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INCOMING TELEGRAM DEPARTMENT OF STATE-DIVISION OF COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDS TELEGRAPH BRANCH DLCLASSIFIED É. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 3(D) or (E) Dept. of State letter, Aug. 9, 1973 A NLT- He , NARS Date 3-2-76 15-X Control 503 Action: FE Info : Rec'd April 2, 1947 s/s 10:44 a.m. U-E A-H EUR FROM: Mosoov DC/R LOG TO: Secretary of State NO: 1149, April 2, 4 p.m. TESING Co. ARCHIVES **ATIONAL RECORDS AND F KOSMOS 20 to SERVICE" FOR ACHESON FROM MARSHALL If we are to approach Soviets regarding Koren, I believe this should be done before I leave Moscow. I am consider- ing rolative adventages my sending letters $3 Molotov as against delivery, before I depart, of formal communi- cation by Department to Soviet Embassy, Washington or by Smith here to Foreign Office. Give me Department's recomendation as to making approach now and method. War and Navy should be consulted. I have had drafted here E possible letter to Molotov from me, text of which follows. This should be examined by Department as to tone, factual accuracy, seope of action it proposes to Soviets, and propriety of last paragraph which contains idea that might better be subject of later communication. I am not firm regarding letter of this character but am anxious to settle on a cource of action within the week. Draft letter follows: "I vish to oall to your attention the situation in Kcrea. The representatives of the Soviet Union and the United States on the joint US-USSR Commission in Karea have been unable to make progress towards the establishment of a Korean provisional government. It has been nineteen months since the Japanese surrender, yet Kopea has profited little. The country is divided into two zones. The Soviet Commander in INFORMATION COPY

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