Evening star., 1951-05-08
Source of Origin
On Restrictions


been somewhat confused all
through this testimony as to the
source or origin of these restric-
tions as to whether or not they
originated with the United Nations
at the time they decided by resolu-
ton to resist aggression in Korea,
or whether they were the Sug-
gestion or the orders of our own
Government
Secretary Marshall-I believe it
will be best for me to take the
successive resolutions of the
United Nations relating to this
matter I will read what those
resolutions are. .
On June Is last the Security
Council of the United Nations
adopted a resolution
a. determining that the armed
attack upon the Republic of Korea
by forces from North Korea con-
stitutes breach of peace;
b. calling for the immediate
cessation of hostilities;
C. calling upon the authorities
of North Korea to withdraw
forthwith their armed forces to
the 18th Parallel; and
d. calling upon all members to
render every assistance to the
United Nations and to refrain
from assisting the North Ko-
On June 81 the Security Coun-
ell adopted a second resolu-
ton:
That the members of the
United Nations furnish such as
sistance to the Republic of Korea
as may be necessary to repel the
armed attack and to restore inter-
national peace and security in the
area"
Third Resolution.
On July 7 last the Security
Council adopted a third resolu-I
ton recommending that all mem
bers providing military forces and
other assistance pursuant to the
aforesaid Security Council reso-
lutions make such forces and other
assistance available to a unified
command under the United States, |,
and requesting the United States
to designate the commander Of
such forces. 4
From July last and onward, /.
therefore, Gen. Macarthur served
as commanding general of the
United Nations forces, with his
mission defined by the directive of
June 81. =.
On October 7 the General AS
sembly adopted a resolution
restating the essential detectives
as the establishment Of uni
fled and democratic government OF
Korea and recommending that all
appropriate steps be taken to in
sure conditions of stability
throughout Korea.
This resolution then went on to-
provide that the United Nations
forces should not remain in any
one part of Korea except
so far as necessary to achieve the
two foregoing objectives.
Thus, in this somewhat oblique
fashion, the United Nations auth
orized it's forces in Korea to ad-
vance beyond the 18th Parallel.
This authority. however, has al
ways been considered as permis-
sive rather than mandatory =
Chinese Intervention.
Following the intervention OF
the Chinese Communists early in
November, the United Nations be-
came gravely concerned about the
possible extension of the area of
conflict beyond Korea. On No
vember 13, 1850, our Department
of State advised several of the
member nations having forces in
Korea as follows:
THAT it may be necessary at an
early date to permit United Ma
tions aircraft to defend them
selves in the airspace over the.
Yalu River to the extent of per-
mitting hot pursuit of attacking
enemy aircraft up to two or three
minutes flying time into Manchu-
rian airspace.
Serious concern was registered
by several nations that action
in the way of hot pursuit might
precipitate an extension of the
hostilities.
Thereafter, enemy air action in
Korea did not develop to such
an extent that it deemed neces-
sary to take a decision with re-
spect to hot pursuit. E.