Office of the Historian

795.00/6–1253: Telegram

The United States Representative at the United Nations (Lodge) to the Department of State

[Extract]
secret
priority
New York, June 12, 1953—5:10 p.m.

803. Reference Korea.

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1. Chinese representation. Although not dealt with specifically in the working papers, I understand a special paper on this is being prepared and will be sent me promptly. I should like to reiterate and cannot stress too much that this is the most important single issue confronting us at United Nations. It is vitally important that we should not wait until Bermuda Conference is hard upon us to build up strong United Nations majority against seating Chinese Reds. Reports from London indicate that Churchill is losing no time in building up his case with Comonwealth PM’s and I have no doubt he is doing same diplomatically all around world. Our position could easily be torpedoed if we are not alert and vigorous.

[Here follows discussion of other aspects of the Korean armistice; for documentation, see volume XV.]

Lodge