Presidential Papers, Doc#200 Secret To Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., 21 May 1953. In The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower
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Document #200; May 21, 1953
To Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
Series: EM, AWF, Administration Series ; Category: Secret
The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower, Volume XIV - The Presidency: The Middle Way
Part II: Settling into "the long pull"; May 1953 to August 1953
Chapter 3: "A time for continued vigilance"

 

Dear Cabot: Thanks a lot for your letter.1 By and large, I am in agreement with your analysis of the situation and with your suggestions. I am glad that you sent copies of the letter to Foster Dulles and to Bobby Cutler. Undoubtedly they will be coming forward with necessary comments--both pro and con.2 I shall, of course, let you know the outcome and may possibly be calling upon you for some amplification of your ideas if we seemingly run into any snags.

In any event, I am grateful for the trouble you took to bring the idea to the attention of the Administration.

With warm regard, Sincerely

1 Writing on May 19 (AWF/A), Lodge had suggested that the United States "start a renewed and vigorous campaign to get more troops from other members of the United Nations for service in Korea." The advantages of such a program were that it would reduce the U.S. combat role in the conflict, increase the forces available for occupation duty, and build respect for the United Nations as a deterrent to aggression. Lodge urged restudy (and revision downward) of the minimum troop-level and logistic-support standards established by the Truman Administration. He wanted the State Department to undertake bilateral discussions with those countries that had made no contribution to the war effort or seemed capable of carrying a heavier share of the burden.

2 On June 1 the Executive Secretary of the NSC would circulate Lodge's memorandum (State, Foreign Relations, 1952-1954, vol. XV, Korea, pt. 1, pp. 1129-32). In the middle of the month the Defense and State departments would produce memorandums discussing the recruitment of additional U.N. troops for Korea and the problem of reimbursing governments that sent them. The NSC would discuss the issue at its July 2 session, which Lodge attended, and again on July 17 and 23. At the July 23 meeting the NSC would modify the terms under which the United States obtained reimbursement for its logistic support of the U.N. troops of other nations in Korea (see ibid., pt. 2, pp. 1177-79, 1191-92, 1242-44, 1308-12, 1394-1401; for the formula adopted see ibid., pp. 1423-25). For developments see no. 342.

Bibliographic reference to this document:
Eisenhower, Dwight D. Secret To Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., 21 May 1953. In The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower, ed. L. Galambos and D. van Ee, doc. 200. World Wide Web facsimile by The Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission of the print edition; Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996, http://www.eisenhowermemorial.org/presidential-papers/first-term/documents/200.cfm

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