795B.00/5–954: Telegram
The United States Delegation to the Department of State
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Dulte 58. Eyes only for Secretary. Latest message from Seoul, particularly Dean’s Department 1134, Geneva 591 and Department 1137, Geneva 62,2 leave me completely mystified. I do not wish to be critical but if our people in Seoul actually drafted the statement quoted in Department 1134, it is about as bad as Rhee’s counterdraft and would certainly make our position here much more difficult. Cannot imagine our representative in Seoul proposing to Rhee that he make such a statement without consultation either with Department or Geneva, let alone making a strong plea for Rhee to issue it. I appreciate all the difficulties of situation there but it seems to me there is an element of unrealism in these discussions which may require a personal word of caution from you.