Office of the Historian

785.00/10–3151: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom 1

top secret
Washington, November 17, 1951—1:54 p. m.

2564. Re Embtel 2118 Oct 31. Dept has informed Brit Emb rep here [Page 1147] that our intelligence auths entirely agree with estimate Brit mil intel concerning potential use Yalu dam as communications line and that in discussions with Morrison this subject Sec had not been correctly briefed. However, we pointed out as also stated by Sec to Morrison, dam is very important source electric power for Port Arthur, Dairen industrial and military complex.

Webb
  1. This telegram, drafted by U. Alexis Johnson, summarized the substance of a conversation which he had held with Mr. Tomlinson of the British Embassy on the preceding day.↩