740.00119 Control (Korea)/8–247: Telegram
The Political Adviser in Korea (Jacobs) to the Secretary of State
253. Zurc 984. The American delegation has now presented to the Soviet delegation without apparent success in breaking present stalemate other than promise by Soviet delegation to consider letter of Anti-Trusteeship Committee mentioned Seoul 246, July 31 and to submit reply thereto, the first two proposals48 mentioned in Seoul PolAd No. 234, July 25. While barring unexpected developments there remains sufficient number of other proposals to spin out negotiations over 2 more weeks, instructions from State and War requested in last sentence Seoul PolAd No. 234, July 25 needed soonest.
General Shtikov held press conference afternoon August 2 and handed out five-page release which is being translated. Apparently nothing new in it but will telegraph anything of importance when translation is available.49
- The second proposal was rejected at the 50th meeting on August 1.↩
- Telegram 259, August 5, from Seoul, stated that the Soviet release again tried to place blame on the Americans. In despatch 36, August 5, from Seoul, Mr. Jacobs submitted texts of recent press statements and stated: “The whole problem is that the Soviet Delegation is trying to exclude a large group of rightists from consultation which, for all Korea, would give a slightly more than 50% participation both by parties and alleged membership.… To this the American Delegation will not and cannot agree.” (740.00119 Control (Korea)/8–547)↩