Telegram from Ambassador Peterson Jarman to Secretary of State Dean Acheson

14 Krea INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State TELEGRAPH BRANCH X Control: 8140 Rec'd: November 17, 1950 FE FROM: Canberra 10:48 a.m. Info SS TO: Secretary of State G UNA NO: 154, November 17, 4 p.m. OLI USUN EUR NIACT DCR Gist of DEPTEL 132, November 13 conveyed to Menzies within hour of receipt and notification sent safehand Sydney await Spender on arrival evening November 15. Watt on instructions from Spender this morning gave Embassy tentative thinking with formal reply to follow. Australian Government position re Chinese Communist intervention Korea, pending further clarifi- cation objectives, remains in principle as stated EMBTEL 148, November 11. on other hand government recognizes military situation described DEPTEL 132 cannot be allowed continue indefinitely. Seeking method avoid precipitate action while producing practical effect deterring Communist Chinese Govern- ment from pursuing apparent present course, Australian Govern- ment tentatively suggests following procedure: (1) Further MacArthur report to SC giving full military facts relative Communist action over Manchurian border, if these not already available to SC. (2) Consideration whether it practicable for SC after con- sidering such report to issue "declaration" citing facts, then "(A) deploring breaches international law, (B) assuming Chinese Communist Government (not formally associated with operations over Manchurian border) will be fully conscious of need prevent further breaches, (c) pointing out UN Forces under heaviest provocation have acted so far with great restraint to own military disadvantage, (D) indicating it unreasonable expect restraint continue indefinitely, (E) stating if Chinese Communist Government unwilling or unable prevent further misuse its territory, UN Forces in self- defense may be compelled pursue for limited distances into Manchuria any planes attacking them in Korea and seeking refuge over border, (F) stressing SC desire limit area of conflict and respect integrity Manchurian border, (G) expressing hope Chinese Communist Government will take immediate action insure integrity of border respected from its side" Watt offered following comments on tentatively suggested procedure: (1) Any REPRODUCTION OF THIS MESSAGE IS PROHIBITED 14 WARS