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    "ocrText": "S E I\nD R A F T\nU.S. OFFICIALS ONLY\nTRUNAM\n\"NATIONAL\nMESSAGE TO: CINCFE FOR CINCUNC\nARCHIVES AND\nRECORDS\nis\nREFERENCES: WAR 93721; C-1289; WAR 94584\nThis radio is in two parts:\nPart 1 - Hereafter follows the general concept for\noccupation of North Korea.\nThe purpose of the occupation will be to establish peace\nand security so that the Koreans themselves may solve the Korean\nproblem with the aid and assistance to the United Nations. The\noccupation forces will not impose on the North Korean people\na complete administration of government. However, it will be\nnecessary to establish a temporary substitute for the central\nNorth Korean government and also to establish and maintain\nsupervision and controls over North Korean de facto provincial\nand local governments.\nThree phases are envisaged in this occupation. The first\nphase will begin with the occupation and will continue until\ninternal security has been established throughout the greater\npart of the area. The second phase will commence at the end of\nthe first phase and will continue until national elections have\nbeen held, and the united Republic of Korea has assumed respon-\nsibility. The second phase will be followed by a third phase\nwhich will continue until all non-Korean UN forces are with-\ndrawn in accordance with the recommendation contained in the\nUnited Nations General Assembly resolution of October 7, 1950.\nDuring the first phase, conditions of security will be\nparamount and civil affairs actions will be limited largely to\nprovision of relief and minimum assistance, the establishment\nand maintenance of law and order and the initial establishment af\nlocal and provincial governments. During the second phase,\nmilitary security will be a matter of less immediate concern and\nBECLASSIFIED\n- 1 -\nLO. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and S(D) or 0E\n3-14-27\nOSD lottex,\nde NLT. 1932.77\nwir 73-44"
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