320/1–1951: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the United States Mission at the United Nations

secret   priority

640. Confirming telcon. Set forth below is draft res which wld be acceptable to Dept taking into account views of other dels transmitted by telephone today. Either alternative last para wld be acceptable.

You shld make clear in your consultations with other dels that we see no reason for changing draft further. You shld also point out that present res is directed against ChiComs and shld be so formulated. Dept found particularly objectionable some of the suggestions made by other dels which seemed designed to make concessions to ChiComs or to reflect on US. Dept feels that stage of cease-fire efforts was entirely adequate and is now over unless ChiComs have change of heart and agree to cease their defiance of UN.

Dept does not believe that it is essential that there be other sponsors of proposed res and US wld be perfectly willing introduce it alone. If that is done and other dels put in amendments, we will support or vote against them in accordance with their merits. We are not disposed however at this time to make further concessions in order to obtain sponsors.

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The General Assembly

Noting that the SC, because of lack of unanimity of the permanent members, has failed to exercise its primary responsibility for the maintenance of internatl peace and security in regard to Chinese Communist intervention in Korea;

Noting that the CPG of the PRC has rejected all UN proposals to bring about a cessation of hostilities in Korea with a view to peaceful settlement, and that its armed forces continue their invasion of Korea and their large-scale attacks upon UN forces there;

Finds that the CPG of the PRC by giving direct aid and assistance to those who were already committing aggression in Korea and by engaging in hostilities against UN forces there, has itself engaged in aggression in Korea;

Calls upon the CPG of the PRC to cause its forces and nationals in Korea to cease hostilities against the UN forces and to withdraw from Korea;

Affirms the determination of the UN to continue its action in Korea to meet the aggression;

Calls upon all States and authorities to continue to lend every assistance to the UN action in Korea;

Calls upon all States and authorities to refrain from giving any assistance to the aggressors in Korea;

Requests a committee composed of the members of the Collective Measures Committee, as a matter of urgency, to consider additional measures to be employed to meet this aggression, and to report thereon to the GA;

[Alternative 1] Affirms that it continues to be the policy of the UN to bring about a peaceful settlement of the KOR situation and requests the Pres of the GA to designate forthwith two persons who wld meet with him at any suitable opportunity to use their good offices to this end.

[Alternative 2] Affirms that it continues to be the policy of the UN to bring about a cessation of hostilities in Korea with a view to peaceful settlement and the achievement of UN objectives in Korea by peaceful means and requests the Pres of the GA to designate forthwith two persons who wld meet with him at any suitable opportunity to use their good offices to this end.”

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