Telegram from Secretary of State Dean Acheson to United States Embassies in Canberra, Wellington, and Cape Town

OITGOING NET (KOREA/SD) 579 THEGRAM Department: of State IND fit: COLLECT CHAGE TO TOP SECRET SECURITY INFORMATION BE 10400 VERBATIM EXT SENT TO: Arembassy CANBERRA 117 DECLASSIFIED Amembassy WELLINGTON 108 E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 26 H Amembassy CAPETOWN 32 State Dept. Guidelines, March 6, 1982 Origin by pouch EUR By DEB NLT, Date 4-4-85 For INFO only of Chief of Mission. Info: SS KYY DEPT has taken uo with GOVTS to which you are accredited through G L EMBS WASH proposal that innodiately following FOL agreement on armistice IMMED FE UNA statemint be issued by countries participating in fighting in Korea which WLD make CHI fully aware serious consequences any renewal attack. TAIC DEL in armistics negots has made and is making determined efforts achie re agreement on provisions forbidding reinforcement troops and material, and for arrangements inspection to assure compliance with such prohibitions. It appears unlikely, however, that finel armistice agreement will contain inspection provisions as effective as WLD be desirable. In any event, with powerful enemy forces already in Korea and no far to additional build-up across Yalu in Manch ria together with Dist. Desired rehabilitation of transportation facilities in NK even best inspection (Offices Only) arrangement 3 CLD not give adequate assurance against renewal COMMIE aggression, In view USG, any deterrent renewal aggression by COMMIES WLD lie, therefore, not in provisions armistice agreement but in COMMIE realization grave consequence which might FOL. If FOL armistice COMMIES launched attack against UN forces in Korea, situation WLD be radically different Drafted by BNA.JHShullaws.com 12-29-51 Telegraphic transmission and classification approved by: H. Haynor Ciearances: UNA FE TOP SEGRET SECURITY CONDIMATION REPRODUCTION FROM THIS -98 COPY, IF CLASSIFIED, IS PROHIBITED.