Korea

[Ed Evanhoe <ede@oio.net>]

YS,

It was my understanding Rhee wasn't actually OSS but as head of "The
Korean Government in Exile" provided the OSS contacts with anti-Japanese
Korean groups in both China and Korea as well as potential agents.

Ed

At 11:48 AM 4/4/2000 -0700, you wrote:
>In 1945, the US Dept refused to issue an exit visa to Rhee Syngman.
>MacArthur sent an AF plane to fetch "Col. Rhee" and 'screwed' the foggy
>pants.
>
>As far as I know, Rhee joined the OSS in 1944.  His mission was to recruit
>agents among the Koreans in America.  I don't know if Rhee recruited any
>one.

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