Differences between the American and Russian delegations on consultations with Korean political parties arose in the 37th meeting of the Joint Commission on July 2, 1947, and continued unresolved. The basic issue involved in these disputes concerned the composition of the list of parties and organizations to be invited for initial consultation on the formation of a provisional Korean Government. The USSR remained firm in its refusal to allow those parties and organizations falling within the following categories to be included: 1) those not classified by them as social organizations, 2) district and other local organizations, and 3) those which the USSR contended did not intend to support the Moscow decisions, particularly members of the Anti-Trusteeship Committee and similar organizations.