Letter from Secretary of State Dean Acheson to Secretary of Defense George Marshall with Attachment

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NLT (ICOREA/SD) 450 DECLASSIFIED Authority FRUS Vol. VII (1951) Part I February 23, 1951 (pr. 189-194) By DEBNLT Date 13-2-84 My dear Mr. Secretary: There are attached five copies of a draft monorandum for the President on the subject of the 38th parallel. I should appreciate the views of the Department of Defense before the memorandum is forwarded to the White House. You will notice that the first recommendation is that the memorandum itself be furnished by the President to the Joint Chiefs of Staff as a policy basis for a military directive to General NacArthur. The Department of Defense may wish to suggest changes in those sections of the memorandum relating to military matters or it may wish to suggest that a military annex be appended to the neucrandum itself. Assistant Secretary Fusk will be available at any time to discuss the memorandum with representatives of the De- partment of Defense. I believe that the matter is of some urgency and would greatly appreciate your views as soon as practicable. Sincerely yours, DEAN ACHESON Enclosures: Five copies of A true cower memorandum the signal imal are The Honorable George c. Marshall, TOP SECRET Secretary of Defense. chaned with G- her matthews FE:DRusk:FR Enclose cleaned with Secretary achison twis