Telegram from Warren Austin to Secretary of State Dean Acheson

INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State L-X SECRET SECURITY INFORMATION Action Control: 2267 UNA Rec'd: FROM: New York November 6, 1952 Info 5:05 p.m. SS TO: Secretary of State G EUR NEA NO: DELGA 133, November 6, 4:23 p.m. DECLASSIFIED ARA Authority FE PRIORITY. L OLI By DEB 3-20-85 Re Korea: CIA ARMY P Following is del staff's listing of elements basic to US position PSB on Korea in GA, referred to in DELGA 134. I I. Essential elements in regard to GA res. A. Clear recognition that force will not be used to effect repatrfation. B. GA should call for armistice agreement consistent with this basic POW position. C. GA President's report on Communists' reaction to such request must be submitted during present session in time for GA con- sideration of this report. D. Res should not reopen questions already tentatively agreed to in Panmunjom and should not, in fact, move further negotiations from Panmunjom to Assembly. II. Indispensable conditions re POW's. A. General 1. Armistice agreement must assure prompt return of UNC POW's. 2. Armistice agreement must avoid leaving for further negotiations with Communists any part of POW problem. 3. Agreed arrangements re POW's must not prevent indefinitely resettlement of non-repatriates, or create major practical problems in their resettlement (e.g., moving all Koreans out of Korea). B. GA committee on repatriation of POW's. 1. If GA is to decide on committee for repatriation of POW's this decision should be recommended to negotiators for their ac- ceptance as well as for incorporation in an appropriate form into armistice agreement. 2. Such a REPRODUCTION FROM THIS -88 SECRET SECURITY INFORMATION COPY, IF CLASSIFIED, IS PROHIBITED