501.BB Korea/11–2647
The Acting Secretary of State to the United States Representative at the United Nations (Austin)
The Acting Secretary of State acknowledges the receipt of despatch No. 5034 of November 26, 1947, from the United States Representative to the United Nations90 enclosing a note from the Secretary-General of the United Nations dated November 24, 1947,91 which draws particular [Page 873] attention to paragraph 6 of the substantive part of the General Assembly’s Second Resolution on Korea which was adopted on November 14, 1947, and requests the United States Representative to address the following note to the Secretary-General of the United Nations:
“Excellency: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your note of November 24, 1947 enclosing the texts of the two resolutions concerning the problem of the independence of Korea which were adopted by the General Assembly at its one hundred and twelfth plenary meeting on November 14, 1947.
“My Government has noted your emphasis on paragraph 6 of the substantive part of the second resolution and has instructed me to state that, as you are no doubt aware, the United States Government has been very happy to afford the fullest assistance and facilities to members of the Secretariat who are now preparing for the work of the Korean Commission. It is a pleasure to add that United States authorities both here and in South Korea will continue to give the fullest assistance to the Korean Commission in an endeavor to assist in the fulfillment of the terms of the Assembly’s resolution.”