Office of the Historian

Withdrawal of United States forces from Korea; extension of United States military and economic assistance to the Republic of Korea; the Korean question in the United Nations 1

1. For previous documentation on Korea, see Foreign Relations, 1948, vol. vi, pp. 1079 ff.

[219] The Special Representative in Korea (Muccio) to the Secretary of State

Seoul, April 14, 1949.

740.00119 Control (Korea)/4–1449: Telegram

[221] The Secretary of State to the American Mission in Korea

Washington, April 15, 1949.

711.952/4–1549: Telegram

[223] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Korea

Washington, April 21, 1949—3 p. m.

740.00119 Control (Korea)/4–1249: Telegram

[224] The Ambassador in Korea (Muccio) to the Secretary of State

Seoul, April 22, 1949.

740.00119 Control (Korea)/4–2249: Telegram

[225] The Ambassador in Korea (Muccio) to the Secretary of State

Seoul, April 26, 1949.

895.30/4–2649: Telegram

[226] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Korea

Washington, April 28, 1949—8 p. m.

895.20 Mission/4–2849: Telegram

[227] The Ambassador in Korea (Muccio) to the Secretary of State

Seoul, April 29, 1949.

895.34/4–2949: Telegram

[228] The Acting Secretary of the Army (Gray) to the Secretary of State

Washington, April 29, 1949.

740.00119 Control (Korea)/4–2949

[231] The Ambassador in Korea (Muccio) to the Secretary of State

Seoul, May 3, 1949.1

740.00119 Control (Korea)/5–349: Telegram

[232] The United States Representative at the United Nations (Austin) to the Secretary of State

New York, May 4, 1949.

740.00119 Control (Korea)/5–449: Telegram

[233] The Secretary of Defense (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Washington, May 4, 1949.

740.00119 Control (Korea)/5–449

[234] The Secretary of State to the United States Representative at the United Nations (Austin )

Washington, May 5, 1949—7 p. m.

501.BB Korea/5–449: Telegram

[235] The Ambassador in Korea (Muccio) to the Secretary of State

Seoul, May 6, 1949.

740.00119 Control (Korea)/5–649: Telegram

[237] The Ambassador in Korea (Muccio) to the Secretary of State

Seoul, May 7, 1949.

740.00119 Control (Korea)/5–749: Telegram

[238] The Ambassador in Korea (Muccio) to the Secretary of State

Seoul, May 9, 1949—6 p. m.
[Received May 9—7:11 a. m.]

740.00119 Control (Korea)/5–949: Telegram

[239] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Korea

Washington, May 9, 1949—5 p. m.

740.00119 Control (Korea)/5–749: Telegram

[240] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Korea

Washington, May 9, 1949—6 p. m.

740.00119 Control (Korea)/5–949: Telegram

[241] The Secretary of State to the Secretary of Defense (Johnson)

Washington, May 10, 1949.

740.00119 Council (Korea)/5–449

[243] The Ambassador in Korea (Muccio) to the Secretary of State

Seoul, May 11, 1949—1 p. m.

740.00119 Control (Korea)/5–1149: Telegram

[245] The Ambassador in Korea (Muccio) to the Secretary of State

Seoul, May 12, 1949—noon.

740.00119 Control (Korea)/5–1249: Telegram

[247] The Ambassador in Korea (Muccio) to the Secretary of State

Seoul, May 16, 1949.

740.00119 Control (Korea)/5–1649: Telegram

  1. This letter was transmitted to the Department as an enclosure to despatch 223 from Seoul, April 16 (not printed), wherein Mr. Muccio stated that the letter was handed to President Rhee at noon on April 16. Despatch 223 was received in the Department on May 9, but Mr. Muccio had informed the Department of the transmittal of the letter in telegram 403, from Seoul, April 16, not printed (711.952/4–1649).↩
  2. This message was not received in the Department until May 6, at 2:34 p. m., and bore the notation that it had been delayed in transmission.↩