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


[824] The Secretary of Defense (Wilson) to the Secretary of State

795.00/12–2353


[825] The Secretary of State to the Deputy Representative for the Korean Political Conference (Young)

795.00/12–2953: Telegram


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

795.00/12–3153: Telegram


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

695A.0024/1–154: Telegram


[832] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in India

795.00/1–454: Telegram


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

695A.0024/1–554: Telegram


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

695A.0024/1–554: Telegram


[835] The Ambassador in India (Allen) to the Department of State

795.00/1–654: Telegram


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

795.00/1–654: Telegram


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

795.00/1–754: Telegram


[838] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union

795.00/1–754: Telegram


[840] 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


[842] The Ambassador in India (Allen) to the Department of State

795.00/1–854: Telegram


[843] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Bohlen) to the Department of State

795.00/1–954: Telegram


[845] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in India

320/1–1154: Telegram

  1. There was no time of transmission indicated on this telegram, which was received at the Department of State at 8:10 a.m., Dec. 8.
  2. There was no time of transmission indicated on this telegram, which was received at the Department of State at 8:12 a.m., Dec. 8.
  3. There was no time of transmission indicated on this telegram, which was received at the Department of State at 12:43 p.m., Dec. 12.
  4. There was no time of transmission indicated on this telegram, but it was received at the Department of State at 10:51 a.m., Dec. 31, 1953.
  5. The source text indicated no time of transmission, but the telegram was received in the Department of State at 10:11 a. m. on Jan. 3.
  6. The source text did not indicate a drafter or a date; since the statement was still being discussed on the morning of Jan. 7 (see memorandum by Bowie, infra), the editors have given it that date.