w his docs-mt consists of 2 peace Copylo lof130opies 8eries1held on Jennery 18 1951 in the Office of the Secretory of Stete 3 00 pm Emirates of the Depot-bent of stste Secretory John Foster Dulles Deputy under Secretary Robert lorphy legal Adviser Her-en Phleger Assistent Secretory Islter 8 Bohertsm Director Northeast Asian Affairs Hanrd L Persons mountains of tom of Defense Secretary Queries 3 Iilson a Deputy Secretary Bs nhen s Robertson 5w Assistant Secretsry Gordan they 18th t0 Achirsl Redford Will Is Ge lortt Iilitu'y when Omittee Genet-s1 Lope 2 a m lt msvl SUBJECT Emti to fztmigpjn into DISTRIBUTION s s G c L FE 3 8 In Anembassy Tokyo Seoul 1 5 Deputy Secretory of Defense Robertsm opened the meeting by pointing ontthefsotthet themitedStetes Gonmentisspending ebontoneend axe-quarter billion donors you in Korea In connection with the desire of the Deperhent of Defense to redone the volume of this expenditure the Departaent of Defense hes been unions to piece the lost nodem weepsns in Korea reduce the size of the Korean nilitsry forces thereby enabling the redne- 0 53 tion of United States expenditures n Robes-tea nsde the additional L981- 1 0Q 3 point the type of seepms tioh hed been under discussion between the two deperhents in camection sith Korea is finished to all United States forces both inside and outside the United States snoept the two divisims a interce- mirel Redford followed with the Omnists have repeatedly deleted the tens of the Armistice Ape-eat and by cm action throm the oonporetive effectiveness of the forces in south Korea out of belesoe To met this situation weird indicated that it use necessary to introduce for the of United TECLASSWIEDM Wt Authority hg Ql x Destroyed in Rid R Copy Rotsnoportoont or State particularly Ir Robertson ond Ir Phlegor agreed that tho north Koreans hove violated tho Armistice Harem the ovidenoo ohioh is convincing to tho Depart-nt- of State ondnoi onoo ionot in fonohichcanbouoodto convince the allies and erodes who ore soothers of tho Neutrol lotions supervisory Omission the fifteen countries who sent troops to Korea during tho hostilitioo in addition to the mitod States and the United Nations generally Socrctuy Iiloon proceed the concern that tho mitod States would ho in moot Indooirohlo position if the witod States did in fact loy itoeli open to oritioion by our Allioo olitho antral nations without full pampering the groundwork through diocnoeione 11th ouch countrioao no propoeod thot it volld oppeor to be deoiroble to out cone country to unto atotuent in the united Nations or am other form pointing out the of the violation of tho Aniaticc by tho Commie Itmogroodthottheneportnont otherenaemuld onatoppriority basic pull together all availablo ovidenoo of Oanunict violation of tho Aniotico in 0 town which could be used in discussing the utter with tho Boise and Sweden tho fifteen nations and the united lotions Ihon tho Department of Doionoo hoo pullod thio intonation together ton ohioh io considorod to ho convincing to the countrioo in question E DECLASSIFIED maimed AuthoriW mq21 4 1193 51 This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu