740.00119 Control (Korea)/4–1446: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Political Adviser in Korea (Langdon)
55. We are gratified with the Commission’s success in reaching agreement outlined in Tfurc 26 [25] and concur in your Pargrph 3 in as much as we doubt advisability of pressing for elimination of parenthetical word trusteeship. Upon solution of these difficulties regarding consultation with parties and organizations, the matter of trusteeship can be put into the background while the Commission moves on to performance of its tasks under paragraph 2 of the Moscow Agreement. Final decision with regard to trusteeship, as stated in our 50 of Apr 5, will be reached by the four Govts on the basis of [Page 661] proposals made by the Joint Commission under Para 3.80 In the matter of selecting personnel for the provisional Govt we are confident that you appreciate importance of avoiding selection by Commission of uncooperative extremists irrespective of political affiliation.
- The Department’s circular telegram of April 19, 9 a.m., to Chungking and London, reported the final agreement in which “Korean parties will be consulted re provisional govt who will declare support aims Moscow decision as stated communiqué para 1, declare they will abide by Commission’s decisions in its fulfillment of para 2 and declare they will cooperate with Commission in its working out of measures foreseen in para 3.” (740.00119 Control (Korea)/4–1946) For the Commission’s decision on April 17, see text of communiqué issued on April 18, printed in Department of State Bulletin, January 26, 1947, p. 173.↩