Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Foreign Minister of Korea Pyun Yongtee, Ambassador of Korea Dr. Yang You Chan, Colonel Ben C. Limb, United States Ambassador to Korea John J. Muccio, and Arthur Emmons

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525 TAUNAL *NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS 31 SERVICE" s UNITED STATES MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS 249 DECLASSIFIED STATE UT. 2-24-79 MENORANDUM OF CONVERSATION tesn 319 PROTECT NLT 78.20 By NLT-HC NARS, Date 3-12:79 DATE: October 17, 1952 Various Topios relating to Korge PARTICIPANTS: Dr. PYUN Yongtae - Korean Foreign Minister Dr. XANG You Chan - Korean Ambassador, Washington Col. Ben C. Limb - Permanent Korean Obgerver at the United Nation The Secretary of State Ambassador John J. Nuccio Arthur B. Emons, Officer in Charge Korean Affairs, Department of State COPIES TO: USDEZ. 7th GA Dept of State Ambassador Jessup s/s Ambassador Muccio RE Mr. Popper F5 Mr. Taylor MTA Nz. Ross UNP Secretary General DHF Heference Amembasey Pusan Amombasay Tokvo Dr. Pyun called on me et 4:30 this afternoon by prior appointmento In opening the conversation, Dx. Pyun expressed his approciation for the oppor- tunity to discuss with me various outstanding problems in relation to Korea. I told the Foreign Minister that I, too, welcomed this opportunity for an exchange of viewo with bin and with his colleagues. 1. UNCURK Report Dr. Pyun then referred to the report of the United Nations Commission for the Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea (UNCURK) which had just been issued as a United Nations Document and which was scheduled as an item for discussion on the Agenda of the current General Assembly. He stated that he had not had an opportunity to read the report but that he understood it contained meterial, particularly with respect to the Korean political crisis of last May and Jume, which was adverse to the Government of the Republic of Korga. He was therefore preocostpied over the possibility that this report might