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Report of Van Fleet Mission to Far East

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The Report of Van Fleet Mission to the Far East is a secret report drafted by James Van Fleet, a US special mission ambassador, after a round of visits to South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines, and sent to US President Dwight Eisenhower in 1954. The report was declassified in 1986.

The report discusses a number of internal problems in Korea, as well as problems between Korea the neighboring countries/areas of Japan, Formosa (today known mostly as "Taiwan"), and the Philippines. It also contains budgetary reports on Korea.

Table of Contents

(1-8) Van Fleet Mission (9) Korea (10) Formosa (11) Japan (12) Philippines (13) Inventory of Commitments & Problems-Korea (14) Inventory of Commitments & Problems-Formosa (15) Inventory of Commitments & Problems-Japan (16) Inventory of Commitments & Problems-Philippines (18) Interim Reports-Appendix

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Report of Van Fleet Mission to Far East Wikipedia