357.AD/9–1350: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the United States Mission at the United Nations
269. Reurtel 523 Sep 13. Dept considers UNCOK may correctly interpret its terms of reference to cover observation of matters relating to external assistance to North Koreans, from whatever source or of any kind. Paragraph 1 (a) of GA res Oct 17, 1949 provides that Commission shall “observe and report any developments which might lead to or otherwise involve military conflict in Korea.” It is our recollection that “or otherwise involve” was addition suggested by Australians to obviate possibility of interpretation that, with outbreak military conflict, observation mandate of Commission would terminate. We understood it to mean that Commission had on contrary clear GA mandate, while military conflict should continue, to observe and report on any feature relating to such conflict.