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General political policies of the United States toward Korea1

1. For previous documentation on Korea, see Foreign Relations, 1945, vol. vi, pp. 1018 ff.

[451] General of the Army Douglas MacArthur to the Joint Chiefs of Staff

[Tokyo,] 30 December 1945.

Records of the State–War–Navy Coordinating Committee, Lot 52–M45, 091 Korea: Telegram

[452] Memorandum by the State Department Member of the State–War–Navy Coordinating Committee (Dunn) to the Committee

Washington, January 4, 1946.

Records of the State–War–Navy Coordinating Committee, Lot 52–M45, 091 Korea

[453] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Under Secretary of State (Acheson)

[Washington,] January 4, 1946.

740.00119 Control (Korea) /1–446

[454] The Joint Chiefs of Staff to General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, at Tokyo

[Washington,] 5 January 1946.

Records of the State–War–Navy Coordinating Committee, Lot 52–M45, SWNCC 176 Series: Telegram

[455] The Political Adviser in Korea (Benninghoff) to the Secretary of State

[Seoul,] 7 January 1946.

895.01/1–1246: Telegram

[456] Lieutenant General John R. Hodge to the Secretary of State

Seoul, undated.
[Received January 12, 1946—12:15 p.m.]

740.00119 Control (Korea)/1–1246: Telegram

[457] The Acting Secretary of State to the Political Adviser in Korea (Benninghoff)

Washington, January 12, 1946—10 a.m.

740.00119 Control (Korea)/1–1246: Telegram

[458] The Acting Secretary of State to the Political Adviser in Korea (Benninghoff)

Washington, January 12, 1946—1 p.m.

895.01/1–1246: Telegram

[459] The Political Adviser in Korea (Benninghoff) to the Secretary of State

Seoul, January 13, 1946.
[Received January 16—1:17 p.m.]

740.00119 Control (Korea) /1–1346: Telegram

[460] Lieutenant General John R. Hodge to the War Department

Seoul, January 18, 1946—5:30 p.m.
[Received January 19—7:50 p.m.]

740.00119 Control (Korea) /1–1946: Telegram

[461] General of the Army Douglas MacArthur to the Joint Chiefs of Staff

[Tokyo,] 22 January 1946.

Records of the State–War–Navy Coordinating Committee, Lot 52–M45, SWNCC 176 Series: Telegram

[462] The Political Adviser in Korea (Benninghoff) to the Secretary of State

Seoul, January 22, 1946.
[Received January 25—4:05 p.m.]

740.00119 Control (Korea)/1–2246: Telegram

[463] General of the Army Douglas MacArthur to the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Tokyo, 23 January 1946.

Records of the State–War–Navy Coordinating Committee, Lot 52–M45, 091 Korea: Telegram

[464] The Political Adviser in Korea (Benninghoff) to the Secretary of State

Seoul, January 23, 1946.27a

740.00119 Control (Korea)/1–2346: Telegram

[465] The Chargé in the Soviet Union (Kennan) to the Secretary of State

Moscow, January 25, 1946.
[Received January 25—9:47 a.m.]

740.00119 Control (Korea)/1–2546: Telegram

[466] The Chargé in the Soviet Union (Kennan) to the Secretary of State

Moscow, January 25, 1946—7 p.m.
[Received January 25—4:20 p.m.]

740.00119 Control (Korea)/1–2546: Telegram

[467] The Acting Secretary of State to the Political Adviser in Korea (Benninghoff)

Washington, January 25, 1946—8 p.m.

740.00119 Control (Korea)/1–2546: Telegram

[468] The Ambassador to the Soviet Union (Harriman) to the Secretary of State

New Delhi, January 25, 1946.
[Received January 28—10:45 a.m.]

740.00119 Control (Korea)/1–2546: Telegram

[469] The Secretary of State to the Political Adviser in Korea (Benninghoff)

Washington, January 26, 1946.

740.00119 Control (Korea)/1–2546: Telegram

[470] Policy Paper Adopted by the State–War–Navy Coordinating Committee

January 28, 1946

740.00119 Control (Korea)/1–2946

[471] The Political Adviser in Korea (Benninghoff) to the Secretary of State

Seoul, January 28, 1946.
[Received January 28—1:49 p.m.]

740.00119 Control (Korea)/1–2846: Telegram

[472] The Secretary of State to the Chargé in the Soviet Union (Kennan)

Washington, January 29, 1946—8 p.m.

740.00119 Control (Korea)/1–2946: Telegram

[473] General of the Army Douglas MacArthur to the Joint Chiefs of Staff

[Tokyo,] 2 February 1946.

740.00119 Control (Korea)/3–1846

[474] The Secretary of State to the Political Adviser in Korea (Benninghoff)

Washington, February 7, 1946.

893.00/2–146: Telegram

[475] The Political Adviser in Korea (Benninghoff) to the Secretary of State

Seoul, undated.
[Received February 9—9:38 p.m.]

740.00119 Control (Korea)/2–946: Telegram

[476] General of the Army Douglas MacArthur to the Joint Chiefs of Staff

[Tokyo,] 12 February 1946.

740.00119 Control (Korea)/2–1446: Telegram

[477] The Political Adviser in Korea (Benninghoff) to the Secretary of State

Seoul, February 15, 1946.
[Received February 25.]

740.00119 Control (Korea)/2–1546

[478] The Political Adviser in Korea (Benninghoff) to the Secretary of State

Seoul, February 20, 1946.
[Received March 6.]

740.00119 Control (Korea)/2–2046

[479] The Chief of Staff, United States Army (Eisenhower), to General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, at Tokyo

[Washington,] 23 February 1946.

740.00119 Control (Korea)/2–2346: Telegram

[480] General of the Army Douglas MacArthur to the Secretary of State

Tokyo, undated.
[Received February 24—11:26 a.m.]

740.00119 Control (Korea)/2–2446: Telegram

  1. Text printed from corrected copy received February 3, 6:38 p.m.↩