740.00119 Control (Korea)/6–1147: Telegram
The Political Adviser in Korea (Langdon) to the Secretary of State
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149. Zpol 793. “Summary of 33rd meeting of Joint Commission June 11th General Shtikov presiding, follows:
“Agreement was reached on manner of distribution and handling in North and South Korea of questionnaires and of declaration set forth in joint communiqué number 5, and on simultaneous release June 12th in North and South Korea of joint communiqué number 11 reciting [Page 674] decision number 4 reached June 7th on order of consultation with parties and social organizations.
“Agreement was also reached on as [an] accord, proposed in Subcommission number 3, between American and Soviet delegations to exchange detailed written data on the structure, functions and directing personnel of the executive, legislative and judiciary organs of authority of North and South Korea. A short questionnaire accompanied the accord for the guidance of each delegation in preparing this data. The information obtained in this way is to be used as a basis for studying the integration of the two administrations.
“At a dinner party given last night by the Soviet delegation in honor of General Hodge and the American delegation, marked by exceptional informality and apparent cordiality, General Shtikov in the course of a toast intimated he expected proposals for the provisional government to be completed by the end of August. While it is possible his expectation may be premised on success of his own plans for the provisional government, his toast is another indication of his seeming earnest desire that the reconvened Joint Commission produce something concrete in the next few weeks.”