Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-10-18

outcome OF the military adventur
which 1t began In Korea.
Statements Incompatible.
! However. the statements of tn,
Ambassador regarding the aspira,
ton of the Government of tn,
United States of America for tn,
successful conclusion for discus
sions at Kaesong are incompatible
with the policy which the Ameri'
can Government is carrying forth
In this question. Systematically
declining all proposals which ar.
directed toward the actual peace.
full settlement of the Korean cues
ton and specifically proposals fol
the immediate termination o.
the aggressive war in Korea fol
the withdrawal from Korea o.
all foreign troops and settlement
by peaceful means Of the whole
Korean question.
In this connection it is neces-
sary to direct the attention of the
Government of the United States
of America to the efforts Of the
Soviet Union to achieve success
full conclusion of negotiations at
KaeSong and the termination OF
the war in Korea.
1t was not the Government OF
the United States of America nor
the United Nations Organization
but specifically the Soviet govern
ment which took upon itself the
initiative for a peaceful settle
ment Of the Korean conflict. Even
in the beginning of July 1850 the
chairman of the Council of Min
listers of the U. S. s. r., I. v,
Stain came out for the speedy
settlement Of the Korean conflict
through the Security Council.
At the fifth session of the Gen.
eral Assembly in 1850 the Soviet
government also introduced a pro-
posal for the immediate peaceful
settlement of the Korean question
and for the withdrawal from Ko-
rea of foreign troops. Finally in
June 1851 the representative of
the U. S. S. r. at the u. NJ. Y. A.
Malik, introduced proposal that
as a first step on the path to a
peaceful settlement of the Korean
question there be begun negotia-
tions between the belligerent par
ties for the termination of mill
tary action and for an armistice
with the reciprocal withdrawal Of
troops from the 38th Parallel.
Blames u. S. Commander.
AS regards the assertion of the
Ambassador that the position
taken by the command Of the
North Korean troops and Chinese
volunteers is somehow the reason
for the delay in the negotiations
at Kaesong. this assertion is COM
pletely unfounded. But 1t Is
known that the command of the
Anglo American troops in Korea
Systematically created varivls
obstacles to a successful course
of negotiations not stopping at
the creation of various kinds OF
incidents employed by Gen. Ridg-
way to complicate the negotia-
tons.
Exactly such interference Gre
ated by the American commander
is the real reason for the delay
of the Kaesong negotiations.
The best way to assure favor
able outcome of the armistice
negotiations would be to instruct
General Ridgway not to compli-
cate negotiations with all kinds
of incidents, not to create artifi-
cial interference by the empty
argument relative for example to
the relocation of negotiations from
Kaesong to some other sort OF
place.
AS regards the remark Of the
Ambassador relative to the line
at which the armed forces of both
sides will be located after termi-
nation of military activity, in the
opinion of the Soviet Government
this question is organically con-
nected with the question of term
nation Of military action and
consequently cannot be passed
over in the armistice negotia-
tons.
The Soviet Government does
not consider it necessary to dwell
on assertions contained in the
statement regarding aggression in
South Korea inasmuch as already
earlier the slanderous nature OF
such assertions has been incon-
travertiblly shown.
Peaceful Settlement Necessary.
According to the Ambassadors
statement, the Government of the
United States Of America hopes
for cooperation on the part of
the Soviet Government toward
positive conclusion of negotia-
tons at Kaesong. But it is known
that the Soviet Union is not a
party to these negotiations. On
the contrary the Government of
the United States of America is
such a party and consequently
itself can take measures for the
successful conclusion of negotia-
tons. 1t goes without saying that
all kinds of actual efforts in this
direction will meet at the pres
ent time as they would have in
the past, the full and energetic
support on the part of the Soviet
Union.
CD Regarding Soviet-American
relations: The Ambassador stated
that the Government of the Unit
ed States of America authorized
him to request that the attention
OF the Soviet Government and
personally OF Generalissimo I. v,
Stain be drawn to the necessity
OF improving relations between
our countries, having remarked
that in this matter as in the
matter OF settlement of other un-
resolved international questions a