795.00/12–551: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
2807. Ref Deptel 27901 there is given below draft of type statement which US has in mind. Request you discuss with Eden and transmit to Dept any UK comments.
“We the nations participating in the Korean action support the decision of the Commander-in-Chief of the UN Command to conclude an armistice agreement. We hereby affirm our determination fully and faithfully to carry out the terms of that armistice. We expect that the other parties to the agreement will likewise scrupulously observe its terms.
The task ahead is not an easy one. We will support the efforts of the UN to bring about an equitable settlement in Korea based on the principles which have long been established by the UN, and which call for a united, independent and democratic Korea. We will support the UN in its efforts to assist the people of Korea in repairing the ravages of war.
We declare again our faith in the principles and purposes of the UN, our consciousness of our continuing responsibilities in Korea, our determination in good faith to seek a settlement of the Korean problem, and our resolution that aggression committed again in Korea will [Page 1250] bring upon any country whose forces are involved the full retribution without geographic limitation it will in justice have earned.”
FYI last phrase final para foregoing refers to China as well as NK, it being considered that NK unaided could not carry out effective attack during immediate future following armistice.