Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE WASHINGTON DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 June 28, 1951 State Dept. Guidelines, March 6, 1982 By DEB NLT, Date 9-5-80 5 E.C R E T SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS KOREA Embassy Moscow has forwarded a report of Ambas- sador Kirk's conversation with Gromyko yesterday afternoon. Gromyko's replies to the questions which we instructed Kirk to pose, are attached. The French delegate to the UN, Lacoste, has informed Ambassador Gross that, while he does not ask to be included in any talks which Gross alone might have with Malik, if British delegate Jebb accom- panies Gross the French delegate is under the strictestinstructions to in- sist that he be included as well. Gross informed Lacoste that he had re- ceived a message from Malik that the latter hoped to see Gross at the Security Council dinner. Lacoste said that the French Ambassador in Lon- don has suggested to the French Foreign Office that General Ridgway might formulate the answer to the Malik statement and suggest talks by the field commanders. The Foreign Office agrees that this is a useful suggestion. UN Secretary General Lie has informed Gross of his complete agreement with the procedure we are following on the Malik states ment. He is convinced the statement must be taken very seriously. He believes the repeated references to the "Soviet people" indicates that the statement is designed primarily for the consumption of Soviet dominated populations to prepare them for the end of the Korean war. Gross reports that UN President Entezam appeared to be embarrassed by Malik's re- fusal to see him and wished to return to Washington. Indian representa- tive Rau apparently has no suggestions to offer but expressed the view that the Malik statement indicated a real Soviet desire for peace in Korea. IRAN We are awaiting Prime Minister Mosadeq's message to the President, as repeated this morning by the press associations. The British Foreign Office has informed our Embassy in London that the only new developments in the Iranian oil situation SEGRET