Telegram from Secretary of State Dean Acheson

-322 OUTGOING TELEGRAM 25 TE Collect Charge Department Department of State 9 P.M. CONTROL Charge To DECLASSIFIED SECRET CLASSIFICATION E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 9258 State Dept. Guidelines, March 6, 1982 BY LL NLT Date 6-29-L4 NOV 28 1950 1XR FOR DC/T USE ONLY TO CERTAIN AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS 198 EXPOX FOL for your confidential background info. Beyond doubt CHI COMMIES intervened with very large forces openly and flagrantly in fighting in Korea. There is also little 493.95 XR chance this intervention CLD have such limited purposes as secur- ing their frontier, protecting hydro-electric installations or of providing token assistance to NK forces. Important factor in the present situation is unanimous, con- sidered judgment JCS, supported by INFO from field commanders, that present CHI offensive planned and staged over considerable period of time. What happened is two offensives collided. This important because it removes any question that CHI were merely reacting to UN offensive and also because it clearly reveals DC/R Anal H intention to attempt to destroy UN forces in NK. CHI offensive was launched across broad front, was well coordinated, had great Rev. depth and penetrating power, and involved mass of troops in operation which must, for military reasons, have been in motion DISTRIBUTION DESIRED for several days. (OFFICES ONLY) S/S FE Timing of UN offensive was based on military factors and UNA not related to arrival CHI COMMIE DEL at Lake Success. There G NEA CEGRET CLASSIFICATION -13 Corrections made on this original MUST be made on all copies before delivery to Telegraph Branch.