January 1958–November 1959, U.S. Interest in the Military Security of the Republic of Korea: Introduction of Dual-Capable Weapons; North Korean/Chinese Proposals for the Withdrawal of Foreign Forces From Korea and U.S./U.N. Responses
234. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/8-156. Secret; Limited Distribution; No Distribution Outside Department.
235. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson) to Acting Secretary of State Herter
Source: Department of State, FE Files: Lot 60, Korea. Secret. Drafted by Lane.
236. Memorandum of Discussion at the 375th Meeting of the National Security Council
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Prepared by Marion W. Boggs on August 8.
237. National Security Council Report
Source: Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5817 Series. Top Secret. In addition to the members of the NSC, 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.
238. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 895B.10/8–2258. Confidential.
239. 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 1698,091.3 Korea. Top Secret; Priority. Drafted in OASD/ISA/FE by R.J. Carmody and cleared with JCS, Army, Navy, AF, and ISA; Robertson concurred for State. Also sent as a joint State–Defense message to the Embassy in Korea and to headquarters USAF in Washington from Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs. Repeated to CINCPAC, CINCUSARPAC, CINCPACAF, COMUSKOREA, and CNO.
240. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 895B.10/9–558. Confidential; Priority.
241. 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, 795.00/9–658. Secret. Drafted by Barbis.
242. 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, NA Files: Lot 60 D 680, K19.4 ROK-US Agreed Minute. Secret. Drafted by Barbis.
243. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 895B.10/10–1558. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Barbis and cleared by Parsons and Robertson, and by McCormick in OASD/ISA/FE. Repeated to CINCPAC for POLAD.
244. 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 Files. Secret; Priority. Drafted in OASD/ISA/FE by R.J. Carmody. Also sent to Ambassador Dowling. Repeated to COMUSKOREA, CINCPAC, CINCPACAF, CINCUSARPAC, CNO, CSUSAF, and CSUSA. Howard Parsons outlined the rationale underlying this message in an October 17 memorandum to Robertson. (Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/7–358) See Supplement. A November 7 memorandum from Bane to Robertson indicates that the message was drafted in mid-October and received final approval within the Department of State by J. Graham Parsons on October 17. Subsequent revisions of the text proposed by Defense delayed transmission until November 3. (Department of State, NA Files: Lot 60 D 680, K19.4 ROK-US Agreed Minute) See Supplement.
245. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/11–1258. Secret; No Distribution Outside Department. Drafted by Lane and approved by Robertson.
246. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/11–1458. Secret; No Distribution Outside Department.
247. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson) to Secretary of State Dulles
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795.00/11–1858. Confidential. Drafted by Barbis and approved by Lane and Howard Parsons.
248. Telegram From the Commander in Chief, United Nations Command (Decker) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.5–MSP/11–1958. Secret; Priority. Also sent to OASD/ISA and repeated to CINCPAC and the Embassy in Seoul.
249. Airgram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.00/11–2658. Confidential.
250. Despatch From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.00/12–158. Secret.
251. Airgram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.00/12-258. Confidential.
252. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.00/12–558. Confidential.
253. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.34/12–658. Confidential. Drafted by Bane and approved by Parsons and Robertson.
254. 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, 795B.34/12–1058. Secret. Drafted by Barbis and approved by Lane and Bane.
255. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.34/12–2058. Secret; Priority. There is no time of transmission on the source text.
256. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.34/12–2258. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution.
257. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.21/12–2458. Unclassified; Priority. There is no time of transmission on the source text but the telegram was received at 1:09 a.m.
258. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.00/12–2458. Confidential; Verbatim Text; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Lane and cleared by Gregory, J. Graham Parsons, and Lincoln White, Chief of the News Division.
259. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.21/12–2558. Secret; Niact; Presidential Handling. Drafted by Barbis and Graham Parsons and cleared by Murphy and Major Eisenhower at the White House. In a letter to Ambassador Dowling on December 27, Parsons expressed regret that “we could not get the top level message greased up earlier.” He added: “Actually it was a miracle to get it out when we did. It cleared the Acting Secretary about 7:00 p.m. Christmas Eve and the Big Boss signed it Christmas morning. Then followed my Boxing Day phone conversations with Walter Judd who came in and drafted his excellent message this morning.” (Ibid., FE Files: Lot 60 D 90, Dowling) See Supplement. Congressman Judd’s message to President Rhee is printed as Document 261.
260. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.21/12–2758. Secret; Niact; Presidential Handling. Transmitted in two sections.
261. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.21/12–2758. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Judd, cleared by Howard Parsons and J. Graham Parsons. In telegram 246 to Seoul, December 27, for Dowling from J. Graham Parsons, Parsons indicated that Judd felt that it was not advisable to generate similar messages from other Congressmen to Rhee. Judd felt that to be successful, a message of concern to President Rhee would have to come from an old and close friend such as himself. (ibid.) See Supplement.
262. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 795B.21/12–2958. Confidential. Drafted by Howard Parsons. This conversation was reported to the Embassy in Seoul in telegram 248, December 29. (ibid.)
263. 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, 795B.00/1–659. Confidential. Drafted by Barbis.