THE SOUTH KOREAN FORCES IN SOUTH VIETNAM HAVE HAD A CHANGE OF COMMAND. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL CHAE MYUNG SHIN HAS BEEN RELIEVED BY LIEUTENANT-GENERAL LEE SAE HO.

THE CHANGE-OVER TOOK PLACE AT AN OFFICIAL CEREMONY AT NHA TRANG. THOSE PRESENT INCLUDED THE SOUTH KOREAN AMBASSADOR TO SOUTH VIETNAM, SHIN SANG CHUL; THE AMERICAN COMMANDER, GENERAL CREIGHTON ABRAMS; AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HAY; AND OFFICERS AND OFFICIALS OF OTHER COUNTRIES INVOLVED IN THE VIETNAM CONFLICT.

IN HIS FAREWELL SPEECH, GENERAL CHAE SAID THAT SUCH A BURDEN AS THE SOUTH KOREANS HAD BORNE WOULD NOT BE TREATED AS A TRIFLE IN FUTURE HISTORY. HE SAID HE WISHED SUCCESS FOR THE ALLIED FORCES IN SOUTH VIETNAM.