Editorial Note
At his news conference on March 21, Secretary of State Acheson stated that no new authority was needed for crossing the 38th parallel, but that the United Nations should have a common point of view on the question.
On the following day, British Minister of State Kenneth Younger indicated that there would be no general United Nations advance across the parallel barring full consultation of the governments involved; for the text of Mr. Younger’s remarks, see Parliamentary [Page 259] Debates, House of Commons, 5th series, volume 485, columns 2677, 2679. The substance of Mr. Younger’s statement had been cleared in advance with the Department of State (795.00/3–2051).