General United States policies with respect to the East Asian-Pacific area 1

1. For previous documentation, see Foreign Relations, 1950, vol. vi, pp. 1 ff. For related material, see ibid. pp. 1109 ff. For documentation on U.S. policy concerning China and the Korean War, see volume vii.


[6] The Secretary of State to the British Ambassador (Franks)

890.00/1–1351


[9] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Ambassador at Large (Jessup)

PSA Files: Lot 54D190


[10] Memorandum by the Central Intelligence Agency

INR Files1


[12] Report to the National Security Council by the Executive Secretary (Lay)

S/S Files: Lot 63D351: NSC 48/51


[16] Progress Report by the Secretaries of State and Defense to the National Security Council

S/S Files: Lot 63D531: NSC 48 Series


[17] The Chargé in Thailand (Turner) to the Secretary of State

890.00/10–1351: Telegram


[18] The Secretary of State to All Far Eastern Posts

890.00R/10–2051: Circular telegram


[20] The Secretary of Defense (Lovett) to the Secretary of State

790.022/10–2951


[21] Copy of ECA Telegram Sent to Mission Chiefs in Far East

Policy Planning Staff Files: Lot 64D563: Box 20034


[22] Memorandum by the Central Intelligence Agency

INR Files


[23] The Acting Secretary of State to the Secretary of State, in Rome

740.5/11–2151: Telegram


[24] The British Embassy to the Department of State

490.008/11–2651


[26] The ECA Assistant Administrator for Program (Cleveland) to the ECA Acting Administrator (Bissell)

FRC Lot 53A441: ECA Deputy Administrator’s Files


[27] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Gifford) to the Secretary of State

740.5/12–1751: Telegram


[28] The Department of State to the British Embassy

490.008/11–2651

  1. This paper was undated. It was circulated as document SEAC D–39, January 10.
  2. Files of the Southeast Asia Aid Policy Committee, 1950–1951.
  3. Files of the Office of Philippine and Southeast Asian Affairs, 1937–1952.
  4. Files retained by the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State.
  5. Master Files of National Security Council documentation, 1947–1961, retired by the Executive Secretariat of the Department of State.
  6. Files of the Policy Planning Staff of the Department of State, 1947–1953.