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


61. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.5–MSP/6–3055. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Parsons and Lieutenant Colonel Jack P. Napier, Deputy Chief of the Economic Division in the Office of the Chief of Civil Affairs and Military Government, Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army; cleared with FOA; and approved by McClurkin. Repeated to Tokyo.


62. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.5–MSP/7–155. Confidential. Drafted by Howard F. Smith of NA, cleared with ICA and the Department of Defense, and approved by McClurkin. Repeated to Tokyo.


63. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, July 5, 1955

Source: Department of State, FE Files: Lot 56 D 679, Korea. Secret. Drafted by McClurkin. The source text indicates the conversation took place in Dulles’ office.


64. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.5–MSP/7–1155. Secret. Drafted by Smith, approved by McClurkin, and cleared with ICA and the Department of Defense. Repeated to Tokyo.


65. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/7–1555. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Tokyo and priority to Bern and Stockholm.


66. Memorandum From the Chief of the Office of Civil Affairs and Military Government, Department of the Army (Marquat) to the Secretary of Defense (Wilson)

Source: Department of State, Seoul Embassy Files: Lot 59 F 180, 320.1—Washington Discussions, 1955. Confidential.


67. Memorandum on the Substance of Discussions at a Department of State–Joint Chiefs of Staff Meeting, Washington, July 29, 1955, 11:30 a.m.

Source: Department of State, State–JCS Meetings: Lot 61 D 417. Top Secret. A note on the title page reads: “State Draft. Not cleared with any of participants.”


68. Letter From President Rhee to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.5–MSP/8–155. No classification marking.


69. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/8–455. Secret; Niact. Repeated priority to Tokyo.


70. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/8–655. Confidential; Niact. Repeated to Tokyo.


71. Telegram From the Commanding General, Eighth Army (White) to the Department of the Army

Source: Department of State, NA Files: Lot 59 D 407, Defense Cables Aug–Dec 1955. Secret; Priority; Noforn. Sent from the Eighth Army G–2 for the Department of the Army G–2. Repeated to Tokyo for CINCFE and COMFEAF, and to COMNAVFE Japan.


72. Telegram From the Commander in Chief, Far East (Lemnitzer) to the Department of the Army

Source: Department of State, NA Files: Lot 59 D 407, Defense Cables Aug–Dec 1955. Secret; Priority.


73. Telegram From the Commander in Chief, United Nations Command (Lemnitzer) to the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Source: Department of State, NA Files: Lot 59 D 407, Defense Cables Aug–Dec 1955. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Seoul for Ambassador Lacy.


74. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Switzerland

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/8–1055. Secret. Drafted by Allen and approved by Murphy. Also sent to Stockholm, London, and Paris and repeated to Seoul and Tokyo.


75. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/8–1055. Secret. Drafted by Jones and approved by McClurkin. Also sent to London, Paris, Stockholm, Bern, and Tokyo.


77. Telegram From the Commander in Chief, United Nations Command (Lemnitzer) to the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Source: Department of State, NA Files: Lot 59 D 407, Defense Cables Aug–Dec 1955. Secret. Sent by Lemnitzer from Eighth Army headquarters in Seoul. Repeated to Seoul for Ambassador Lacy and to Tokyo for CINCFE.


79. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/8–1255. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Hemmendinger and Robertson. Repeated priority to Tokyo with instructions to pass to CINCUNC.


80. Memorandum From the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant (O’Connor) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy)

Source: Department of State, NA Files: Lot 59 D 407, Memcons (NNSC) 1955. Secret. Also sent to Robertson and David W. Wainhouse, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs.


81. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Sebald) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/8–1955. Secret. Drafted by Jones and concurred in by Wainhouse of IO, Assistant Secretary of State Livingston T. Merchant of EUR, and Assistant Legal Adviser John M. Raymond. Sent through Murphy.


83. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, August 26, 1955

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/8–2655. Confidential. Drafted by Jones.


84. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/9–555. Confidential; Priority. Repeated priority to Tokyo.


85. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Sweden

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/9–655. Confidential. Drafted by Jones and approved by McClurkin. Also sent to Bern and repeated to Seoul, London, Paris, and Tokyo.


86. Telegram From the Commander in Chief, United Nations Command (Lemnitzer) to the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Source: Department of State, NA Files: Lot 59 D 407, Defense Cables Aug-Dec 1955. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Eighth Army Command in Korea for General Isaac D. White and to Seoul for Ambassador Lacy.


87. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.5/9–1655. Secret. Drafted by Jones.


88. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Minister of the Korean Embassy (Han) and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Sebald), Department of State, Washington, September 26, 1955

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.95B/9–2655. Confidential. Drafted by Jones on September 27.


89. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Switzerland

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/10–655. Secret. Drafted by Jones and Bruce M. Lancaster of WE and approved by Roberston. Repeated to Stockholm, Paris, London, Seoul, and Tokyo.


90. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State and the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson), Washington, October 7, 1955, 5:22 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations. Prepared by Phyllis D. Bernau.