이승만이 맥아더에게 보내는 선박반환 요청 서한
January 4 1950
My dear General MacArthur:
The vesting decree promulgated by the American Militery Government in Korea as Ordinance No.33 pursuant to authority delegated by you, gave to Korea title to all property belongs to the Japanese Government and Japanese nationals which was located in Korea on or after August 9, 1945. This transfer of title was part of the consideration involved in our signing the quit-claim represented by the Initial Financial and property settlement Agreement between the United States and the Republic of Korea. It was reaffired with respect to fishing and other vessels in the negotiations concluded October 18, 1949, between Mr. Kim Yong Joo, representing Korea, and Mr. Jane, attorney for the Civilian Property Custoay Section of SCAP. Whereupon a list of the vessels involved, which are now in Japanese waters, was submitted to Mr. Jane with a raquest that they be returned to Korea. No action was forthcoming, hence the Korean Diplomatic Mission in Japan submitted a formal request for the return of these Korean vessels to the Diplomatic Section of General Headquarters, SCAP, under date of November 12, 1949. This request has been informally refused by your subordinates.
Prior to liberation of Korea its marine transportation system was comprised of approximately 600,000 tons of ships. Virtually all of these were taken to Japan by fleeing Japanese by the time the American Army Forces arrived in Korea September 18, 1945, and have since remained there. Ordinance No.33 provides for restoration of only a fraction of the ships to which Korea has a moral title. However, if Ordinance No.33 is made effcetive Korea is willing at this late date to forego its claim to ships not in its harbors on or after August 9, 1945, without SCAP permission and to return any Japanese ships loaned by SCAP to assist Korean economy.
I shall be deeply grateful if you will give this matter your personal attention and order the return to Korea of its ships wrongfully held by Japanese citizens.
The vesting decree promulgated by the American Militery Government in Korea as Ordinance No.33 pursuant to authority delegated by you, gave to Korea title to all property belongs to the Japanese Government and Japanese nationals which was located in Korea on or after August 9, 1945. This transfer of title was part of the consideration involved in our signing the quit-claim represented by the Initial Financial and property settlement Agreement between the United States and the Republic of Korea. It was reaffired with respect to fishing and other vessels in the negotiations concluded October 18, 1949, between Mr. Kim Yong Joo, representing Korea, and Mr. Jane, attorney for the Civilian Property Custoay Section of SCAP. Whereupon a list of the vessels involved, which are now in Japanese waters, was submitted to Mr. Jane with a raquest that they be returned to Korea. No action was forthcoming, hence the Korean Diplomatic Mission in Japan submitted a formal request for the return of these Korean vessels to the Diplomatic Section of General Headquarters, SCAP, under date of November 12, 1949. This request has been informally refused by your subordinates.
Prior to liberation of Korea its marine transportation system was comprised of approximately 600,000 tons of ships. Virtually all of these were taken to Japan by fleeing Japanese by the time the American Army Forces arrived in Korea September 18, 1945, and have since remained there. Ordinance No.33 provides for restoration of only a fraction of the ships to which Korea has a moral title. However, if Ordinance No.33 is made effcetive Korea is willing at this late date to forego its claim to ships not in its harbors on or after August 9, 1945, without SCAP permission and to return any Japanese ships loaned by SCAP to assist Korean economy.
I shall be deeply grateful if you will give this matter your personal attention and order the return to Korea of its ships wrongfully held by Japanese citizens.
Very sincerely,
Syngman Rhee
Syngman Rhee
General Douglas MacArthur
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
Tokyo, Japan
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
Tokyo, Japan
색인어
- 이름
- Kim Yong Joo, Jane, Jane
- 지명
- Korea, Korea, the United States, the Republic of Korea, Korea, Korea, Korea, Japan, Korea, Korea, Korea, Korea
- 관서
- the American Militery Government in Korea, the Japanese Government, Civilian Property Custoay Section of SCAP, Korean Diplomatic Mission in Japan, Diplomatic Section of General Headquarters, SCAP, American Army Forces
- 기타
- Ordinance No.33, the Initial Financial and property settlement Agreement, Ordinance No.33, Ordinance No.33, SCAP, SCAP
