Telegram from Secretary of State Dean Acheson

FORM DO-SEA MAR OUTGOING TELEGRAM INDICATE Collect 4 3. Charge Department Department of State 6 P. 43 Charge to CONTROL CLASSIFICATION NIACT 3981 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3402 AMEMBASSY State Dept. Guideline, 3-0-22 NOV 11 1950 LONDON By NLT- He Data 2-25-24 FOR DO/T USE ONLY 2XR's 2474 Pls approach Bevin urgently question UK financial support UN relief rehabilitation program in Korea. Matthews, UK Treasury Export AR, GA informed USDEL GA that matter likely be given high level UK govt 320 consideration Monday. Subject will arise in GA within next three or four days. Total oost period covering calendar year 1951 and possibly extending into early 1952 approximately $200,000,000 to $250,000,000 US likely to offer 65 percent which is over half again as great as its percentage contribution to the regular UN budget. Any US contribution would of course be subject to Congressional approval. Prompt and generous UK contribution to program for 1951 essential to not standard for other UN members and safeguard UN nature of Korean rehabilitation action. To this end Dept earnestly hopes that UK willing to contribute something in excess of its proportion of contribution to the regular UN budget which is 11.37 percent or about 23 million in term 200 million dollar Korean program. As UN Resole permits contribution in currency, supplies, and services, major DISTRIBUTION DEBIRED part of UK contribution could be made in form of supplies and OFFICER ONLY) services secured in UK with other supplies secured in sterling area. DC/R Proposal Annl 61 CLASSIFICATION Rev Corrections made on this original MUST be made en all Cat nj copies before delivery to Telegraph Branch.