Telegram from Ambassador Warren Austin to Secretary of State Dean Acheson

62 INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State DUPLICATE INW. P. FILE TELEGRAPH BRANCH 5 CLORED Action Control: 9235 UNA Rec'd: January 20, 1951 FROM: New York 12:18 p.m. Info SS TO: Secretary of State DECLASSIFIED G 11652. Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) P NO: 1037, January 20, 11:48 a.m. Dept. of State letter. 1-22-79 L PROJECT NLT 77-93 1-29- EUR PRIORITY NEA ARA FOR SEBALD, PASS TO CINCUNC KEEP COPY FOR DEFENSE. FE DCR Re Korea: Following is report on UN developments through January 18: Political Committee resumed consideration 3-man supplementary report containing statement principles on January 12. Israel introduced resolution whereby Political Committee would approve principles, requesting UN Secretary General to transmit them to Chinese Communists, inviting their observations. UK seconded resolution following support of principles by Netherlands Australia, Greece, South Africa, Peru, Egypt, Ecuador, Haiti and Iraq. China, Philippines and E1 Salvador objected to proposal to negotiate on Formosa and UN seat. Meeting resumed January 13, approving supplementary report as "organize while." Fifty nations supported, Soviets, China, El Salvador opposing, Philippines abstaining. After long quasi-procedural wrangle by some Near Eastern and Latin American respresentatives Norwegian text was adopted as transmittal formula (45-5-8). This requested chairman of Political Committee, through Secretary General to transmit approved principles to Chinese Communists with provision for calling meeting upon receipt of requested reply. Chinese Communists answer received January 17. They rejected our principle of cease-fire first and negotiation afterwards, making "counterproposal" which in effect would settle all issues in their favor before any cease-fire. US spokesmen announced immediately that reply constituted outright rejection of UN proposals for peaceful settlement and that "counterproposal" was completely unacceptable. At January 18 meeting Political Committee began consideration further steps in view of Chinese Communist rejection. USDEL outlined program which would: (1) condemn Chinese Communists as aggressors; (2) call on them to cease fire and withdraw; (3) reaffirm UN determination continue fighting and call on all states for help therein and to deny aiding enemy; (4) call on body, such as collective measures committee to study and -2/ recommend REPRODUCTION OF TH MESSAGE IS PROHIBITE SECRET