Memorandum of Conversation

LTM 58 DEPARTMENT OF STATE DIRI Memorandum of Conversation DATE: Feb. 6, 1951 SUBJECT: Korean Situation PARTICIPANTS: The Honorable Norman J. 0. Makin - Ambassador of Australia Dean Rusk - Assistant Secretary of State DECLASSIFIED COPIES TO: S/S E.O. 12065 Sec. 3-402 S/A S/P State Dept. Guide nes, March 6, 1982 G By DEB NLT Date 4-3-85 EUR FE off are 1-1493 The Australiam Ambassador came in to take up a number of points about Korea. He emphasized the need to maintain unity of effort among the free world and that, in this connection, the work of the Collective Measures Committee should afford every opportunity to the Good Offices Committee to find a peaceful settlement. He said further that the governments in- volved should not be committed to military objectives without common agreement. The Ambassador then asked my views on the military situa- THANK tion in Korea with particular reference to the 38th parallel. I said that there was considerable enemy resistance between UN forces and the 38th parallel and that there would be some time to deal with the political aspects of the 38th parallel. We did not know whether the enemy has any disposition to agree to DC/R a cease-fire. We have had no indication of any interest in a Anal 160 cease-fire and, in fact, his action seems to indicate con- tinued efforts to build up his military position against us. I said that it was fundamental that we could not accept the creation for the enemy of a sanctuary behind the 38th parallel Cat similar to the one which he enjoys behind the Yalu River. Further, X 020632 SECRET DECLASSIFIED Authority NLT 2007-008 #1 By so NARA, Date 11/22/10