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COMPIDENTIAL
US/S/1347
July 24, 1950
THEMAN
BIRE NATIONAL AND LIMITED
UNITED STATES MISSION
SERVICE"
GOVERNMENT
TO THE UNITED NATIONS
MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION
July 24, 1950
SUBJECT: Korea
PARTICIPANTS: Mr. Andrew Cordier, United Nations Secretariat
Mr. James N. Hyde, United States Mission
1.
Economic and Social Council Participation:
I told Cordier that we were interested in the participation
of the Economic and Social Council in the Korean problem along
the lines of relief and rehabilitation and we had found consid-
erable sentiment for a Security Council resolution in our pre-
liminary conversations. I added that some of our colleagues on
the Council had emphasized this and wondered whether the Secre-
tary General was not somewhat in advance of the action which
the Council itself would want to take. Cordier commented that
the initiative had really come from Santa Cruz and his personal
ambitions. The SecretaryGeneral's personal view is that he
does not want to go ahead too rapidly. There will certainly be
need for action later on and that will require a Security Coun-
cil resolution. Cordier referred to a telephone conversation
today with Katzin in Tokyo in which he said he is meeting with
the Commission on the question of civilian relief. He reported
that there are serious epidemics in Korea which suggest the
usefulness of the World Health Organization. Cordier commented
that to get specialized agencies into this situation a resolu-
tion was pretty clearly necessary.
2. Offer of Danish Merchant Shipping:
I commented on the telegram dated July 22 from the Danish
Foreign Minister transmitting an offer from the Danish ship own-
ing firm of Lauritzen for the time charter of certain Danish
merchant tonnage, with the United Nations paying certain expenses,
including insurance, war bonus, port expenses and fuel.
Cordier observed that if this shipping is wanted, the UN
cannot pay evon this part of its cost and it would have to be
undertaken presumably by the United States. He felt that this
was a semi-commercial offer, certainly a private offer, in the
government channel.
DECLASSIFIED
E.O.
12356
Sec. 3-102
3.6.82
12667
CONFIDENTIAL
State Dept.
2.25.L4