Office of the Historian

501.BB Korea/7–2848: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Political Adviser in Korea (Jacobs)1

secret
Washington, July 29, 1948—5 p. m.

267. Emb Paris reports French FonOff withholding comment on views on recognition new Korean Govt set forth Depcirtel July 10 1 p. m. [a. m.] pending receipt Paul-Boncour’s recommendations, by which it is understood FonOff will be guided. Considerable importance may therefore be expected to attach to views which Paul-Boncour communicates to Paris in this regard.2

Marshall
  1. Repeated as 2894 to Paris.↩
  2. Telegram 611, July 31, from Seoul (repeated by the Department in 2963, August 3, 6 p. m., to Paris), reported Paul-Boncour’s recommendations as understood to be “(a) that he perceives no objections to de facto recognition of new government here provided appropriate formula satisfactory to most governments concerned can be devised; and (b) that unification of North and South Korea might be brought about through some sort of federation plan.” (895.01/7–3148)↩