Korea 1
1. For previous documentation, see Foreign Relations, 1950, volume vii .
Considerable mention of the situation in Korea may also be found in the compilations on China, pp. 1474 ff. and 1874 ff.
Contents
- I. January 1–February 1. Activities in the United Nations; rejection by
the People’s Republic of China of the principles set forth by the U.N.
cease-fire group; passage of the U.N. General Assembly resolution finding
that the People’s Republic of China committed aggression in Korea (Documents 1–120)
- II. February 2–April 11. Consideration of a cease-fire; the question of
the 38th parallel; the proposed Presidential statement on Korea; the
decision to dismiss General MacArthur (Documents 121–229)
- III. April 12–July 7. Events following the relief of General MacArthur;
consideration of a statement of United Nations aims in Korea; discussions
regarding a peaceful settlement of the Korean problem (Documents 230–414)
- IV. July 8–August 23. Initiation of cease-fire talks; discussions leading
to the adoption of an agenda on July 26; discussions concerning the
demilitarized zone and the demarcation line prior to discontinuation of the
conference by the Communist side on August 23 (Documents 415–530)
- V. August 24–October 24. Planning in regard to Korea during the period of
suspension of cease-fire talks; discussions by United Nations and Communist
liaison officers looking toward a resumption of the talks; the
Kirk-Vyshinsky conversations in Moscow; agreement on resumption of
negotiations to be held at Panmunjom (Documents 531–655)
- VI. October 25–November 27. Resumption of negotiations at Panmunjom;
agreement on a line of demarcation; the prisoner of war question; planning
for the Sixth Session of the U.N. General Assembly; consideration of
possible retaliatory steps by the United Nations in the event of renewed
Communist aggression (Greater Sanctions) (Documents 656–746)
- VII. November 28–December 31. Discussion of agenda item 3 dealing with
arrangements for a cease-fire and the establishment of a supervisory
organization for carrying out the terms of a cease-fire; consideration of
the issuance of a Greater Sanctions Statement; the problem of the prisoners
of war (Documents 747–919)