Lot 55D128: Black Book, Tab 102: Telegram
The Commander in Chief, Far East (Ridgway) to the Joint Chiefs of Staff
C–67521. Reference JCS 96930. In Tokyo conference with Joy it has been decided that upon termination of the recess on 25 Jul, the United Nations Command delegation will initially take the position outlined in your para 8A of referenced msg. If this step does not produce satisfactory results the United Nations Command delegation will then shift to course outlined in your paragraph 8B of reference msg.
In this connection in proceedings of 21 Jul, Nam Il makes reference to adoption of resolutions referring political questions related to armistice negotiations to another suitable conference or organization for settlement.
It is anticipated that shortly after reconvening, the Communist delegation may possibly agree to omitting the question of withdrawal of foreign armed forces from the agenda, and propose in lieu thereof that the United Nations Command delegation obtain assurances from the United Nations, or from the governments concerned, that this question will be taken up in some other manner a short time after the signing of a military armistice.
Assuming the Communist delegation takes this course of action, the position of the United Nations Command delegation would be improved if it were then able to state that it was authorized to give assurances that the governments concerned would be receptive to such a proposal after the military armistice had entered into effect and sufficient time had elapsed to establish the fact that its provisions were being observed by both sides.
Your views on last paragraph are requested.