Records of the Office of the Political Adviser in Japan, Lot 57–F103, 800 Korea–Soviet: Telegram
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur to the Joint Chiefs of Staff
CA 53102. Hodge in Korea has just reported as follows:
“The Soviet Consul to Seoul returned last night from a conference at Soviet 25th Army Headquarters bearing two letters from the Army [Page 1072] Commander to effect that there will be no negotiations on a military level concerning requests I have presented and that there is no prospect of any negotiations until decisions are made and relationships established between our respective governments. The Army Commander is withdrawing his liaison detachment today and has not and probably will not accept my detachment which visited him recently. Based on performance to date this action was not unexpected, and justifies the urgency of my previous recommendations that higher level contacts be made. Am requesting his cooperation to keep telephone and radio communication between our headquarters but I have little expectancy except that status will revert to exactly the relationship existing one month ago. By [No?] reasons given other than that all agreements must be after policies are agreed upon between the National Governments. It is understood the conference was attended by political advisors from Moscow.”