Foreign Relations of the United States, 1947, The Far East, Volume VI

740.00119 Control (Korea)/4–1147

Memorandum by the Director of the Office of Far Eastern Affairs (Vincent) to the Assistant Secretary of State (Hilldring)

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[Washington,] April 11, 1947.

The phrase of which we spoke this morning occurs on page 5 of Appendix “D” of the State-War Special Korea Committee report⁵³ and has been suggested for inclusion in the revised directive which is now before the JCS.

It reads as follows: “… for all appointive posts, selecting Koreans in so far as possible from all political groups having due regard to their proportionate strength, but avoiding extremists of either right or left …”

I suggest deletion rather than amendment of the underlined phrase.⁵⁴

J[ohn] C[arter] V[incent]

53. February 25, p. 608; appendix not printed.
54. Notation by General Hilldring: “I concur JHH”.