Telegram from Secretary of State Dean Acheson to Bangkok

NLT (ROREA/SO) 580 OUTGOING TELEGRAM Department of State LIMA FE UAS 339 INDIC 0 COLLECT CHARGE TO TOP SECRET V530 SECURITY INFORMATION DECLASSIFIED 2 W E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 SENT TO. Amembassy RANGEOK 133? State Dept. Guidelines, March 6, 1982 By DEB 26-33 NLT, Date 4-4-85 PRIMIN UNA PLS approach/ EXPENDIX along FOL lines, leaving with him copy proposed SS statement set forth below: G in USG considering situation which WLD FOL conclusion armistice agreement RB? FPLS in norea. Since achievement SATIS Korean POLIT settlement in foreseeab NA FOL armistice highly unlikely, large scale COAMTE forces will ren in in Korea PSA with considerable potential Essential, therefore, some UN forces be re sined in Korea for sometime, strength such forces being related to pro ram strength. ening RO forces S UNC DEL in armistice negot hebbous has made and is making d ermined efforts achieve agreement on provisions forbidding reinforcement troops and ateriel, and for arrangements inspection to assure compliance with such prohilitions. It appears unlikely, however that final armistice agreement will contain inspection Dist Desired provisions as effective as WLD be desirable. In any event, with powerful enemy (Offices Only) forces already in Korea and no bar to additional build=up across Yalu in Manchuri together with rehabilitation of transportation facilities in NK even best inspec- tion arrangements CLD not give adequate assurance against renewal COM IE aggres- sion. In view USG, any de errent renewal aggression by CORMIES WILD lie, therefore, not in provisions arm tice agreement but in COMMIE realization grave consequence which Drafted by: Telegraphic transmission and UNA UNP:LHenkin:rh 12/28/52 classification approved by Clearances: FE TOP SECRET SECURITY INFORMATION REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY, IF CLASSIFIED, IS DOCUMENTED