Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams

HLT/NovelAAde)153 the OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE WASHINGTON DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 January 12, 1951 State Dept. Guidelines, March 6, 1982 By DCB NLT, Date 9.-4-85TOPSECROT SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS UNITED NATIONS In the discussions of Korea at the British Commonwealth Conference in London it was agreed that the UK and Commonwealth UN delegates would be instructed to work for UN consideration of the statement of principles of the cease-fire group revised so as to provide for the establishment of an appropriate body (including the US, UK, USSR and Communist China) with a view to settling Far Eastern issues in conformity with the UN charter and existing international obligations, such issues to include those of Formosa and Chinese Communist representation in the UN. It was the general view that this body should be kept as small as possible and that talks would not proceed while fighting is in progress in Korea. The Prime Ministers believe that agreement of all powers concerned to a cease-fire and to undertake negotiations can take place simultane - ously. The Prime Ministers felt that: 1) it was necessary to get US support, not merely acquiescence, to these new proposals, in order to obtain Chinese agreement to negotiate; and 2) no strong condemnatory resolutions against the Chinese Communists should be passed until every possible effort has been made to get the Chinese Communists around the conference table and until the full consequences of the pas- - sage of such resolutions have been fully expored with the US. WESTERN EUROPE Following the first informal meeting between representatives of the US, UK, France and Germany on the subject of the German contribution to western European defense, which was held on January 10 and proceeded in a cordial and satisfactory manner, the Council of the High Commissioner for Germany has agreed that in the forthcoming meeting the Germans should be informed that they should make provision as an interim measure for contribution up to 100, 000 men in uniform to be established during 1951. It was further agreed that: 1) western powers should not underestimate in discussion with the Germans their capacity to provide arms and uniforms for the German contingents, at least for training purposes; 2) the High Commission should not revert to the question of German arms production at this time in light of the statement of the E