320/11–151: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Secretary of State, at Paris 1
Gadel 43. Position paper on membership being air pouched. Fol are Dept recommendations:
- “1. USDel shld indicate US continues support strongly admission nine qualified applicants whose admission has been blocked by Sov veto and also looks forward to time when other countries qualified for membership but which have not yet applied will be admitted.
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“2. At same time, USDel shld take position there are reasons for handling Italy as special case in view its trusteeship responsibilities. USDel shld, if practicable, arrange for consideration question Italy’s membership by Fourth Comite at beginning of session under question of full participation of Italy in work of TC, and shld sponsor or support resolution by which GA wld request SC reconsideration Italy’s application as special case. If this course not feasible, US may support special SC reconsideration Italy’s application without prior GA consideration. If one of these courses decided upon, USDel shld seek to have Ad Hoc Pol Comite delay consideration membership question until separate action taken on Italy.
[Page 368]“USDel shld consult closely with other UN Members, especially UK and Fr, and with Italy before deciding on either of above courses. Neither course shld be pursued by USDel unless agreed to by Ital Govt.
- “3. If SC reconsideration other applications shld follow reconsideration Italy’s application, US shld support admission of the non-Cominform applicants and oppose admission of Cominform applicants, to whose admission US objects on Charter grounds. It shld not accept a Sov omnibus proposal requiring our consent to admission of one or more Cominform applicants in return for Sov agreement to admit Italy and possibly other non-Cominform applicants, and shld consult the Dept if such proposal is made.
- “4. USDel shld indicate its willingness consider any proposal to achieve admission of qualified states which can reasonably be found consistent with Charter. However, it shld point out basic Charter difficulties in Italian and Peruvian plans (Deptel 177 to USUN, Oct 4) and shld vote against them unless they have strong support of majority UN Members, in which case USDel shld consult Dept.
- “5. If efforts obtain Italy’s admission fail, USDel shld support an amendment to Art 86 to give Italy full membership in TC if desired by Italy (see SD/A/C.4/902), and shld also consult with other Dels and with Italy re possibility of arrangements giving Italy right to participate in main GA committees if this desired by Italians. Present Dept assumption is that such participation wld be without vote. USDel may support such arrangements for other interested qualified applicants as well as Italy.”