The UN declared Rhee's government as "a lawful government having effective control and jurisdiction over that part of Korea where the UN Temporary Commission on Korea was able to observe and consult" and the Government "based on elections which was observed by the Temporary Commission" in addition to a statement that "this is the only such government in Korea."
FN fastslog imidlertid Rhees regering som "en lovlig regering med effektiv kontrol og jurisdiktion over den del af Korea, hvor FN's Midlertidige Kommission for Korea var i stand til at observere og rådgive" og regeringen "baseret på valg, der blev overvåget af Den Midlertidige Kommission" samt vedtog en erklæring om, at "dette er den eneste regering af denne art i Korea".