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JttN^filX 6P ^OR^H AFFAIRS
KOREAN ftfoVTSIOME* GOVERNMENT -
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r ,        "  By/Y^  Tjosowatig,  Minister-of Foreign-Affairs  ^ ^    *
in bbhfi&$. of tke Provisional Government of the Republic of £orea,  r
I,   the,undersigned Y.  Tjjoaow'ang,  herfeby have the honour, to' express
gratefulness to the Republic of China:,; tho United  States'of America,
Greefr Britain,   the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,  and other
friendly Nations for- their endeavour toward a closer study <and Junt  ,
observation with Regard to Korea which has the possibility of piling
a significant role in *t1ie wb9* eff brta: of the United Nations and in
laying the foundation for ^He postwar peaces   A jus-t observation,,
however," ne'eda^to be "based' upon a full knowledge of the facts and-
truths. f .:   t -; ' *  y\
W^th.a desire to enhance the new .ideology*of the United Natipns^:'
toward Korea and to effectuate tftore fully Korea's  co-roperat^on witfi , :
the United Nations*,  1 take liberty, to~ipak<3 the following statement:   l
.;'A£.     Th^ unification*, of the Korean Independence Movement has been
alreadyA^ff ected.;, , Politically,  atnong all groups and parties,   in the %
; , National' Provisional Assembly centering on the. Provisional Governfnenlii
'^^lAl4.la^e'fprily%3mlt^)a•    In principles pertaining'to finance,   in ques-.
tle^s relative, to diplomatic' procedures, to.be undertaken,   and'even In
all, judicial problems arising in -connection with the Jridepehdenc§ <
Movem,ep,t.  we, Koreans" have arrived at a concerted solution., * Hence at
present the; unified direction -of theVKorean Independence.Movement has
been concentrated in the Provisional .Government.  "
-II.    Kbr$a has started 'on her .swift march toward modern democracy.
Iporea. will, ;ther;ef ore exercise politically,., economically,   and socially
^democracy,in the full and true sense of the word,   and hence the Provisional Government,   iri order to struggle.and fight more effectively
for the attainment of Korea's national liberation with.the status as
an a^s^lut:ely independent state,  has  long since assumed resporisibll'-
• l-ty $p "act %s the political directorate land the supreme :commandq of
■■^h© Kftrcaji, fighting forces;    Soiiipbn returning to the fatherland a 11
.questions"^ accordance with the !rPus«3:ament^I Princl-
pl^SpGQverhilig!;Nat specified ih the;pre^
^§i^ to the* decision of the* people of Korea
lyrhpf e^elgcted repr^isentatl^is will be called upon tc adopt; a formal
Cpnit^tut^op. r arid to form: a * permanently of f iclal government.  -- •      ^J
III.     Korea,  within and outbl&&. the land,   has beg^m to co-ordlnate
Jhrfir.yar efforts and cooperate positively with'the United Natibris fend
yjffiptiofo re: ^;desir6u% iifi^^ the United Rations in .order Ato eff ept to
^^\£ul^ coordination and cC-dperatlon will' bpen
th^.Wja^fiCWr .thd^Kor^eaiv I¥bvlslbnal^Goverrtoentyto enter upon actual or
cloasr ;mt^ ';     -.,..   :l'd'- \::'a /"
dd*''^1''* "i:--^ Ay  A-yyy. r+dy'd .4.f77 ' A'^dA-'; '   :, ,' A   '     ■■HoA'y^
,*. .f/liV. ':*The Opiitions; of ail Korean cotistlMen^ itf :
th^fc^vlsl^*^ ;and the national Jndepoidenoe Movement.,-^
have th&s been .unified.    All ^Koreans ther^fo^e^ firmly believe tha^p?
all members of the ""United NationsyJ especially China, p America,  England,
and Soviet Rus?ia,  will take concerted action toward^Kor^a and %Q:.:
- supporting hor in her v/ar  efforts. .,..-".
:!^Hen€e"lt^is4rhoped that a& dti'indirect ^meaqure in destroying the
GeiimaijfPacism,aftdnS.s 9 $I$3ct:strategy in crushing^the Japanese Em-
. pltf^Ki^he-" fo^i?. loading'Pow«er6+ :bf! ttoe , united Natioha .mentioned abovfe
will^ifeJkly la|»rl%e at atf >6aS?Iy decision to-recognize the' Kor^eari Pro-
vlA^6ftai^yertime«tU exercise.the principle of equiiy
and,C07bp,eratir&tf'aiuqrig all •Democracies.. c '
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