U.S. Efforts to Secure the Withdrawal of the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission From Korea; The Question of the Introduction of Advanced Weapons Into Korea


211. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Sebald) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, S/SNSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5702 Series. Top Secret. Drafted by Nes and cleared with L, IO, and EUR.


212. Memorandum of Discussion at the 318th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, April 4, 1957

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Gleason on April 5.


213. Record of a Meeting, Department of State, Washington, April 23, 1957, 3:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 785.00/4–2357. Secret. Drafted on April 25 by Nes and initialed as accurate by Robertson.


214. Memorandum From the Deputy Director of the Office of Northeast Asian Affairs (Ockey) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.5611/4–3057. Secret. Drafted by Nes and cleared in draft with EUR, IO, S/P, and FE.


216. Record of a Meeting, Department of State, Washington, May 16, 1957

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/5–1657. Secret. Drafted by Nes.


217. Memorandum From the NSC Planning Board Assistant on the Policy Planning Staff (Leonhart) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Policy Planning (Bowie)

Source: Department of State, S/P Files: Lot 62 D 1, Korea, US Policy Toward (NSC 5702, 5702/1, 5702/2). Secret.


218. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/6–557. Secret. Drafted by Nes and cleared with L, EUR, IO, and FE.


219. Memorandum From the NSC Planning Board Assistant on the Policy Planning Staff (Leonhart) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Policy Planning (Bowie)

Source: Department of State, S/P Files: Lot 62 D 1, Korea, US Policy Toward (NSC 5702, 5702/1, 5702/2). Secret.


220. Memorandum From the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant (Macomber) to the Director of the Executive Secretariat (Howe)

Source: Department of State, S/P Files: Lot 62 D 1, Korea, US Policy Toward (NSC 5702, 5702/1, 5702/2). Secret.


221. Memorandum of Discussion at the 326th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, June 13, 1957

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Gleason on June 14.


222. Record of a Meeting, Department of State, Washington, June 17, 1957, 4 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/6–1757. Secret. Drafted by Nes.


223. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/6–1857. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Nes, Parsons, and Robertson and cleared in draft by Secretary Dulles, in the Department of Defense by Admiral Radford and Assistant Secretary Sprague, and in the White House by Cutler. Also sent niact to Tokyo with instructions to pass to CINCUNC.

According to a memorandum from Leonhart to Bowie, June 20, the language of the telegram was worked out in a “round-robin” telephone call among Dulles, Radford, Cutler, Robertson, and Sprague. A June 17 note by Cutler indicated that, after formulation, the “RobertsonRadford” draft was sent to President Eisenhower for approval. Cutler ascribed to Dulles the proposal to ask Rhee to agree to a reduction of South Korean ground forces “to about 10 active divisions”. Eisenhower directed that the message contain background information for Dowling and Lemnitzer and indications that they could exercise some flexibility in reaching an agreement with Rhee. Cutler noted that Eisenhower did not want an ultimatum to be presented to Rhee. The memorandum by Leonhart is cited in footnote 6, Supra ; a copy of the note by Cutler is in the Eisenhower Library, Staff Secretary Records.


224. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/6–2157. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Tokyo with instructions to pass to CINCUNC.


226. Letter From the Ambassador in Korea (Dowling) to the Director of the Office of Northeast Asian Affairs (Parsons)

Source: Department of State, Seoul Embassy Files: Lot 62 F 69, 350–Korea 1957. Secret; Official–Informal.


227. Letter From President Rhee to President Eisenhower

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File. No classification marking.


228. Memorandum From the Secretary of the Army (Brucker) to the Secretary of Defense (Wilson)

Source: Washington National Records Center, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 61 A 1672, 471.6 Korea. Secret. A note on the source text indicates that the memorandum was seen by Assistant Secretary of Defense Sprague.


229. Telegram From the Commander in Chief, United Nations Command (Lemnitzer) to the Department of the Army

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 218, JCS Records, CCS 383.21 Korea (3–19–45)(2). Secret; Priority. Repeated to CINCPAC, Ambassador Dowling in Seoul, and Ambassador MacArthur in Tokyo.


230. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of Defense (Wilson)

Source: Washington National Records Center, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 61 B 1672, 471.6 Korea. Top Secret. A covering note to Admiral Radford from General Wentworth, Secretary to the JCS, attached to a copy of this memorandum, indicates that it was derived from JCS 1776/578, “Introduction of 280mm Gun and Honest John into Korea.” (National Archives and Records Administration, RG 218, JCS Records, CCS 383.21 Korea (3–19–45)(2); JCS 1776/578 attached thereto)


231. Letter From President Eisenhower to President Rhee

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File. Confidential; Priority; Presidential Handling. Transmitted in telegram 67 to Seoul, July 20, which is the source text. Telegram 67 was drafted by R.L. Burns of S/S and cleared in the White House by Goodpaster. The first paragraph of telegram 67 notes that the letter is a reply to Rhee’s letters of June 19 and 24; see Document 227 and footnote 2 thereto.


232. Memorandum of a Conference With the President, Washington, July 23, 1957, 11 a.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries, Memoranda of Conversation with the President, January–July 1957. Secret. Drafted by Goodpaster on July 25.


233. Telegram From the Commander in Chief, United Nations Command (Decker) to the Department of the Army

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 218, JCS Records, CCS 383.21 Korea (3–19–45)(2). Secret; Priority. Repeated to CINCPAC, CINCUSAR-PAC, CGUSARJ/UNCEA, and Ambassador Dowling in Seoul.


234. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Jones) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/7–2457. Confidential. Drafted by Barbis.


236. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/7–2957. Unclassified.


237. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/7–2657. Confidential. Drafted by Barbis, approved by Robertson, and cleared with FE and the Department of Defense.


238. Letter From President Rhee to President Eisenhower

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File. No classification marking.


239. Memorandum of Discussion at the 334th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, August 8, 1957

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Gleason on August 9.


240. National Security Council Report

Source: Department of State, S/SNSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5702 Series. Top Secret. Copies were sent to the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of Central Intelligence.