Telegram from Secretary of State Dean Acheson

NLT(KOREA/SD). 337 Korea 54 DIVISION OF DEMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDS INFORMATION TELEGRAPH BRANCH DEPARTMENT OF STATE COPY OUTGOING TELEGRAM Control 2328 Origin 0 the PALE January 9, 1951 NO 12 Noon Info HEACT was SS SENT TO Amembessy LONDON 3316 the ARCHIVES NATION RECORDS SERVICE AND EUR as FOR THE ANBASSADOR. REVERSE and UNA Please deliver fol message to the PRINTIN from the FRES at once: "Ky dear HP. Prime Minister: E haeten to answer your message of January B. In response to your questions: First, there has not been any change in the position on which you and I agreed, that resistance to aggression in Korea should continua in Korea unless and until superior force requires the evacuation of our troops. Any other information you have received regarding the intentions and determination of this Government 1฿ wholly incorrect. The present tactical aituation does not reflect any change in this position, but rather the essential adjustments to cover the increased jeopardy to ON troope resulting from € recent marked decrease in the effective- nose of the sorely tried South Korean divisions. Second, the desire and intention of this Government to confine hostilities to Korea was correctly and, I think, plainly stated by the Secretary of State in his message to Hr. Bevin. Should the Chinese Communists extend hostilities 88, for example by an attack on Hong Kong or Indochine 02 Japan or by massive TOP SECRET DECLASSIFIED air E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 146 State Dept. Guidelines March 6 1982 F.R.OFU.I. A51 UN. VII PT.IPP By Hu NLT, Date 7-14-24