Telegram from Secretary of State Dean Acheson to the United States Embassies in Paris, The Hague, Brussels, Turkey, and Greece

OUTGOING TELEGRAM Department of State X €7147 INDICATE: COLLECT CHARGE TO TOP SECRET SECURITY INFORMATION RECEIVED DC/T DECLASSIFIED ACCEPTANCE UNIT SENT TO : Amembassy PARIS 3589 E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 Amembassy THE HAGUE 813 State Dept. Guidelines, Marchae 119827 40 PM '51 23-22-X Amembassy TURKEY AT 536 By DEB NLT, Date 4-3-85 Origin Amembassy GREECE 2970 UNA Amembassy BRUSSETS 901 Info: SS PLS approach FONMIN along FOL lines, leaving with him copy proposed statement G -SMSA set forth below: -DMS EUR USG considering situation which WLD FOL conclusion armistice agreement in NEA FE Korea. Since achievement SATIS Korean POLIT settlement in forseeable future FOL armistice highly unlikely, large scale COMMIE forces will remain in Korea with considerable potential. Essential, therefore, some UN forces be retaired in Korea for sometime, strength such forces being related to program strengthening ROK forces. UNC DEL in armistice negotiations has made and is making determined efforts achieve agreement on progisions forbidding reinforcement troops and materiel, and for arrangements inspection to assure compliance with such prohibitions. It appears unlikely, however, that final armistice agreement will contain inspection Dist. Desired provisions as effective as WED be desirable. In any event, with powerful enemy (Offices Only) forces already in Korea and no bar to additional build-up across Yalu in Manchuria, together with xakaki rehabilitation of transportation facilities in NK even best inspection CLD not give adequate assurance against renewal /arrangements COMJIE aggression. In view USG, any deterrent renewal aggression by COMMIES WLD lie, therefore, not in provisions armistice agreement but in COMMIE realization grave consequences which might FOL. If FOL armistice COMMIES launched attack against UN forces in Korea, Drafted by: Telegraphic transmission and UNA:UNP:LHenkin:sas 12/19/51 classification approved by: D.H. Popper Clearances: FE EUR NEA TOP REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY, IF CLASSIFIED, IS PROHIBITED.