740.00119 Control (Korea)/9–1446: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Political Adviser in Korea (Langdon)
129. Report apparent complete rift in leftist front (urtel 108 Sept 14 latest received here) presumed to be background upon which press reports (UP and NY Times) appearing here are based. These stories indicate progress in unification movement favorable prelude to plan [Page 741] for holding election selecting delegates to proposed legislative assembly.
Stories also indicate details of election plan to be made public soon but ambiguous as to whether elections are to be held within 2 months or assembly to be convened within that period. Your comments would be appreciated together with suggestions you or CG USAFIK may have as to manner in which Dept through releases here might usefully contribute in focusing attention on current developments.