740.0019 Control (Korea)/7–3147: Telegram
Lieutenant General John R. Hodge to the Secretary of State
246. Zurc 978. 49th meeting of Joint Commission held p.m. 31 July for about 3½ hours. General Brown chairman. Soviet delegation, when invited to introduce new proposal, reintroduced previous proposals. US delegation restated reasons why these were unacceptable. US delegation then read a letter from certain organizations who are members of Anti-Trusteeship Committees, reaffirming intent to cooperate with the Joint Commission. In modified form, US delegation then renewed its proposal of 47th meeting that Subcommission No. 1 make systematic listing of all applicant organizations showing position of each delegation with respect to each party. Soviet delegation said it would study letter, consider US proposal and reply tomorrow. No change of attitude or progress achieved. Next meeting 1330, August 1.
Press statement issued by US delegation will be transmitted in clear.47
- Telegram 247, August 1, not printed; for text of statement dated July 31, see Department of State Bulletin, August 10, 1947, p. 296.↩