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National Security Council (U.S.)

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Lay, James S. (James Selden)

1911- 1987
Portrait of Mao Zedong on Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, 1972.
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East Asia

China

Pyongyang photographed in March 20212
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East Asia

North Korea

Gyeongbokgung
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East Asia

South Korea

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Soviet Union

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Photograph of 38th parallel crossing during Korean War
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Korean War, 1950-1953

Photograph of Kim Il Sung in Moscow, March 1949
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Korean War Origins, 1945-1950

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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.