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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COMMITTEE ON
FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO CONDUCT THOROUGH STUDIES
AND INVESTIGATIONS OF ALL MATTERS COMING
WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COMMITTEE

JULY 11, 1950.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1950

STANFORD LIBRARIES

CONTENTS

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Map: The Two Koreas.

Covering memorandum_

L Political Evolution of Korean Problem_.

A. Wartime agreements on status of Korea..

1. Cairo Conference---

2. Potsdam Conference-

3. Soviet adherence to Potsdam Declaration.

B. Division of Korea at the 38th parallel; occupation of Korea.

1. Military decision for surrender purposes-

2. General Order No. 1 of September 7, 1945-

C. Development of the impasse and the attempt to resolve it...

1. The "iron curtain".

2. Agreement for joint action: the Moscow Agreement of

December 1945..

3. Division in the Joint Commission..

4. The issue between the Military Commanders___

5. Efforts at agreement by diplomacy..

6. Renewal of the impasse; the issues in the Joint Com-

mission___

7. Further attempt to resolve differences by diplomatic

means

8. Proposal for withdrawal of troops...

D. The United Nations and the Korean problem_

1. The choice before the United States.

2. Placing the issue before the General Assembly..

3. The United States proposal and the Soviet position.

4. Action of the General Assembly..

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8. Formation of Government in North Korea.

9. Transfer of authority from United States Military

Command to the Republic of Korea...

2. Statement of September 20, 1948, of the United States

position on withdrawal of occupation forces from

Korea...

3. Reply of the United States to Soviet note..

4. Resolution of the General Assembly of December 12,

1948_

5. Gradual withdrawal of United States forces..

6. Final withdrawal of United States forces_.

F. Korea and international organizations_.

1. Application for membership in United Nations rejected

by Soviet veto___

2. Membership in other international organizations..

G. Continuation of efforts to unify Korea..

1. Effect of the United Nations General Assembly reso-

lution of December 12, 1948..

2. Efforts of the United Nations Commission...

3. Resolution of the General Assembly, October 21, 1949.

II. United States assistance.

A. The record of economic assistance.

1. GARIOA funds for Korea, fiscal 1949-

2. Agreement on aid between United States of America

and Republic of Korea, December 31, 1948..

3. Transfer of Korean aid program to the ECA by Execu-
tive order..

4. Statement on the record of assistance.

5. Appropriation acts making funds available for economic

assistance.

6. Authorizing legislation for economic assistance to

Korea

B. Analysis of economic aid to Korea..

C. Military assistance to Korea.

1. The policies governing military assistance_

2. Assistance during fiscal year 1950 not under the

Mutual Defense Assistance Act of 1949 (Public

Law 329, 81st Cong).

3. Assistance rendered under Public Law 329_.

4. Legislation providing military assistance.

5. Military assistance agreement between United States

and Republic of Korea, January 26, 1950__

6. Agreement between United States and Republic of

Korea, January 26, 1950, establishing the United

States Military Advisory Group---.

D. Estimate of total assistance to Korea, including economic

assistance authorized but not yet appropriated__

III. The present crisis.

A. The preliminary phase--

1. Previous armed clashes between North Korea and the

Republic of Korea___

2. Events leading up to invasion.

B. The invasion of June, 1950: Governmental action_.

1. Statement by United States Representative to the

United Nations, June 25, 1950-

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2. The first United Nations Security Council resolution—

June 25, 1950-

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3. Reports from United Nations Temporary Com-

mission on Korea_.

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4. Statement by the President of the United States.

June 27, 1950__

5. Soviet reaction to President's statement.

6. Statement by United States Representative to the

United Nations on June 27, 1950..

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7. The second United Nations Security Council reso-

lution-June 27, 1950

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8. United States note of June 27, 1950, and Soviet reply.

9. Legality of United Nations Security Council action

on Korea.

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10. Statement of President of the United States, June 30,

1950, on further military action in Korea__

11. North Korean protest to United Nations, July 2,

1950.

12. The Third United Nations Security Council Resolu-

tion-July 7, 1950...

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III. The present crisis-Continued

B. The invasion of June, 1950: Governmental action-Con.

13. Tabulation of replies to United Nations on Security

Council action on Korea__.

(a) Support of Council action_

(b) Rejection of Council action as illegal...

(c) Failure to reply to UN communication on

Korea.

(d) Council of the Organization of American

States_

(e) Offer of military assistance..

(f) Individual replies..

IV. Memorandum of July 3, 1950, prepared by the Department of State on

the authority of the President to repel the attack in Korea__.

V. Korea: Chronology of significant events, July 1, 1949, to June 30, 1950-