Memorandum of Conversation

De/R., 648 DEPARTMENT OF STATE MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION DATE: March 21, 1951 SUBJECT: Proposed Statement by Unified Command on Korea PARTICIPANTS: Mr. David W. McNicol, Australian Embassy Mr. Frank Corner, New Zealand Embassy Mr. B. J. Jarvie, Un. of S. African Embassy 5 Mr. Raynor - BNA Mr. Johnson - NA Ward P. Allen - EUR (Separate Conversation) Mr. Roger Taymans, Belgium Embassy Mr. Edmund P. Callebaut, Belgium Embassy Dr. J. G. de Beus, Minister, Netherlands Embassy Mr. Raynor - BNA Mr. Winfree - WE Ward P. Allen - EUR COPIES TO: EUR: Mr. Perkins UNA: Mr. Hickerson Mr. Bonbright UNP: Mr. Bancroft WE: Mr. Byington BNA: Mr. Raynor Mr. Winfree FE: Mr. Rusk NA: Mr. Johnson Mr. Raynor gave each of the above representatives, who had called at our request, a copy of the draft statement prepared for possible issuance by the President as the Unified Command on behalf of the countries participating mili- tarily in the Korean action. Mr. Raynor emphasized that it was tentative and informal and that the President had not seen it. He stated that we desire the observations and comments of their governments preferably by Friday and certainly by this week-end if at all possible in order that, if agreed upon, the statement might be issued on short notice. He explained the purpose of the statement was merely to restate our basic objectives and to reaffirm both the willingness of the Unified Command and the participating nations to terminate hostilities on reasonable grounds and their determination to continue to resist the aggression if the other side should make DC/R 52 Anal SHOREST DECLASSIFIED Rev STATE LTR, 5.16.79 Mr PROTECY NLT 7.0 X025892 Cat. HL NARS, Date 9-24-79