Telegram from Acting Secretary of State James Webb

the DIVISION OF Mr Hiffletcan NLT (ROREN/SD)38447 COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDS INFORMATION TELEGRAPH BRANCH DEPARTMENT OF STATE COPY CONTROL OUTGOING TELEGRAM 6337 DX-X PRIORITY Origin FE 5182 TO USUN NEW YORK DUPLICATE IN W. P. FILE DEC 20 1950 Info SS 602 G EUR NEA In view of the undeniably heightened danger of general war, we should UNA overlock no honorable possibility of bringing about 3. peaceful settlement in kosea. KC believe it therefore wise not to become overly entangled in the procedural maze into which cease-fire and other propocals have developed and to take stock of our basic purposed. 1. The redeon for United Nations action in Korea was to repel North Korean a gression a pinot the republic of Korea, There has now been added the an Pression of China. X£ the Free 1 orld is to survive, we cannot voluntarily permit aggression to be rewarded. On this point we will not. comprond 83 or bargain. 2. Cur objective in Korez has never varied from that of the United fictions resolutions: the establishment of a unified, independent and damem crabic country. i.e had hoped and still hope to bring that about by peaceful adam under United Nations procedures, feither WG nor the United Nations were consitted to bring it about by whatever force would be required; the enemy is now in fact capable of preventing a UN military success in all of Korea. 3. 60 have consistently desired and still desi re the earliest possible wibudrawal of United nations forces from Korea; this must, ao a minimum be DECLASSIFIED accompanied Authority FRUS 1950 VOL.VII 1583-1584 (OVER) LODE BIRT Date 2-26-85 q-10