Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Paul Hoffman, William C. Foster, and Henry Labouisse

SECRET Estra DECLASSIFIED (B) DEPARTMENT OF STATE E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 122635 S(D) or 289 Dept. NLT He , NARS Date 6%-26 Memorandum of Conversation of State letter, 32 By DATE:Jenuary 23, 1950, SUBJECT: Ald to Korea and Formosa out PARTICIPANTS: The Secretary Paul Administrator of IGA William C. Foster, Deputy Acministretor of TOA Benry R. Labouisse, DNA THUNDY COPIES TO: AND 3/5 en SERVICE** RECORDS FE E NA CA -1493 Nr. loffean asked whether the Sear etery bad any objection to the course of notion which ECA proposed to tate through ite Public Advisory Board. Among the membere of the Board ere three nejor labor union leaders as well as leaders of three importent farm groups. It MBE FCA'g desire to have the Board send e letter, signed by the individual members, to the membero of the House of Representatives along the folloving lines: 1. The Board belfives that no votes vould have been onet against the Korean a1d bill hed the rembers of the Houre known ell of the facte. 2. The Board had studied and was fabiliar with all of the thot of the situstion, which fsote would then be set forth in the letter. 3. The Loard vould then express the hope that the membere of the louse vould inform them nelvos of these faote and would reconsider their action. The Secretary eald that he thought this would be very helprul. SECRET Nr. Hoffman