Telegram from Secretary of State Dean Acheson to American Embassy, Pusan

(NLT(Kore7/50) UTGOING 617 TELEGRAM Department of State INDICATE: COLLECT RE 01341 CHARGE TO gon SECTER SECURITY INFORMATION VERBATIM THE RECEIVED DC/T SENT TO: Amenbassy PUSAN PRIORITY 915 ACCEPTANCE UNIT JUN 4 7 31 PM '5 29-22 Origin RPTD INFO: Amembassy TOKYO 416 FE Info: SS EYES ONLY FOR MUCCIO G UNA STATE DISTRIBUTION ONLY DCRM FOL MSG sent GEN Clark by SEC DET for UR CONF INFO only. QTE SEC of State and I appreciate UR analysis of MIL factors in present Korean POLIT crisis and UR representations to Rhee. The US GOVT is fully aware of the serious MIL implications of taking direct action in the near future. Since collapse of the Korean GOVT through bitter POLIT deadlock WED injure UN and US interests and jeopardise the security and functioning of UR command, ve strongly hope agencies of xt the UN and of the US GOVT will join their efforts and use their great powers of Dist. Desired persuasion in taking measures short of the grave and distasteful steps (Offices Only) of open MIL intervention. We share UR hope that the extrene step of STATE DISTRI- imposing any form of MIL GOVT can be avoided. The US and UN POLIT objectives BUTION ONLY in Korea WLD be jeepardized on the one hand by undenecratic methods of the GOVT of the ROX or by the imposition of MIL GOVT by the UNC forces. The latter contingency SHID be contemplated only as a last resort it Net to support the MIL effort. Our chief objective must therefore be to facilitate POLIT solution which will make possible continued support by GOVT and Drafted by: Telegraphic transmission and Kenneth T. Young, Jr. 6/4/52 classification approved by: Clearances: DECLASSIFIED E.O. 13526 MAD GRADER SECURITY INFORMATION REPRODUCTION FROM 1 AuthorityRAC3/28112NCT-KOREANWAR-53-25-14 COPY, IF CLASSIFIED, NARA JO Date 2/6/13 DDQUIRITEN