Telegram from Ambassador Alan Kirk to Secretary of State Dean Acheson

NLT(KOREA/SD) 316 TELEGRAM Department of State TELEGRAPH BRANCH -D-X TOP SECRET Control: 1050 Bureau of UNA December 2, 1950 Moscow FAR EASTERN AFFAIRS 8:15 p.m. DEC i-s - 1950 SAS SS Secretary of State ASSISTANT SECRETARY Department of State G P 1132, December 2, 6 p.m. 958 L GER EUR DEPARTMENT PASS LONDON, PARIS, FRANKFORT; SENT DEPARTMENT 1132, FE REPEATED INFORMATION LONDON 208, PARIS 241, FRANKFORT 150. USUN DCR We concur course suggested DEPCIRTEL 221, December 1 re Chinese intervention Korea. While this new Assembly agenda Item directly involves central government of Peoples Republic of China, which Chinese have apparently been making effort to avoid, and by so doing obviously tends to sharpen issue directly between Chinese regime and UN, any other designation responsibility for Chinese action in Korea is obviously and, at present state of affairs, to give further lip Chinese pretensions that action "voluntary involves less than full responsibility of would appear likely to encourage Communist spurious device, possibly in other theaters. with Seviet attitude and intentions Korean Department will have noted that in contrast strident support North Koreans et cetera, Soviet recently has relatively subdued in pronouncements insofar co-called North Korean communiques have notably lagged behind Chinese and eschewed emphasis thereon. Also, it is agitators and lecturers addressing groups comparatively colorless on Korea. We would hesitate important conclusions from this evidence but it obviously suggests measure of Soviet uncertainty as to future course If reflects any essential apprehensi on action convinued Chinese intervention, firm line as by Department might succeed dissuade Communists all-out effort. In any event anything but firm line Inevitably, believe, encourage them to continuance like tactics to which imperialist dictatorships Further, as unprepared free world nations may inselves this time, Chinese Communists no doubt also favorable position now than they might be expected period consolidation their regime et cetera. INFOTEL December Assume withdrawal military necessity in any case. However, TOP SECRET IS PROMIDITED