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July 27, 1953	The President of the Republic of Korea (Rhee) to President Eisenhower Rhee thanks Eisenhower for US appropriations for South Korea and congratulates him on the Korean War armistice.
July 7, 1953	National Security Council Report, NSC 157/1, 'US Objective with Respect to Korea Following an Armistice' NSC 157/1 analyzes the situation following the armistice in Korea and the problem of Korea's division in half. The report analyzes the North Korea/Communist, US, and South Korean positions regarding reunification. Although a unified Korea allied militarily with the US is not seen as a possibility, the report concludes that it might still be possible to achieve "a unified, neutralized Korea under a substantially unchanged ROK [South Korea]."
May 23, 1953	Letter by United Nations Commander Mark W. Clark to the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Solving the Prisoner of War Issue General Clark relays to the US Joint Chiefs of Staff the terms of the United Nations proposal to repatriate prisoners of war captured during the conflict in Korea. The agreement grants prisoners the right to refuse to be repatriated.
July 10, 1951	Letter from General Ridgeway to the Joint Chiefs of Staff on a Ceasefire Negotiations in Korea Report from Ridgway, Commander in Chief of the United Nations forces in Korea on meetings between the UN Command and North Korea to negotiate an armistice in Korea.
February 1, 1951	United Nations General Assembly Resolution 498(V) United Nations resolution calling on the People's Republic of China to cease all hostilities on the Korean peninsula.
November 28, 1950	Letter from General MacArthur to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chinese Communist Intervention in Korea General MacArthur reports from Tokyo on developments in Korea, stating that the Chinese military support to North Korea was increasing.
September 9, 1950	National Security Council Report, NSC 81/1, "United States Courses of Action with Respect to Korea" The National Security Council reports to President Truman on possible US courses of action in resposne to the North Korean invasion of South Korea.
June 27, 1950	Statement by the President, Truman on Korea Truman's statement on the invasion of South Korea by North Korean forces.
June 25, 1950	United Nations Security Council Resolution 82, on Korea The Security Council makes a complaint of aggression by North Korean forces upon the Republic of Korea
1970	Speech at the Pyongyang City Mass Rally Held on the Occasion of the "Day of Struggle for the Withdrawal of the US Imperialist Aggression Army Away from South Korea" A speech given at the Pyongyang City Mass Rally by Eldridge Cleaver in which he suggests that U.S. imperialism first became evident with the Korean War. North Korea has developed around the leadership of Kim Il Sung and has established a strong military and industry to as countermeasures in the case of a new war. According to Cleaver, if the anti-imperialist Asian countries join against US imperialism, they will be able to knock it down and ensure the victory of their cause.