'l - lNG r RAM cATE o -- Departntent of State o cou ECT SECRET _ CHA G# TO C las sifica tion 'JY-3 Circular Telegram SENT TO a r JS' ' _ l DEC SifiF O Authorit J j_ o4 f JUN 18 p f 8 I R 0 9 Q tlt 5 Amembaasy SJOOKHQLM Amembassy BERN Amembaasy ADDIS ABABA Amembassy ANKARA Amembassy Amembassy Amembassy Amembassy Amembassy Amembassy Jmambassy Amembassy - bassy I ATHENS BOOOTA BRlJSSETS CANBERRA The HAGUE Ltlm4BOURG OTTAWA LONDON MANILA Amembasay PARIS hembassy SEOUL embassy WELLINGTON Anembassy BANGKOK busy u s C1l o 0 HI Jj 0 tsJ il lmembassy- MmCOW Am embassy TAIPEI embassy NEW DELHI bembassy SAIGON bmlbassy KARACHI Amembassy RANGOON Amanbassy DJAKARTA Anembasq IRAGUE aembassy WARSAW USUN New York In accordance U 0 roxre---- TOKIO AISO PASS CDCIIIJ - m I CD C1l o _ _ t biSI'JQBUflaf o t decision Uilited Nations Camnand Member UNOOC will make early statement Military Annistice Canmission that 1n _ _ ew or fact CCIIIIIUDist side has tl agrantl y' repeatedly aDl w1l l ful ly q 0--Q J olated reinf'oroanent provisicms paragraph 1 3 d Korean Armistice Agreement ted Nations Camnain considers it is entitled be relieved correspondingf ligations under provisions this paragraph until such time as relative L' ' Q 0 0 khol Ja1 Bern Addis Ababa Ankara Athens Bogota Brussela Canberra The Hangue Luxe bourg ottawa London Man11a Paris _ 0 GBP tel t eoul 1 Wellington Bangkok Tokyo Moscow Taipei Dew Delhi - Karachi Rangoon Djakarta Prague Warsaw USUN New York L- SEelEr Classification I military balance has been restored and Conmunist side by its actions has demnstrated willingness COllq ly o Statement would also make clear 1 oncy purpose UNC action is restore relative balance military strength Armistice intenied preserve 2 replacement weapons being deployed for defensive purposes only am 3 UNC intends to continue as in past fully observe cease fire and all other provisions of A rnrl stice Agreement except to extent entitled be relieved from compliance because of Communist violations 13 d and provuions covered hl UNC statement MAC May 31 1956 i e those applying to Neutral o Nations Inspection Teams o UNCMAC statement wUl also be released Washington U S forces Korea wUl thereafter be provided more modern and oore effective weapons including certain weapons of dual ccnventional and nuclear capabUity but not including rima ril3' nuclear purpose weapons Certain types dual capable weapons in hands of forces even prior to A111listice such as aircraft and large-size howitzer u s Information this paragraph should be given onl y limited number toose officials who can be most trusted and only after MAC statement made Problem modernization U S forces Korea has been discussed with representatives UK Australia Canada New Zealand France Turkey Thailam on advance u s Government decision hi confidential basis in Plan to in t'orm representatives other members S ixteen of tBCMAC statement just before it is made and wUl also inform Swiss and SWedes Japa se will be informed Toqo day statement made with President Rhee Ambassador and CINCUNC will consult Action will also be reported to UN in regular UNC report series Should you be questioned regarding u s action following UNCMAC statement you should atreeat 1 Coammist trutration peaceful political settl e ent Korea and flagrant _j L DEC SSIFIED Authoril 77'1Q ------- -- - - - __ _ GBP ' Stokholm Bern Addis Ababa Ankara Athens Bogota telegram to Brussels cr nberra The Hague Luxembourg Ottawa London Marilla P8 1'1s seOUl Hell rigton Bangkok Tolcy'o Moscow w Delhi Saigon Karachi Rangoon Djakarta Prague Warsaw USUN New York Classifscahort SECRET violation reinforcement provisions Armistice 2 Continued bui14-up Communist forces without corresponding reinforcement UNC strength bas created military imbalance fraught with grave danger for Free World and world peace In any event UNC can no longer expose its forces to dangers inherent in such situation 3 Rapid technological advances in design and production of -weapons have caused maey- -weapons in hands u s foroes beoane obsolete Replacement and spare parts for much of this equipaent and weapons therefore creating serious practical problem 4 More efficient wapons m be expected provide savings in manpower and equipnent costs J 5 UNO action restricted to paragraph 13 d and every intention observe ceasefire and other provisions 6 New -weapons will not include any designed primarily for nuclear warfare and are for defensive purposes only Since there uy be acae delq in call i Dg MAC Jleeting doubq illlportant then be no leak meamrhile - f1ULLES _j L SECRET DEC SSIFIED Authori J TI r 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