Policies of the United States toward Korea
Interest in the future status of Korea and the question of recognition of a Provisional Korean Government;1 occupation of southern Korea by United States Forces and of northern Korea by forces of the Soviet Union, with 38th parallel as dividing line; return of expatriate Koreans; unsuccessful attempts by United States Forces to negotiate on a local level with Soviet Forces on problems arising from the establishment of two zones of occupation; proposal by the United States to establish an international trusteeship over Korea; beginnings of self-government in southern Korea; Korean demands for independence; measures affecting Korea taken at the Moscow Conference of Foreign Ministers2
[756] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Director of the Office of Far Eastern Affairs (Ballantine)
895.01/2–545
[757] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Director of the Office of Far Eastern Affairs (Ballantine)
895.01/2–1745
[758] The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in China ( Hwley )
895.01/2–2045
[759] The Chargé in China ( Atcheson ) to the Secretary of State
[Received 3:46 p.m.]
895.01/3–145: Telegram
[760] The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in China ( Hurley )
895.01/3–145: Telegram
[761] The Chargé in China ( Atcheson ) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 11—2 p.m.]
895.01/4–945: Telegram
[762] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom ( Winant ) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 19.]
895.01/4–945
[763] The Chargé in the Soviet Union ( Kennan ) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 18—2:15 a.m.]
895.01/4–1745: Telegram
[764] The Chairman of the Korean Commission in the United States ( Rhee ) to the Secretary of State
500.CC/4–2045
[765] The Chairman of the Korean Commission in the United States ( Rhee ) to President Truman
500.CC/5–1545
[766] The Acting Secretary of State to the Chairman of the Korean Commission in the United States ( Rhee )
500.CC/5–1545
[767] The Chairman of the Korean Commission in the United States ( Rhee ) to President Truman
895.01/7–214–5: Telegram
[768] The Chairman of the Korean Commission in the United States ( Rhee ) to the Acting Chief of the Office of Far Eastern Affairs ( Lockhart )
895.01/7–2545
[769] The Ambassador in China ( Hurley ) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 15—10:10 a.m.]
895.01/8–1445: Telegram
[770] The Chairman ( Kim ) and the Foreign Mmister ( Tjo ) of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea to the Chairman of the Korean Commission in the United States ( Rhee )
895.01/8–1845: Radiogram
[771] Draft Memorandum to the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Records of the State-War-Navy Coordinating Committee, Lot 52–M45
[772] Memorandum by the State-War-Navy Coordinating Committee to Brigadier General Andrew J. McFarland, Secretary of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Records of the State-War-Navy Coordinating Committee, Lot 52–M45
[773] Memorandum by the Director of the Office of Far Eastern Affairs ( Ballantine ) to the Assistant Secretary of State ( Dunn )
740.00119 P. W./8–2445
[774] The Consul General at Manila ( Steintorf ) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 27—9:28 a.m.]
740.00119 PW/8–2645: Telegram
[775] The Ambassador in China ( Hurley ) to the Secretary of State
[Received 2:59 p.m.]
895.01/8–3145: Telegram
[776] Proclamation No. 1 by General of the Army Douglas MacArthur
740.00119 Control (Korea)/9–745
[777] Memorandum by the Acting Chairman of the State-War-Navy Coordinating Committee
Records of the State-War-Navy Coordinating Committee, Lot 52–M45
[778] The Ambassador in China ( Hurley ) to the Secretary of State
[Received 11:25 p.m.]
895.01/9–1245: Telegram
[779] The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom ( Winant )
740.00119 Council/9–1345: Telegram
[780] Memorandum by the Acting Secretary of State to President Truman
740.00119 PW/9–1445
[781] The Political Adviser in Korea ( Benninghoff ) to the Secretary of State
[Received September 28.]
740.00119 Control (Japan)/9–1545
[782] The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in China ( Hurley )
895.01/9–1745: Telegram
[783] Memorandum by Lieutenant General John R. Hodge to General of the Army Douglas MacArthur at Tokyo
895.01/9–2645
[784] The Chargé in China ( Robertson ) to the Secretary of State
[Received September 25—8:35 a.m.]
895.01/9–2545: Telegram
[785] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Director of the Office of Far Eastern Affairs (Vincent)
895.01/9–2645
- For previous documentation on this subject, see Foreign Relations, 1944, vol. v, pp. 1290 ff.↩
- Held December 16 to 26; for documentation on the Conference, see vol. ii, pp. 560 ff.↩