204. Letter From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson) to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Sprague)

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 62 A 1698,091.3 Korea. Top Secret.

205. 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, 795.00/1–958. Top Secret. Drafted by Barbis.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.5/1–958. Secret. Also sent to the Department of the Army for OSD and ISA and repeated to CINCPAC, CINCUSARPAC, CINCPACAF, and the Embassy in Seoul. Ambassador Dowling was in Washington for home leave and consultations.

207. Memorandum on the Substance of Discussion at a Department of State-Joint Chiefs of Staff Meeting

Source: Department of State, State–JCS Meetings: Lot 61 D 417. Top Secret. The meeting was held at the Pentagon.

208. Letter From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Sprague) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson)

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 62 A 1698,091.3 Korea. Top Secret. Drafted in ISA/FE by H.J. Sandri.

209. Telegram From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Sprague) to the Commander in Chief, United Nations Command (Decker)

Source: U.S. Army Military History Institute, Department of the Army Communication Center Files. Secret; Operational Immediate. Repeated to CINCPAC, CINCUSARPAC, and CINCPACAF.

210. National Intelligence Estimate

[Source: Department of State, INR–NIE Files. Secret. Extract–2 pages of source text not declassified.]

211. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Northeast Asian Affairs (Parsons) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Jones)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.00/2–358. Confidential. Drafted by Gregory Henderson.

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

Source: Department of State, NA Files: Lot 60 D 680, Military Bases and New Type Weapons. Secret; Official–Informal. Drafted on January 31 by Barbis.

213. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Northeast Asian Affairs (Parsons) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Jones)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/2–858. Confidential. Drafted by Barbis.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/2–1258. Secret; Priority. Also sent to OASD/ISA and the Department of the Army and repeated to CINCPAC, CINCUSARPAC, CINCPACAF, and Seoul.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/2–2858. Confidential. Drafted by Douglas N. Forman in CA and Barbis, Parsons, and Lane in NA and cleared with EUR, L, IO, CA, and FE.

216. Memorandum on the Substance of Discussion at a Department of State-Joint Chiefs of Staff Meeting

Source: Department of State, State–JCS Meetings: Lot 61 D 417. Secret. The meeting was held at the Pentagon. A note on the title page reads: “State Draft. Not cleared with Department of Defense.” An additional note indicates that the memorandum was approved as accurate in the Department of State by Reinhardt, Howard Parsons, and Ambassador Paul C. Daniels.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.5/3–358. Secret; Limit Distribution; No Distribution Outside Department.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/3–458. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Parsons and cleared by Lane.

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

Source: U.S. Army Military History Institute, Department of the Army Communication Center Files. Secret; Noforn; Routine. Drafted in OASD/ISA/FE by Henry J. Sandri; approved by Acting Assistant Secretary for ISA Charles H. Shuff; and concurred in by Lemnitzer; Admiral Basil N. Rittenhouse, Naval Director of Foreign Military Assistance; and General W.K. Martin, Deputy Director of the Air Force Operations Division. Department of State concurrences were obtained from Howard Parsons for FE, and from Deputy Legal Adviser Ely Mauer. Also sent to Seoul and repeated to CINCPAC, CINCUSARPAC, CINCPACAF, and CNO.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.95B/4–458. Secret; Priority; Noforn. Also sent to the Department of Defense for OSD/ISA and repeated to CNO, CINCPAC, CINCUSARPAC, CINCPACAF, and to the Embassy, CG EUSA, and CHPROVMAAG–K in Seoul.

221. Editorial Note

222. Editorial Note

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/5–2258. Confidential. Drafted by Barbis on May 19 and cleared by CA, FE, IO, P, L, and EUR.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.5/5–2358. Secret; Priority.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.95B/6–458. Secret. Drafted by Lane and approved by Parsons.

226. Editorial Note

227. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State’s Operations Coordinator (Richards) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.5/6–2558. Secret. Drafted by Frank V. Ortiz of U/OP.

228. Memorandum for the Record

Source: Department of State, NA Files: Lot 60 D 680, Korea–The Vice President 1957–1958. Confidential.

229. Editorial Note

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

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 62 A 1698, Korea–320.2–334. Confidential; Priority. Drafted in OASD/ISA/FE by Henry J. Sandri and approved by Sprague. Cleared by General Lemnitzer for the Army, Admiral Rittenhouse for the Navy; Colonel Worden for the Air Force; Dr. Moyer for ICA; and Robertson, Raymond, Macomber, and Barnes for State. Also sent to the Embassy in Seoul and repeated to CINCPAC, CINCUSARPAC, CINCPACAF, COMUSKOREA, and CNO.

231. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Parsons) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Policy Planning (Smith)

Source: Department of State, S/P Files: Lot 62 D 1, Korea, U.S. Policy Toward (NSC 5817, NSC 5907). Secret. Drafted by Barbis and Lane, and approved in FE by Regional Planning Adviser Marshall Green.

232. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Lay) to the National Security Council

Source: Department of State, S/P Files: Lot 62 D 1, Korea, U.S. Policy Toward (NSC 5817, NSC 5907). Top Secret. Also sent to the Secretary of the Treasury, Director of the Bureau of the Budget, Chairman of the JCS, and Director of Central Intelligence.

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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/7–3058. Secret; Niact. Repeated to the Department of State, CNO, USAF, CINCPAC, USAF PAC, COMAFFIVE, COMAFK, and the Embassy in Seoul.