NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY


  Consideration must also be given to the reactions of our allies if
we accuse the Soviet Union. The familiar argument against increasing
the tension would be strongly reiterated.
  The above are only some of the arguments and considerations.
While this paper is admittedly incomplete, it seems useful to circulate
it in order that the making of decisions may be in train.
Recommendations
  1. That we proceed along the present line in the Security Council
progressively approaching the direct charge of Soviet responsibility
without making it.
  2. The direct charge of responsibility should be made if it appeared
likely that the U.S. forces will suffer any further serious military
reversal.
  3. That a Departmental decision be reached on the broader question
outlined in the foregoing discussion as a basis for the Secretary's
discussions with Mr. Bevin and Mr. Schuman next month.1
                                                  PHILIP C. JEssUP
  For documentation on the September tripartite foreign ministers meeting
in
New York, see vol. iii, pp. 1108 ff.

661.00/8-2250
AIemorandum by the Director of the Office of Eastern European
  Affairs (Yost) to the Assistant Secretary of State for European
  Affairs (Perkins)

TOP SECRET                          [WASHINGTON,] August 22, 1950.
   The underlying paper '-to determine whether and, if so, when the
U.S. should directly charge the Soviet Union with responsibility for
the acts of its satellites-would seem to fall into two more or less
distinct parts.
   The first relates to such a charge in connection with the Korean
 aggression. Here the fact is that, while we have not directly charged
 the Soviets with this aggression, we have come very close to it land
 are obviously coming closer all the time. We are therefore in fact
 now carrying out the first recommendation in the paper.
   Should there be another serious UN reverse in Korea we should
 probably, as a means of justification if for no other reason, wish to
   Jessup memorandum to Matthews, August 17, supra.


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