The period of the North Korean offensive, July 1-September 15, 1950: British and Indian efforts at mediation; United Nations activities concerning Korea; the problem of the 38th parallel
[336] The Secretary of State to Certain Diplomatic and Consular Offices
Washington, July 21,
1950—8 a. m.
795.00/7–2150: Circular telegram
[337] The Secretary of State to Certain Diplomatic Offices
Washington, July 21,
1950—9 a. m.
795.00/7–2150: Circular telegram
[338] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Kirk) to the Secretary of State
Moscow, July 21,
1950—6 p. m.
[Received July 21—5:41 p. m.]
[Received July 21—5:41 p. m.]
711.5/7–2150: Telegram
[339] The Secretary of State to the Acting Political Adviser in Japan (Sebald)
Washington, July 21,
1950—7 p. m.
357.AD/7–2150: Telegram
[340] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Kirk) to the Secretary of State
Moscow, July 22,
1950—2 p. m.
[Received July 22-—8:54 a. m.]
[Received July 22-—8:54 a. m.]
795.00/7–2250: Telegram
[341] The Commander in Chief, Far East (MacArthur) to the Secretary of State
Tokyo, July 22, 1950,
7:11 p. m.
[Received July 22—10:29 a. m.]
[Received July 22—10:29 a. m.]
357.AD/7–2250: Telegram
[342] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Douglas) to the Secretary of State
London, July 22,
1950—1 p. m.
[Received July 22—11:21 a. m.]
[Received July 22—11:21 a. m.]
795B.551/7–2250
[343] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in India
Washington, July 22,
1950—4 p. m.
795.00/7–2250: Telegram
[345] The Ambassador in India (Henderson) to the Secretary of State
New Delhi, July 23,
1950—11 p. m.
[Received July 23—6:36 p. m.]
[Received July 23—6:36 p. m.]
330/7–2350: Telegram
[346] The Ambassador in Korea (Muccio) to the Secretary of State
Taegu, July 21,
1950.
[Received July 24—12:49 a. m.]
[Received July 24—12:49 a. m.]
795.00/7–2150: Telegram
[347] The Ambassador in India (Henderson) to the Secretary of State
New Delhi, July 24,
1950—10 a. m.
[Received July 24—4:52 a. m.]
[Received July 24—4:52 a. m.]
330/7–2450: Telegram
[348] The Secretary of State to All Missions
Washington, July 24,
1950—5 a. m.
795B.5/7–2450: Circular telegram
[349] Memorandum by the Director of the Office of Northeast Asian Affairs (Allison) to the Director of the Policy Planning Staff (Nitze)
[Washington,] July 24, 1950.
795.00/7–2450
[350] Agreed Memorandum, Summary of United States–United Kingdom Discussions on the Present World Situation, July 20–24, 1950, Washington, D.C.
Washington, July 20–24, 1950
611.41/8–450
[351] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in India
Washington, July 25,
1950—2 p. m.
795.00/7–2550: Telegram
[353] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Douglas) to the Secretary of State
London, July 25,
1950—7 p. m.
[Received July 25—4:04 p. m.]
[Received July 25—4:04 p. m.]
795B.551/7–2550: Telegram
[355] The Deputy Under Secretary of State (Matthews) to the Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Foreign Military Affairs and Assistance (Burns)
Washington, July 25,
1950.
795.00/7–2850
[356] Memorandum by the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Lay)
Washington, July 25,
1950.
Executive Secretariat Files: NSC 76/1
[357] The Secretary of State to Certain Diplomatic and Consular Offices
Washington, July 26,
1950—11 a. m.
795.00/7–2650: Circular telegram
[358] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Douglas) to the Secretary of State
London, July 26,
1950—11 a. m.
[Received July 26—7:39 p. m.]
[Received July 26—7:39 p. m.]
795B.551/7–2650: Telegram
[359] The Ambassador in India (Henderson) to the Secretary of State
New Delhi, July 27,
1950—7 p. m.
[Received July 27—4:17 a. m.]
[Received July 27—4:17 a. m.]
611.94A/7–2750: Telegram
[360] The United States Representative at the United Nations (Austin) to the Secretary of State
New York, July 27,
1950—12:38 p. m.
[Received July 27—1:18 p. m.]
[Received July 27—1:18 p. m.]
330/7–2750: Telegram
[361] Memorandum by the Director of the Office of Northeast Asian Affairs (Allison) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Rusk)
[Washington,] July 27, 1950.
795.00/7–2750
[362] The Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Foreign Military Affairs and Assistance (Burns) to the Deputy Undersecretary of State (Matthews)
Washington, July 27,
1950.
795.00/7–2750
[363] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Kirk) to the Secretary of State
Moscow, July 27,
1950—7 p. m.
[Received July 27—7:03 p. m.]
[Received July 27—7:03 p. m.]
795.00/7–2750: Telegram
[364] The Ambassador in India (Henderson) to the Secretary of State
New Delhi, July 28,
1950—1 p. m.
[Received July 28—7:40 a. m.]
[Received July 28—7:40 a. m.]
330/7–2850: Telegram
[365] Memorandum for the Files on a Meeting Held in the Office of the Under Secretary of State (Webb)
Washington, July 28,
1950—10 a. m.
Files of the Under Secretary of State: UM M–225
- The source text bore the notation that it was drafted on July 22, by George H. Butler of the Policy Planning Staff; an attached chit by Philip H. Watts of the Policy Planning Staff, dated July 23, 9:45 a. m., indicated that this was the latest draft of “the 38th parallel paper”.↩
- The source text bore the notation that it was drafted on July 25 by George H. Butler of the Policy Planning Staff; it was forwarded to Max W. Bishop, Department of State representative on the NSC staff, by Philip Watts under cover of a memorandum dated July 26, not printed, which indicated that the document was now ready to go to the NSC staff for appropriate processing. Mr. Watts’ memorandum also noted that the document had been prepared by the Policy Planning Staff in consultation with Messrs. Jessup and Bishop along with representatives of the Bureaus of Far Eastern and United Nations Affairs.↩