Office of the Historian

Rhee’s unilateral release of North Korean nonrepatriate POWs; United States reaction; suspension of Panmunjom negotiations; formulation and consideration of policy toward Korea after the armistice, NSC 154, 156, and 157 series; additional UN forces for Korea and the problem of reimbursement; the Robertson mission; resumption of the Panmunjom negotiations; final details; armistice

[643] The Commander in Chief, United Nations Command (Clark) to the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Seoul, June 28, 1953—11:28 p.m.

FE files, lot 55 D 338, “Korean Political Conference, June 1953”

[645] Memorandum by the Secretary of State to the President

[Washington,] June 28, 1953.

Eisenhower Library, Eisenhower papers, Whitman file

[646] The Commander in Chief, Far East (Clark) to the Department of State

Seoul, June 29, 1953—3:45 p.m.

795.00/6–2953: Telegram

[647] The Deputy Secretary of Defense (Kyes) to the Commander in Chief United Nations Command (Clark)

Washington, June 29, 1953—10:40 p.m.

FE files, lot 55 D 338, “Korean Political Conference, June 1953”: Telegram

[648] Memorandum by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of Defense

Washington, June 30, 1953.

S/S–NSC files, lot 63 D 351, NSC 157 Series

[653] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Korea

Washington, July 1, 1953—1:16 p.m.

795.00/7–153: Telegram

[654] The Commander in Chief United Nations Command (Clark) to the Secretary of Defense (Wilson)

Tokyo, July 2, 1953—7:53 p.m.

FE files, lot 55 D 338, “South Korean Attitude Toward Armistice, July 1–15, 1953”: Telegram

[657] The Commander in Chief, United Nations Command (Clark) to the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Kyes)

Tokyo, July 3, 1953—12:11 p.m.

Matthews files, lot 53 D 413: Telegram

[658] The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Korea

Washington, July 2, 1953—8:07 p.m.

795.00/7–253: Telegram

[659] Memorandum of the Substance of Discussion at a Department of State–Joint Chiefs of Staff Meeting

Washington, July 3, 1953—11 a.m.

State-JCS Meetings, lot 61 D 417

[660] The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Korea

Washington, July 3, 1953—7:05 p.m.

795.00/7–353: Telegram

[663] The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Korea

Washington, July 4, 1953—2:49 p.m.

795.00/7–453: Telegram

[665] The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Korea

Washington, July 5, 1953—3:06 p.m.

795.00/7–553: Telegram

[670] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Korea

Washington, July 6, 1953—7:02 p.m.

795.00/7–653: Telegram

[671] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Korea

Washington, July 6, 1953—7:37 p.m.

795.00/6–2353: Telegram

  1. Received at 12:50 p.m. on July 1.↩
  2. This telegram was received at the Department of State at 5:02 p.m. July 2.↩
  3. This telegram was received at the Department of State at 3:32 p.m. July 6.↩