Telegram from Ambassador Loy Henderson to Secretary of State Dean Acheson

TELEGRAM Department of State TELEGRAPH BRANCH CHARET Control: 4219 Rec'd: December 8, 1950 FROM: New Delhi 11:11 p.m. TO: Secretary of State NO: 1436, December 8, 6 p.m. DEPARTMENT PASS CINCFE TOKYO, FEAF TOKYO, FT SHAFTER. ARMY POUCH MA LONDON; SENT DEPARTMENT 1436, POUCHED KARACHI, RANGOON, BOMBAY, CALCUTTA, MADRAS, SAIGON, MOSCOW, DHAHRAN, BANGKOK, PARIS, LONDON, KABUL, COLOMBO, USMLO SINGAPORE, MA KARACHI. JOINT WEEKA NO. 47. FROM SANA. POLITICAL: Indian political scene continued to be dominated during week by preoccupation on part government leaders and press with threat of new world war as result develop- ments in Korea. Korea. Crisis in Far East was main subject of two day debate on foreign affairs in Parliament December 6-7, and front pages of Indian press throughout week were dominated by reports of threatened "Dunkirk" for UN military forces in Korea and accounts of high level diplomatic negotiations in Lake Success and Washington in effort stave off global conflict. In long address to Parliament December 6 opening foreign affairs debate, Prime Minister Nehru dwelt at length on Korean crisis and asserted that "only possible approach" in effort avoid war was cease-fire and attempt at negotiation between great powers; including Communist China. While expressing sympathy for US forces in Korea, who he concluded had borne brunt of fighting on behalf UN, he asserted Korea problem could be solved only in cooperation with Chinese "or at least with their acquiescence". MEA SYG Bajpai informed Embassy that in GOI view further move in UN on six-power resolution re Chinese Communist intervention Korea should be postponed until after conclusion Truman-Attlee talks; he conveyed impression GOI hoped for some kind of cease-fire followed by negotiations which would result in admission Communist China to UN and settle- ment of Korea and Formosa problems in manner at least acceptable to Communist China. President Truman's press remarks suggesting possible use A-Bomb in Korea evoked almost unanimous disapproval in India press, and in Parliament speech December 6 Prime Minister Nehru described A-Bomb as (over) GI SECRET REPRODUCTION OF THIS ESSAGE IS PRONIBITED