Memorandum, Negotiating Paper for United States-United Kingdom Talks on the United Nations - Korea - Seventh General Assembly and Beyond

ump 6/12 NS Car DECLASS 12065, 99827 SECURITY INFORMATION State By DEB NLT, 5-2-31 Dept. E.O. Guidelines, September 18, 1952 NEGOTIATING PAPER FOR US-OK TALKS ON UN w KOREA - SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEIBLY AND BEYOND complete Animals fit PROBLEM: su "7th 9th Vs. WATERK What action should be taken in the General Assembly, and after, to settle the Korean problem. PROBABLE POSITION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM: 1. In the event that no armistice is achieved: The United Kingdom believes that the General Assembly should adopt an exhortatory resolution urging the Commists to agree to an amistice on the basis of the position taken at Panmunjom by the UNC. They do not favor any resolution which would condemn or otherwise criticize the Communits, and they believe that if the exhortatory resolution produces no results there should be no further action in the General Assembly. They are particularly opposed to seeking at the General Assembly additional political and economic sanctions. The United Kingdom also opposes any increase in the scale of hostilities and believes that we should continue the status quo indefinitely, i.e., seek to negotiate an armistice while keeping the fighting to a minimum in Korea. 2. In the event of an annistices The United Kingdom is prepared to agree to a political conference with the Communists limited to the Korean question, with a broader conference dealing with other Far Eastern questions thereafter. POSITION TO BE PRESENTED 1. In the Kunt there is no armistice The United States favors efforts to persuade the Communists to agree to an existice on the basis of the UNC position at Panmunjom. In the working paper which we distributed, however, we took the position that 1f these efforts fail, the General Assembly should again consider the Korean question and should recommend the imposition of a total enbargo and the severance of diplomatic relations with the Communists. The United States also believes that there should be an increase in the contributions by other members. The United States does not at this time propose that there should be an increase in the scale of fighting, but we -4 SECURITY INTERNATIONAL 4