Welcoming Ceremony for the Arrival of U.S. Food Aid

This photograph captures a ceremony held at Incheon Port on January 28, 1957, welcoming the arrival of U.S. food aid. The U.S. provided 9,500 tons of wheat under Section 402 of the U.S. Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act as part of its commitment to the Korean War reconstruction.

The United States provided ongoing support to the Republic of Korea, including flour, sugar, and cotton, which helped develop the so-called “Three White Industries“ (flour milling, sugar refining, and cotton textile manufacturing) in the 1950s.