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UN action and does not call for specific designation of such units, as
the reference airgram indicated it might. The resolution also indicates
that any action taken shall be "without prejudice to the use of such
elements in exercise of right of individual or collective self-defense
recognized in Article 51 of the Charter".
   For Embassy's background information, the only Latin American
 offers of organized units for direct military participation in Korean
 theater formally made to date are those of a frigate and a battalion
 of troops by Colombia. According to the Department's information,
 however, discussions have been carried on either in Washington or
 the field, or both, with Uruguay, Chile, Cuba, Costa Rica and Peru.5
   Report by telegram results of any action taken. Dept recognizes
 that circumstances may make an approach along above lines inad-
 visable at this time, but would nevertheless appreciate Embassy's
 evaluation of local situation in this respect.
                                                           ACHESON

   Documentation on discussions between the United States and individual
 American nations regarding Korean force contributions is in decimal files
795B.00
 and 795B.5 for 1950. A summary of Korean assistance offers made publicly
by
 UN members (other than the United States) to the Unified Command as of
 January 1, 195.1, is in United Nations, Yearbook of the United Nations,
1950,
:.pp. ,226-228. Certain additional offers made during 1950 are printed ibid.,
1951,
pp. 249-257.

700.5 MAP/12-450
Memorandum by the Director of the Office of South American Affairs
   (Warren) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American
   Affairs (Miller)

 TOP SECRET                          WVASHINGTON, December 4, 1950.
 Subject: Attached paper on NSC       68/1, Annex 1,1 Estimates of
     MDAP Requirements
   I attach a copy of ,a Top Secret memorandmn 2 from Mr. John H.
 Ohly, Acting Director, Mutual Defense Assistance, to Major General
 S.ý L. Scott on the subject NSC 68/1, Annex 1, Estimates of MDAP
 Requirements.
   You will note that the memorandum called for a discussion of the
 paper at a meeting of the FMACC for 2 o'clock this afternoon. The
 paper reached ime at 2 p. m. I glanced at it hurriedly and found the
 pertinent part for ARA was paragraph 28 "The Other American
 Republics" on Page 9. 1 checked with Mr. Jamison and Mr. Halle im-
 mediately and got to the meeting, which. was already under way, at
 2:30p.m.

   1 Not printed, but see the memorandum of September 26, 1950, Miller to
 Nitze, p. 654.
   2 Of December 4, 1950, not printed. (700.5 MAP/12-450)
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