RHEE SYNGMAN: (1875-1965) South Korean politician who served as the first President of South Korea 1948-60. D.S., Syngman Ree, one page, folio, Seoul, 26th March 1956. The typed document (marked Translation) appoints the Honorable You Chan Yang, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, to be a Special Envoy of the Republic of Korea 'to meet and confer with any persons duly authorized by the Government of the Republic of Chile with the purpose of cultivating and fostering the cordial friendship and mutual understanding between the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Chile'. Signed by Rhee at the foot alongside a red stamped chop and countersigned by Cho Chung-whan (1892-1967) Minister of Foreign Affairs 1955-59. VG