Foreign Relations of the United States, 1950, Korea, Volume VII

795A.5/6–1350: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Korea

secret

Washington, June 13, 1950—11 a. m.

576. Pls. clarify urdesp. 456, May 4, 1950¹ stating that “South Korean Army is superior today” to North Korean Army and is better equipped. Intelligence available here as well as most recent KMAG semi-annual report² indicate that North Korean airpower and heavier artillery make North Korean armed forces superior and capable of successful operations against South.

Acheson

1. Not printed.
2. Reference is to the report for the period ending December 31, 1949, which was transmitted to the Department with despatch no. 99, January 26, from Seoul, not printed (795.58/1–2650).