399.10–UPU/3–1351
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, by the Director of the Office of Chinese Affairs (Clubb)
Subject: Chinese Representation in the Universal Postal Union
| Participants: | Mr. Redding, Assistant Postmaster General |
| Mr. Clubb, CA |
Mr. Redding telephoned to say, in respect to the Universal Postal Union Conference in Cairo, that referendum forms were being provided for the definitive vote on the permanent seating of Chinese representatives in the UPU and that the schedule required a return of the referenda by the member Governments with their vote for the National Government, for the Peking regime, or with an abstention. The referenda should be returned to Bern, Switzerland by April 20, current.1
Mr. Redding pointed out the significance of the present situation with two meetings (of the UPU?) scheduled for May in Switzerland and said that we should, of course, give consideration as to what steps we would take vis-à-vis other member Governments in the present circumstances.
I said that this was a matter which would, of course, require discussion with UNP, that if he would address the U.S. referendum to me (he suggested that it would be coming over to the Department of State tomorrow), I would promptly communicate with Miss Bacon of FE and with UNP and see what was to be done.