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retary of State Rusk, Assistant
Secretary of State Perkins. Assist
ant Secretary John D. HiskeMon.
Deputy Undersecretary of State
Matthews was consulted by phone
and Mr.. Rusk was also in touch
with Secretary of State Acheson.
The White House was brought
in when Mr.. Rusk talked with
Presidential Secretary Joseph
Short who contacted Mr.. Truman.
Undersecretary of Defense Lovett
was consulted as the ranking
available official of the Defense
Department.
State Department Surprised.
1t seemed apparent that the
State Department was somewhat
surprised by the Malik proposal
officials were without any indi-
cation from any source. 1t was
learned, that the Communist side
of the Korean war had come to
the conclusion that it was ready
for peace in Korea.
| The United States is interested
in determining the reaction o1
other nations such as Britain
France, and Canada which have
forces fighting in Korea. AS o1
last night officials had no special
plans for opening consultations
today. but certainly by tomorrow
it appeared they would get under
way.
| The Malik statement was reac
here in the context of his whole
speech in which he not only
called for peace in Korea, but also
accused the United States of ag-
gression there, declared American
forces had seized Formosa and as
serted that 400 million Chinese
are not represented in the United
Nations-meaning that Commu-
mist China is not a member
Those are familiar Russian
charges which have not changed
Judging by Mr. Malik's speech.
After studying this part Ct the
speech, officials here believe these
issues might still emerge as con-
Iditions of a Korean settlement on
which arrangement of some sort
would be required by the Comrlu-
nists prior to a cease-fire. Should
that prove true it would mean
that Mr.. Malik had simply made
in different way about the same
kind of proposal which the United
States and its allies have turned
down in the past.
Buffer Zone Not Rejected.
American officials, it was
learned, do not reject in principle
the idea of creating demili-
tarized or buffer zone between the
belligerent forces in Korea. But
they were not interested in "buy-
ing" Mr.. Malik's suggestion for q
Icease-f1re and withdrawal OF
forces. apart from all other con-
Isiderations.
/, For instance, officials here were
asking themselves: Suppose thi.
were only a Russian propaganda
: or policy maneuver to gain a LITTLE
time for preparing a new often.
sive? Suppose it were a diplomatic
device for accomplishing what tn,
Chinese Communists have no
, been able to do, namely the re.
) turn of the U. N. forces below tn.
3Sth Parallel.
The whole Washington attitude
, is one of waiting for further evi.
dence that this is a really sincere
peace maneuver and that the Rus.
, slams and Chinese and NORTH
Koreans have made the basic
policy changes necessary to pro.
, duce an end to the fighting. Thi.
would involve from the American
point of view abandonment o.
, the Chinese determination-whict
Premier Stain supported earlier
this year-to drive the Unitec
Nations forces completely out O.
Korea.
Mcmahon Interested.
Concerning the Malik proposal
Chairman Mcmahon, of the Sen
ate-House Atomic Energy Com
: mittee, said:
Our past experiences will
= Malik and company dictate eau
ton but I am certainly interested
: This country has never slamme,
0 the door on negotiations for al
( honorable peace"
!, At first reading, the propositio,
:: appeared to be free of some of tn
l. conditions which have marke
n other overtures from the Com
:. munist side. Notably absent wa
d Ia demand for withdrawal of a.
:. U.N. forces from Korea, for Re
Z Chinese possession of Formosa an
for Red Chinese membership il
!, the United Nations.
The United States in recen
weeks has put forth whole serie
of peace feelers during the Sen
ate's Macarthur inquiry. Official
i emphasized willingness to tai
|. about an armistice on the 38tl
= Parallel provided there was, a
> Mr.. Acheson said. a real willing
e ness to join in a true cease-f1r
: which would last.
One point about the Russian
j. proposition noted here is that
d is put forward as a third party
}. proposal. On it's face, it is no NOR
: binding on the Chinese Commun
1t ist than on the United Nation
- countries fighting the Reds i
Korea. In other words Russia
Il not talking as a 49, lent but q
a sort of mediator. This raised tn
L question of what the reaction {