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SECURITY INFORMATION
P
Y
6 July 1950
My dear Mr. Secretary:
I refer to Assistant Secretary Hickerson's memorandum
of 4 July to General Burns, and the attached draft resolutions
by the United Nations Security Council with regard to anned forces
in Korea. The Joint Chiefs of Staff and I have considered these
draft resolutions. The following views of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff have my concurrence:
"The Joint Chiefs of Staff are in general agreement
with the Department of State that it would be preferable
for Ambassador Austin to propose the first six numbered
paragraphs of the resolution only, provided paragraphs 5
and 6 are changed as follows:
"Paragraph 5
AUTHORIZES the headquarters of the unified
command to use the United Nations flag in
addition to its own: (It is assumed that the
term 'unified command' is used in its generic
sense rather than in its specific United States
military sense.)
REASON: In order to avoid the possibility
of confusion in the field.
"Paragraph 6 --
REQUESTS the United States to provide the
Security Council with reports as appropriate on
the course of action taken under the unified
command.
REASON: To make this provisions realistic
and practicable.
"It is appreciated that the context of paragraph 7 is
governed by political considerations. The Joint Chiefs of
Staff are concerned, however, lest the Security Council
Committee, to be established by this paragraph, should
seek to exercise operational control of the forces under
the unified command. They would, therefore, recommend
that the first part of paragraph 7 be changed as follows:
TRUMAR
DECLASSIFIED
ARCHIVES NATIONAL AND
E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or 50
4,27.77
RECORDS
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By NLT- He NARS Date 6-20-77
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