U.S. Efforts to Secure the Withdrawal of the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission From Korea; The Question of the Introduction of Advanced Weapons Into Korea
241. Memorandum on the Substance of Discussions at the Department of State-Joint Chiefs of Staff Meeting, Washington, August 9, 1957, 11:30 a.m.
Source: Department of State, State–JCS Meetings: Lot 61 D 417. Top Secret. Drafted by Richard B. Finn, Special Assistant to the Deputy Under Secretary for Political Affairs.
242. Telegram From the Commander in Chief, United Nations Command (Decker) to the Department of the Army
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.5/8–1057. Secret. Sent to the Department of State through the Department of the Army as the executive agent and repeated to Assistant Secretary of Defense Sprague, CINCPAC, CINCUSARPAC, CG USARJ/UNCEA Japan, and the Embassy in Seoul. The source text is the Department of State copy.
243. Letter From President Eisenhower to President Rhee
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File. Confidential; Priority; Presidential Handling. Transmitted in telegram 183 to Seoul, August 24, which is the source text. Telegram 183 was drafted in S/S and cleared by the President.
244. Letter From the Ambassador in Korea (Dowling) to the Director of the Office of Northeast Asian Affairs (Parsons)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.95b/9–557. Confidential; Official–Informal.
245. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Jones) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson)
Source: Department of State, FE Files: Lot 65 D 497, FE 2500–3100. Top Secret.
246. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State and the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy), Washington, September 14, 1957, 10:46 a.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations. No classification marking. Prepared by Carolyn J. Proctor of the Secretary’s staff.
247. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/9–657. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Assistant Secretary of Defense Harr and cleared by Jones, Palmer, Ockey, and Nes in FE, and in draft by Irwin, Quarles, Secretary Dulles, and President Eisenhower. Also sent to CINCUNC and repeated to CINCPAC for POLAD.
248. Telegram From the Embassy in Japan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.12–HE/9–1857. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution.
249. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, September 21, 1957, 11 a.m.
Source: Department of State, FE Files: Lot 59 D 19, MC–Koreans 1957. Confidential. Drafted by Ockey on October 2.
250. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/10–1157. Secret; Limit Distribution; No Distribution Outside Department. Drafted by Gregory Henderson of NA and approved by Jones.
251. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/10–2457. Secret; Limit Distribution; No Distribution Outside Department.
252. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.5–MSP/10–3057. Confidential.
253. Telegram From the Commander in Chief, United Nations Command (Decker) to the Department of the Army
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/11–657. Secret. Sent through the Department of the Army as the Executive Agent to the Department of State and to OSD/ISA and repeated to CINCPAC, CINCUSARPAC, CINCPACAF, and the Embassy in Seoul. The source text is the Department of State copy.
255. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Herter) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.5/11–2257. Secret.
256. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Northeast Asian Affairs (Parsons) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/11–2557. Secret. Drafted by Barbis.
257. Telegram From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Sprague) to the Commander in Chief, United Nations Command (Decker)
Source: Department of Defense Files. Secret; Noforn. Also sent to the Chargé in Seoul and repeated to CINCPAC, CINCUSARPAC, and CINCPACAF.
258. Telegram From the Commander in Chief, United Nations Command (Decker) to the Department of Defense
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/12–1857. Secret; Priority. Sent to the Department of Defense for OSD/ISA and to the Department of State and repeated to the Department of the Army, CINCPAC, USARPAC, and the Embassy in Seoul. The source text is the Department of State copy.
259. Memorandum for the Record by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Harr)
Source: Washington National Records Center, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 61 B 1672, 320.2 Korea. Top Secret.
260. Telegram From the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Irwin) to the Commander in Chief, United Nations Command (Decker)
Source: Department of Defense Files. Secret; Priority. Also sent to the Chargé in Seoul and repeated to CINCUNC, CINCUSARPAC, and CINCPACAF.
261. Memorandum From the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Quarles) to the Secretary of the Army (Brucker)
Source: Washington National Records Center, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 61 B 1672, 471.6 Korea. Top Secret.
262. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.5611/12–2757. Secret.
263. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/12–3057. Secret; Limit Distribution.
264. Telegram From the Commander in Chief, United Nations Command (Decker) to the Department of Defense
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56395B/12–3057. Top Secret; Priority. Originally sent as a CINCREP message and later corrected to CINCUNC message. Sent to the Department of Defense for OSD/ISA and to the Department of State; repeated to Department of the Army, CINCPAC, and CINCUSARPAC; and passed to the Embassy in Seoul.
265. Letter From the Chargé in Korea (Weil) to the Ambassador to Korea (Dowling)
Source: Department of State, NA Files: Lot 60 D 680, Reduction of Forces (Korean). Secret; Official–Informal. Ambassador Dowling was in Washington for home leave and consultations.