L momma TELEGRAM Department of State DEC mm I 111903 31-3 TOP SECRET Action Control 16562 To Rec'd MARCH 26 1957 FROM NEW YORK 12 3 PM Inh RMR T0 Secretary of State 33 N0 680 MARCH 26 NOON 09 ng BOP PRIORITY FOR WILCOX FROM LODGE A I RE KOREA IN RESPONSE YOUR TOP SECRET LETTER MARCH 20 IT Is HARD FOR ME To BE PRECISE WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH YOU DESCRIBE ARE cu T0 OBSCURE YOUR LETTER REFERS TO STIPULATIONS AND WITHOUT SAYING WHAT THEY ARE IT SPEAKS OF 2% GOING INTO THEIR OR n THESE OBSCURITIES MAKE IT HARD To HAVE SHARP-FOCUS OPINION IN GENERAL CAN BE SAID THAT FOR US TO ENLARGE ARMAMENT ON OUR SIDE OF KOREAN ARMISTICE LINE WILL BE DIFFICULT THING TO DEFEND UNLESS WE CAN PROVE COMMUNISTS HAVE MADE SAME 0R COMPARABLE ENLARGEMENT ON THEIR SIDE DIFFICULTY IS GREATLY INCREASED WHEN IT IS CASE OF ENLARGING WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS UN IS NOW HIGHLY TOUCHY REGARDING ALL PHASES OF PROBLEM OF ATOMIC WARFARE WHILE WE CANNOT TAKE POLL ON SUCH ISSUE OUR BELIEF IS THAT OUR INTRODUCING SUCH NUCLEAR WEAPONS WHILE COMMUNISTS DID NOT WOULD BE TAKEN BY MANY DELS ESPECIALLY THOSE NEUTRALIST-INCLINED AS UNWARRANTED AND PROVOCATIVE VIOLATION ARMISTICE AGREEMENT CERTAINLY COMMUNISTS WOULD EXPLOIT AS SUCH THESE GENERALITIES ARE ABOUT ALL I CAN SUBMIT NOW WITHOUT KNOWING IN GREATER DETAIL EXACTLY WHAT FACTS OF SLIUATION ARE Copy 110 5 5 4 LODGE Destroyed 1n mess 'uucuwnw amalgam SECRET uncommon mu ms RECORD copy 0 m copy mat-Wm files with mama Arman 37H 133335 8r 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