795.00/7–2150: Circular telegram
The Secretary of State to Certain Diplomatic Offices 1
Fol summary re Korea:
Be SYG’s circ re material aid and troops Nor govt unable furnish ground troops. Swed unable provide troops but cld supply field hospitals. Requested clarification procedures envisaged in circ as did reps Fr, NZ, Canad, Braz, Bol, Mex, Urug, Arg. Neth states practically impossible send Dutch troops. Previous reports Peron planning offer Arg troops unfounded. Emb Tehran believes little chance Iran will offer mil support and cld hardly offer other aid in view internal situation. Indian FonOff doubtful Nehru wld feel he cld send token troops just now. Benelux powers to meet discuss question. Nic only country make UN firm offer troops. Iraqi Chargé privately assured us under instrs his govt that Iraq not neutral but lined up solidly with West. Peru placing embargo on trade with NK. We considering direct appeal for UK troops.
Hung first satellite openly suggest aid NK. All Hungs asked by “natl peace council” contribute money for field hospital. Turk FonMin wld deplore “Korean compromise” if quid pro quo were UN admission Commie Chi. Ceylon official said Ceylon not neutral and wld have supported SC res if UN member. In event Korean conflict shld become struggle between commies and democracy no doubt on which side Ceylon wld fight. While bulk Israel’s population continues support govt decision back SC, commies and left-wing Mapam taking Cominform line. UK auths Hong Kong Singapore now have effective controls on exports I–A list to Chi, NK.
Korea situation reflected in planned Fr offensive against Ho Chi Minh, in our Mil Survey Mission recommendations that cuts in our mil aid program for Phils be restored and additional aid be provided soon, and in first MDAP shipments going Indo.
- Sent to Addis Ababa, Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, Colombo, Damascus, Jidda, Monrovia, Tangier, Tel Aviv, Tripoli, and Tunis.↩