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important element in American participation consists of the trust
which Koreans will place in the United States not to harbor imperial-
istic designs. The United States, therefore, should play a leading role
in the occupation and military government.
Studies on post-war Korean problems are now being undertaken by
the Department and the British and Chinese Foreign Offices, based
on a draft questionnaire which relates to various political, military
and economic aspects of post-war Korea. When these studies have
been completed, papers on these questions will be exchanged informally
without in any way committing the respective Governments on matters
of policy. Informal bilateral parallel discussions will then be held to
clarify points of difference.
The question of which countries should participate in the military
occupation of Korea is of immediate importance and should receive
careful consideration because 1) at the request of the British Foreign
Office, the problems of military occupation in Korea are not included
among those questions now being studied in the Department and by
the British and Chinese Foreign Offices, 2) the entrance of the Soviet
Union in the war against Japan would result in the presence of Soviet
forces in Korea which would be an important factor in determining
the composition of the occupational forces, and 3) the traditional
interest of the Soviet Union in Korea raises the possibility that it will
wish to participate in the military occupation of Korea even though
the Soviet Union may not enter the war in the Pacific.
(2) The second important question concerning Korea prior to
independence is what countries should participate in an interim
international administration or trusteeship for Korea if it is decided
that such an administration should be established. In order to
reduce to a minimum the period of military occupation of Korea and
at the same time to prepare the Korean people for the responsibilities
which will come with independence, it is our present opinion that
there should be in Korea, following the period of occupation and prior
to the establishment of Korean independence, some form of inter-
national administration or trusteeship, such administration or trustee-
ship to function until such time as the Koreans are able to govern
themselves.
If an interim international administration or trusteeship is estab-
lished for Korea under the authority of the projected international
organization, that organization would presumably appoint as trustees
those countries principally interested in Korea including the United
States, Great Britain, China and the Soviet Union. Moreover, even
if an interim administrative authority for Korea is established inde-
pendently of the projected international organization, the United
States, Great Britain, China and the Soviet Union would naturally
take an active part in such an administration. The position of the
Soviet Union in the Far East is such that it would seem advisable to
have Soviet representation on an interim international administration
regardless of whether or not the Soviet Union enters the war in the
Pacific.
The studies on problems of post-war Korea have not yet progressed
far enough to enable the Department to make recommendations on
either the exact structure of any interim international supervisory
authority for Korea, or the time when Korea should be granted
independence. However, it is the view of the Department that an
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