501.BB Korea/7–1448: Telegram
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Douglas) to the Secretary of State
3186. Reference Embtel 3147 dated July 13, 5 p. m. 1. Dening today handed officer of Embassy lengthy memorandum giving British objections to recognition of new government in South Korea as “National Government of Korea envisaged by GA resolutions”. As these are familiar to Department, shall not telegraph full text unless so instructed but shall send airmail.1
2. Following is text proposed substitute statement referred to in Paragraph Two of Embtel 3147:
“The Government of the United States considers the administration which has established itself in South Korea as a result of the elections held there on May 10 to be the government envisaged in the terms of the resolutions of the General Assembly and of the Interim Committee of the United Nations”.
Department pass Seoul.2