Telegram from Warren Austin to Secretary of State Dean Acheson

INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State 5-6 SECRET SECURITY INFORMATION Action Control: 1270 UNA Rec'd: FROM: New York November 4, 1952 Info 7:44 p.m. TO: Secretary of State SS E.O Sec 3-402 G NO: DELGA 124, November 4, 6:42 p.m. State Dept. G delines, March 6, 1982 EUR NEA DEB 5-3-85 By ARA Re Korea: FE L P At mtg this morning between Lloyd, Jebb, Gross, Ross and Allen, Lloyd reviewed situation re Menon's proposal as DS follows: 1. Its three main elements are: (A) Statement of principle that all PW's should be released and repatriated in accordance with Geneva convention; (B) statement that no force shall be used in connection their repatriation; and (C) recommendation that foregoing be carried out by releasing PW's from custody of detaining power and transferring them to custody of neutral observation commission provided for in truce agreement which would act in capacity of protecting power. All PW's willing return home would be promptly returned; rest would remain in custody of neutral commission for present. 2. Menon has in mind that foregoing would be embodied in amendment to 21-power joint resolution (thus it would be voted on first). Res as approved would then be transmitted to both UC and Commie authorities as basis for further negotiations and for agreement on practical details at Panmunjom. Thus, such practical questions as, for example, whether unrepatriables would be held in custody of neutral commission in present camps, in neutral zone or elsewhere would be worked out at Panmunjom. This amendment would involve inter alia deleting para 2 of joint res which Indians claim find objectionable as endorsing recent UC military moves and probably para 5 and replacing para 8 along above lines. 3. As to timing presentation this plan Menon now thinking of outlining it in speech in Comite One perhaps at end of this week but Lloyd believed he cld persuade Menon not submit any formal proposal at that time. Menon told Lloyd that he and not Mrs. Pandit would handle this matter. In response to Lloyd's question Gross stated that in principle the idea of turning PW's over to custody of some neutral body seems consistent with proposals already put forward by UC and therefore not objectionable to US. However, while stating we of course are 80 SECRET SECURITY INFORMATION REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY, IF CLASSIFIED, IS PROHIBITED