Office of the Historian

501.BB Korea/11–1848: Telegram

The Special Representative in Korea (Muccio) to the Secretary of State

restricted
Seoul, November 18, 1948.

216. Cite Zpol 13320. Pass GADel, Paris.1 Understand following message sent today via commercial radio to UNGA Chairman Evatt:

“On behalf of the members of the Korean National Assembly, I take pleasure in presenting to you the following resolution passed by the Assembly at its 106th session on November 17, 1948. ‘Whereas the National Assembly and Government of the Republic of Korea were legally established through the general elections of May 10, 1948 in accordance with the resolution of the UN General Assembly of November 14, 1947 and that of its interim committee of February 26, 1948 and by the whole will of our Korean people, be it resolved unanimously that the members of the Korean National Assembly express their desire to request that the UN General Assembly will approve the Government of the Republic of Korea as the legal government of Korea, further resolved that we express our heartfelt appreciation for your untiring efforts for world peace.’ Shin Ik Hi, Chairman Korean National Assembly.”2

Muccio
  1. This was done November 19.↩
  2. Telegram 244, December 2, from Seoul, reported a briefer resolution unanimously passed by the Korean National Assembly for the General Assembly at Paris (501.BB Korea/12–248).↩