Foreign Relations of the United States, 1947, The Far East, Volume VI

501.BD Asia/11–2447: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to Mr. Monnett B. Davis, Chief of the United States Delegation to the ECAFE Meeting at Baguio, Philippines⁷⁷

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Washington, November 26, 1947—5 p.m.

This is Ecafe 1. Unable comment on doc E/CN.11/33 as not available here. ECAFE terms ref expanded since first meeting now provide consultation control authorities Japan and Korea, and contemplate same status for USAMGIK as for SCAP. Northern Korea and southern Korea should have received invitations identical to that sent SCAP.

In view general Korean situation and impending visit Commission just appointed by GA Dept considers important assert principle that individuals representing control authority in either zone of liberated Korea have status no less independent than individual from conquered Japan. Hence USRep should establish that Sturm⁷⁸ attends ECAFE in capacity of consultant to the Commission, not as member of or adviser to USDel.

Lovett

77. Repeated to Seoul as No. 268.
78. Dr. Paul J. Sturm, of the Staff of the Adviser to the Commanding General, USAFIK, Seoul.