152. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Missions and Consular Offices1

845. Tokyo also pass CINCUNC. Geneva for Johnson. Stockholm’s 1125.2 Embassies Bern and Stockholm should confirm to Governments intention UN Command continue reporting entry and departure south Korea personnel and combat equipment to MAC and NNSC.3

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Sixteen informed May 4 meeting NNSC would continue receive UN Command reports in DZ and if question raised other Embassies may confirm this as U.S. position.

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  1. Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/6–456. Secret. Drafted by Nes; cleared with L, UNP, EUR, and Defense; and approved by Murphy. Sent to Addis Ababa, Ankara, Athens, Bern, Bogota, Brussels, Canberra, The Hague, London, Luxembourg, Manila, Ottawa, Paris, Seoul, Stockholm, Taipei, Wellington, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Geneva, and USUN.
  2. In telegram 1125 from Stockholm, Ambassador Cabot reported that he had informed the Swedish Foreign Minister about the UNC decision to remove the NNITs to the demilitarized zone. The Foreign Minister seemed “almost relieved” and asked if the NNSC would continue to receive reports in the demilitarized zone. (Ibid., 795.00/5– 2956)
  3. In a memorandum to Murphy on June 1, Robertson posed the question of whether the U.N. Command should continue to make reports to the NNSC in the demilitarized zone. Robertson proposed a meeting on June 4 to discuss the question. A marginal notation in Hemmendinger’s hand on a copy of the memorandum indicates that Murphy, Robertson, Phleger, Bond, and Hemmendinger were the principal participants at the meeting held on June 4, and that it was agreed at the meeting that reporting should continue, and that new equipment should be introduced into South Korea as a matter of “interpretation”. (Ibid., NA Files: Lot 59 D 407, Memos and Mem-cons NNSC 1956)