Korean reconstruction; the Dulles trip to Korea and the mutual defense treaty; preliminary negotiations for the Korean political conference—the Dean mission; the Nixon visit to Korea and Rhee’s promise not to act unilaterally; formulation and consideration of NSC 167 and 170 series; failure of the Dean negotiations; South Korean-Indian friction and the release of the remaining non-repatriate POWs; Berlin Conference and the shift from Panmunjom to Geneva


[786] The Ambassador in Korea (Briggs) to the Department of State

795.00/11–253: Telegram


[788] Memorandum by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of Defense (Wilson)

JCS records, CCS 383.21 Korea (3–19–45)


[789] The Secretary of State to the Representative for the Korean Political Conference (Dean)

795.00/11–453: Telegram


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

795.00/11–453: Telegram


[792] The Secretary of State to the Vice President

S/SNSC files, lot 63 D 351, NSC 167 Series


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

795.00/11–253: Telegram


[795] Report by the Executive Secretary (Lay) to the National Security Council

S/SNSC files, lot 63 D 351, NSC 167/2 Series


[797] Draft Report by the National Security Planning Board of the National Security Council

S/SNSC files, lot 63 D 351, NSC 170 Series


[798] Memorandum by the Director of the Policy Planning Staff (Bowie) to the Secretary of State

S/SNSC files, lot 63 D 351, NSC 170 Series


[800] Draft Telegram From the Vice President to the Secretary of State

795B.00/11–1953


[801] Memorandum by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of Defense (Wilson)

PPS files, lot 64 D 563, “Korea, 1953”


[802] Memorandum by the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson) to the Secretary of State

S/SNSC files, lot 63 D 351, NSC 170 Series


[803] The Vice President to the Secretary of State

795.00/11–1953: Telegram


[805] Report by the Executive Secretary (Lay) to the National Security Council

S/SNSC files, lot 63 D 351, NSC 170/1


[807] Memorandum by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of Defense (Wilson)

S/SNSC files, lot 63 D 351, NSC 170 Series


[809] The Secretary of State to the Representative for the Korean Political Conference (Dean)

795.00/12–153: Telegram


[813] The Acting Secretary of State to the United States Mission at the United Nations

695A.0024/12–653: Telegram


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

795.00/12–653: Telegram

  1. There was no time of transmission indicated on this telegram, which was received at the Department of State at 3:20 a.m., Nov. 7.
  2. The source text did not indicate the time of transmission of this telegram, which was received at the Department of State at 2:22 a.m., Nov. 13.
  3. There was no time of transmission indicated on this telegram, which was received at the Department of State at 12:59 p.m., Dec. 1.