Telegram from Ambassador Alan Kirk to Secretary of State Dean Acheson, with Related Material

INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State TELEGRAPH BRANCH 7-M-X Action Control: 13031 EUR Rec'd: June 29, 1950 FROM: Moscow 1:02 p.m. Info SS TO: Secretary of State G P NO: 1767, June 29, 6 p.m. H L SAM NIACT. FE UNA DEPARTMENT PASS USUN LONDON, PARIS, TOKYO; SENT DEPARTMENT OLI NIACT 1767, REPEATED INFO NIACT USUN 46, NIACT LONDON 269, CIA NIACT PARIS 256, NIACT TOKYO 29. IE DCR Saw Gromyko at 5 pom. taking Freers along and Gromyko had Postoev and Lavrov (query) present. In atmosphere of calm and without constraint, Gromyko said he had statement to make in reply to mine of 27 June which he read in Russian, translation as follows: "In connection with the statement of the Government of the USA transmitted by you on June 27, the Soviet Government has instructed me to state the following: "1. In accordance with facts verified by the Soviet Govern- ment, the events taking place in Korea were provoked by an attack by forces of the South Korean authorities on border regions of North Korea. Therefore the responsibility for these events rests upon the South Korean authorities and upon those who stand behind their back. "2. As is known, the Soviet Government withdrew its troops from Korea earlier than the Government of the US and thereby confirmed its traditional principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of other states. And now as well the Soviet Government adheres to the principle of the imper- missibility of interference by foreign powers in the internal affairs of Korea. "3. It is not true that the Soviet Government refused to participate in meetings of the Security Council. In spite of its full willingness, the Soviet Government has not been able to take part in the meetings of the Security Council in as much as, because of the position of the Government of the US, China, a permanent member of the Security Council, has not been admitted to the Council which has made it impossible for the Security Council to take decisions having legal force" DECLASSIFIED Postoev E. o. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or E as 11-1-78 PROTECT NLY 77-V6 Dept. of Seate letter, ARCHINES REPRODUCTION OF THIS CONPIDENTIAL a M.T. HC NARS 12.5.71 SERVICE" MESSAGE IS PRCHIBITED Co.