Message from Ernest Bevin to Oliver Franks

003598 Handed t Mr. Luke 43 hym.gom Nov. 4,1950. Berin to DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065 State Dept. OF us 1950 VOL. III PAGE 1032 HC 2.25 ty Your telegra in Korea I do not favour taking precipitate action to refer this question to the Security Council. mis might make it more, rather than loss difficult for the Chinese to climb down and avoid open commitment. I would have thought that there was everything to be said for ignoring limited Chinese intervention. 2. It is of great importance to establish the military significance of Chinese intervention. If the unified command are still confident that their plans can be executed despite aid from China to the North Koreans then there is everything to be said politically for not forcing the Chinese into a position from which they cannot withdrew. If, however, Chinese intervention gravely projudices the success of the military campaign (whether this intervention takes the form of moving in substantial forces or of permitting the use of Manohurian airfields) then there would be no alternative to our taking the question to the Security Council. In that event we would also be in a much stronger position in doing so. Your telegra under reference indicates that we my soon rach this position and we are therefore working on a draft resolution as a possible basis for discussion in the first instance with the State Department. s. the Lines on which we are thinking are that the resolution whist 10 condoms Chinese intervention and calls on thea to withdrew at the - the should (a) Receil the terms of the General Assembly Resolution of October 9th an witch United Nations policy has been mas olser (by