Your tele[gram] of 9th May, No.114 repeated Wellington No 127.

Korea.

It is confirmed that when trusteeship proposals are accepted by
the governments of the four powers, we intend to inform the
governments of U.S., U.S.S.R., and China that we wish to
substitute Australia for the United Kingdom as fourth member of
the trusteeship body.

2. Arrangements agreed upon at Moscow Conference in 1945 were, as
you know that
(A) Joint U.S.-Soviet commission should work out proposals for a
provisional Korean Government;

(B) The proposals should be presented for consideration of the
Governments of U.S.S.R., China, U.K. and U.S.A. before final
decision by U.S.S.R. and U.S.;

(C) Joint Commission, following consultations with provisional
Korean Government should submit proposals for a four power
trusteeship for joint consideration of governments of U.S.S.R.,
U.S.A., U.K., and China.

3. Exchanges between U.S. and Soviet Governments since the
despatch of my tel. No.91 have ended, as you will be aware from
Press reports, in agreement to resume the meeting of the joint
commission with a view to proceeding as at (A) above. If and when
the matter is referred to four powers for discussion in pursuance
of (B) above we shall, as suggested in your Tel. No.52 of 30th
January 1946, maintain close consultation with the Commonwealth
Government. We think that it will be premature to try to determine
at this stage the best procedure to be followed should Joint
Commission's talks break down (e.g. whether Chinese Government's
proposal should be supported). This question will clearly require
careful consideration in the light of events, of U.S. Government's
views, and of the development of their policy as set out in my
Tel. No.91 of 2nd May.