Memorandum by Ambassador John Muccio Regarding the Statement on War Objectives by Prime Minister John Chang with Attachment

FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PF SECURITY : UNCLASSIFIED TARTE U.S. PRIORITY: AIR POUCH For Dept. use only. R 1 Enclosure E TO : Department of State C D 17 FROM PUSAN 129 April 4, 1951 1950.00/4-451 A 16 C T REF : EMBTELS 823, March 24; 834 April 2 (repeated Tokyo 121 and 127) I o SUBJECT : Statement on War Objectives by Prime Minister of the Republic of I Korea. IRS N F o FL The Embassy transmits enclosed the text of a statement by John Myun CHANG, as released by the Republic of Korea Office of Public Infor- mation on April 3, 1951, on war objectives. The statement is of the same tenor as those of the President of the Republic reported in the telegrams referred to above; the main points are: 1. gratitude for help; 2. necessity to cease efforts which interfere with military efforts; 3. the sole objective of the war is the establishment of a united, independent and democratic Korea; 4. the Korean people cannot accept any decision dividing the country; 5. when the objective has been reached and Koreans adequately armed, they will themselves defend their country; 6. Korea cannot exist as a nation half-communist and half-free, and advocacy of re-establishment of a communist regime is a threat to world peace and contrary to the objectives of the United Nations. 0 - Action Assigned to NAW Copy by pouch to USPOLAD, Tokyo Action Taken Noted Enclosure as stated. ar May 23/95 John Muccio APR 8 1951 Date of Action BIR Action Office Symbo Name of Officer 3M JEMagEpnaldsder grow Direction DC/R Bee to ACTION COPY - DEPARTMENT OF STATE The action office must return this permanent record copy to DC/R files with an endorsement of action taken.