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 TOP SECRET :. In order to be prepared for Chinese aggression outside Korea, to protect the security of UN and U.S. forces, and to provide for appropriate military action in the event that UN forces are forced to evacuate Korea, expedite the development of plans for the following courses of action, if such action should later be deemed necessary:


 * (1) Imposing a blockade of the China coast by naval and air forces.


 * (2) Military action against selected targets held by Communist China outside of Korea.


 * (3) Participation defensively or offensively of the Chinese Nationalist forces, and the necessary operational assistance to make them effective.


 * . Continue as a matter of urgency to influence our allies to stand with us and fully support the taking of such actions as those indicated in above if military operations outside Korea should be required.

9. With respect to the situation in Korea, the United States should:


 * . Seek an acceptable political settlement in Korea that does not jeopardize the United States position with respect to the USSR, to Formosa, or to seating Communist China in the UN.


 * . In the absence of such a settlement, and recognizing that currently there is no other acceptable alternative, continue the current military course of action in Korea, without commitment to unify Korea by military force, but designed to:

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