{"id":101403,"date":"2026-03-18T04:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T08:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=101403"},"modified":"2026-03-17T14:43:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T18:43:52","slug":"the-korean-war-week-91-the-south-korean-economy-is-dying-march-17-1952","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2026\/03\/18\/the-korean-war-week-91-the-south-korean-economy-is-dying-march-17-1952\/","title":{"rendered":"The Korean War Week 91: The South Korean Economy is Dying &#8211; March 17, 1952"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i9kNIY8JoeE?si=0xq7oDNCux-cidlU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The Korean War by Indy Neidell<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 17 Mar 2026<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s tension between allies as the ROK economy worsens and worsens, part of the problem being caused by all the South Korean currency printed to respond to the demand for it by the UN forces to buy &#8220;stuff&#8221;. Inflation is growing by leaps and bounds. However, at least some tension between enemies lessens, as one more point of the agenda at the Panmunjom Peace talks is settled.<\/p>\n<p>00:55 Recap<br \/>\n01:40 The ROK Economy<br \/>\n06:40 Operation Mixmaster<br \/>\n07:39 Rotation Settled<br \/>\n10:31 Ridgway&#8217;s Recommendations<br \/>\n14:01 Overt or Covert POW Screening<br \/>\n15:54 Notes<br \/>\n16:22 Summary<br \/>\n16:34 Conclusion<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/smithsonianassociates.org\/tic&#8230;<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Join us on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory<\/a><br \/>\nOr join The TimeGhost Army directly at: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/signup\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow WW2 day by day on Instagram @ww2_day_by_day &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day<\/a><br \/>\nFollow Timeghost History on Instagram &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Archive footage: Screenocean\/Reuters &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenocean.com\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.screenocean.com<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Hosted by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nDirector: Astrid Deinhard<br \/>\nProducers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nExecutive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nCo-produced by: Sebastian Brandstetter<br \/>\nCommunity Management: Anna Deinhard &#038; Tom Aldis<br \/>\nWritten by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nResearch by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nMap animations by: Daniel Weiss<br \/>\nMap research by: Tom Aldis<br \/>\nEdited by: Simon J. 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