Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams

NLT (Naval Aide)131 OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE WASHINGTON DECLASSIFIED Dept. E.O. 12065, Guidelines, Sec. March 3-402 6, 1982, T or State By DEB NLT, Date 6-19-85 December 7, 1950 SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS INDIA In a conversation with Prime Minister Nehru prior to the foreign policy debates in the Indian Parlia- - ment, Ambassador Henderson in New Delhi stressed the belief of the American people in the necessity for collective action to oppose aggression, that US action in Korea has been in pursuance of decis. - ions of the UN, and that the US would continue to act within the framework of the UN. Henderson noted, however, that there was increasing criticism in India of the US for its efforts in Korea and practically no criticism of Communist China, which is opposing by force the execution of decisions of the UN. He expressed the hope that Nehru would exert all his influence to prevent the foreign policy debates from following this trend. Nehru expressed his grave con- cern as to what could be done to prevent the onrush of war. He agreed that collective opposition to aggression seemed to provide the most effective deterrent to war in the long run, but doubted that action by the UN offered much hope of solving the present situation. He thought the only hope lies in talks between the powers most immed- iately concerned, the US, UK, USSR, and Communist China, the latter being included since it was a party to the hostilities. Nehru believed that a cease-fire must be arranged as a first step, then talks could be undertaken on subjects which have become inextricably inter related - Formosa, the entry of Communist China into the UN, and the settle- - ment of the Korean problem. He expressed the view that it might already be too late for talks of this kind, arguing that if a single great power should be convinced that war was inevitable and should base its actions on that conviction, war was inevitable. In this connection, he expressed his concern that Communist China had already decided that war was inevitable and therefore could not be deflected from its present course. YUGOSLAVIA Yugoslav Foreign Minister Kardelj has assured Ambassador Henderson in Belgrade that the Yugo- - slav UN delegate has been instructed to seek passage by the UN General TOP SECRE I