Korean War in 1950 (UNSC)

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Note: since this is a historical role-play, you should only use and reference documents and information from before the fall of 1950.

“The Korean War Case Study,” YouTube video, 5:20, posted by CFR Education, June 18, 2019.
“War is Declared by North Koreans; Fighting on Border,” New York Times, June 25, 1950.
“What is the UN Security Council?,” YouTube video, 1:06, posted by CNN, April 28, 2017.
United Nations Security Council, Resolution 83, Resolution of June 27, 1950.
Statement by the President Truman on Korea, June 27, 1950, History and Public Policy Program Digital Archive, Public Papers of the Presidents, Harry S. Truman, 1945-1953.
John A. Giles, “City South of Seoul is Overrun By Invaders, Pentagon Asserts,” The Evening Star, July 1, 1950.
United Nations Security Council, Resolution 84, Resolution of July 7, 1950.
Letter from Kim Il Sung to Soviet Government, July 14, 1950, History and Public Policy Program Digital Archive, APRF, Fond 3, Opis 65, Delo 826, Listy 108-109.
Radio and Television Address to the American People on the Situation in Korea, July 19, 1950, in Public Papers, Harry S. Truman 1945-1953.
Richard J. H. Johnson, “Division of Korea Started in 1945 As Part of War Plan to Beat Japan,” New York Times, June 26, 1950.
Richard J. H. Johnston, “South Koreans Ask All-Country Rule,” New York Times, September 2, 1950.
YOUTUBE PLAYLIST

Special Message to the Congress Reporting on the Situation in Korea, July 19, 1950, in Public Papers, Harry S. Truman 1945-1953.
“Korean War Begins - 1950,” YouTube video, 2:44, posted by AP, June 25, 2017.
“First Films from the Korean War (1950),” YouTube video, 3:04, posted by British Pathé, April 13, 2014.
Ciphered telegram, Shtykov to Stalin on the Political Mood in North Korea, July 01, 1950, History and Public Policy Program Digital Archive, APRF, Fond 45, Opis 1, Delo 346, Listy 105-107 and AVPRF, Fond 059a, Opis 5a, Delo 3, Papka 11, Listy 107-110.
Intelligence Estimate Prepared by the Estimates Group, Office of Intelligence Research, Department of State, June 25, 1950, in Foreign Relations of the United States, 1950, Korea, Volume VII, ed. John P. Glennon (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1976), Document 82.
Intelligence Memorandum No. 302 and 304, July 8, 1950, CIA Analysis of the North Korean Invasion.
The President of the Republic of Korea (Rhee) to President Truman, July 19, 1950, in Foreign Relations of the United States, 1950, Korea, Volume VII, ed. John P. Glennon (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1976), Document 326.