Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams

NLT (Naval Aide) 133 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE WASHINGTON DECLASSIFIED December 11, 1950 E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 State Dept. Guidelines, March 6, 1982 I By, DEB NLT, Date 6-18-85 SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS WESTERN EUROPE We have concurred in the view of the Belgian Foreign Minister that, upon the successful conclusion of the meetings of the North Atlantic Council Deputies and the Military Committee in London, a meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the Foreign Minister level should be held in Brussels with the Defense Ministers present. In this connection we have suggested that the Council meeting will be scheduled for December 18-19 and that arrangements be made for private discussions between the US, UK, and French Foreign Ministers after the Council meetings on an approach to the Germans regarding German participation in western European defense. The preliminary reactions received to date from Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and France indicate that our proposals and the suggested dates for the meetings are acceptable. UNITED NATIONS Indian UN delegate Rau will meet today with representatives from a group of Asian countries to discuss a draft resolution on a cease-fire proposal for Korea in the hope that an agreed resolution can be tabled in the UN on Tuesday. This action followed a series of conversations Rau held over the week-end with the Chinese Communist delegation and with the US and UK delegations and conversations between our delegation and representatives of a group of Asian countries who are drafting a cease-fire proposal. Rau informed our delegate Gross that, while his views had not yet crystallized, his draft resolution for a cease-fire would contain the following elements: 1) a call for an immediate cessation of hostilities; 2) provision for a truce machinery to assist and supervise the making and execution of arrange. - ments to effect the cease-fire; 3) some provision for negotiations on the Korean question after the cease-fire has been effectuated. Gross emphasized very strongly that we wanted to avoid any implication what- ever that an indication of willingness on our part to consider other questions after establishment of the cease-fire constituted a price for a cease-fire. Gross reiterated our position as previously expressed to Rau that: 1) we were not soliciting or taking any initiative toward a cease- fire arrangement and are not suggesting that anyone else do so; and 2)