Telegram from Ambassador John Muccio to Secretary of State Dean Acheson
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INCOMING TÉLEGRAM
Department of State
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Rec'd: July 27, 1951
FROM: Pusan
12:21 a.m.
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NO: 85, July 27, I p.m.
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THIS ALSO SENT INFO TO RIDGWAY TO PASS JOY.
Early this morning I recd message from Admiral Joy and
Gen Ridgway that Korean delegate Gen Paik was refusing
to attend today's conference in view of instructions he
had recd not to take part in discussions on line of
demarcation and that he felt it better not (rpt not) to
appear at corference than to have to get up and walkout.
Gen Coulter and I spent some two hours with President and
PRIMIN. President insisted he had not instructed Paik to
walkout, that Paik had sent word to him he could not be
loyal to the Korean govt's five point policy nor to people
of Korea if he took part in any discussion of line of
demarcation which inevitably wld be permanent division of
Korea.
It evident Rhee had never expected an agreement even on
agenda and therefore made pretense of going along with
talks. He still does not like idea. He roamed all over
the universe during the talks and played well-worn
"gramophone record of all his mistrusts and misgivings.
He asked for assurances from Gen Ridgway that polit
discussions later wld not consider any line demarcation
I pointed out that this was polit matter and Gen Ridgway's
instructions were to confine himself to mil matters bearing
directly on armistice. I pointed out that Gen Ridgway on
two occasions had very clearly stated his position directly
to the President and the second time in the presence of Mil
Defense and Korean delegate to conference and that if the
President wld like any further clarification I was confident
Gen Ridgway wld be ready to come for further talks with him.
With a view to dissuading Rhee, I mentioned he send a message
to my govt, direct to Pres Truman, further detailing his
concerns. He said he wanted to.
At the end, Pres Rhee agreed to send word to Gen Paik to
continue attending conferences "for the time being" and
that he wld prepare message for Pres Truman for me to forward.
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