740.00119 Control (Korea)/5–1846: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Political Adviser in Korea (Langdon)
69. Your Tfurc 56 [46]98 Acting Secretary on afternoon 17th made following statements:
Ques: Has any communication been passed between this country and the Soviet Union concerning the deadlock of the Joint Commission in Korea and if any such message has passed between the two countries can you tell us something of their nature?
Ans: The answer is “no”. No communication has passed on a governmental level. The Commission has simply adjourned and has not dissolved since it has no authority to dissolve.
[Page 681]Ques: If no communications have passed between the two countries how will the US proceed with a view to bringing about a more rapid Soviet-US agreement on the Korean Provisional Government?
Ans: US representatives on the Joint Commission are ready at any time to resume negotiations for the fulfillment of the Moscow decision as soon as the Soviet delegation to the Commission is ready to acknowledge that freedom of expression will be safeguarded throughout Korea in the implementation of the Moscow decision. The Dept has been kept fully informed by General Hodge on all phases of the negotiations and fully concurs in the position which he has taken.