Memorandum of Conversation with F. S. Tomlinson, U. Alexis Johnson, and Walter Treumann

Copy of Copies TOP SECRET SECURITY INFORMATION DEPARTMENT OF STATE YMA Memorandum of Conversation DC/R file DECLASSIFIED DATE: April 15, 1952 E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 SUBJECT: Korea Dept. Guidelines, March 6, 1982 Byz... DEB NLT, Date 5-7-55 PARTICIPANTS: Mr. F. S. Tomlinson, Counselor, British Embassy Mr. U. A. Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, FE Mr. Walter Treumann, NA I COPIES TO: s/s FE NA RE BNA UNA SOA Bureau of FAR EASTERN AFFAIRS APR 1 3 1952 ASSISTANT SECRETARY Department of State Mr. Tomlinson, at Mr. Johnson's request, called today to discuss the most recent developments regarding the Greater Sanction Statement and the Korean armis negotiations. Greater Sanction Statement In connection with a previous conversation of March 10, 1952, in which Mr. Tomlinson had suggested that the United States and the United Kingdom make a joint approach to the governments of India, Ceylon and Pakistan, presenting them with the text of the Greater Sanction Statement, Mr. Tomlinson was given copies of draft telegrams to the United States Missions in Ceylon, Pakistan and India instructing them to convey jointly with the UK High Commissioners the text and purpose of the Greater Sanction Statement to the three governments at the approx- imate time of the signing of the armistice. Upon reading the draft telegrams, Mr. Tomlinson expressed surprise that we had already discussed the Greater Sanction Statement with Nehru. Mr. Johnson stated that we considered it necessary to do this after the British had first approached the Government of India on this subject without consultation with the United States and that Mr. Nehru seemed to sympathize with our intent and the importance which we attach to the Statement, but that he felt that the Statement should not be publicized. Mr. Nehru was informed that the Statement must be made public (1) in view of the inevitable leaks which would exaggerate the contents the Statement, and (2) to explain to the United States public and the world why we have agreed to an armistice whose inspection provisions otherwise appear Ang 059886 lae TOP SECRET SECURITY INFORMATION that