795B.5/6–2151: Telegram
The United States Deputy Representative at the United Nations (Gross) to the Secretary of State
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New York, June 21,
1951—5:15 p. m.
1684. Re appeal for armed force contributions for Korea further my tel 1681, June 20, and Deptel 995, June 19.
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- We have now informed UN members as instructed, except fol who cld not be reached: Burma, Ethiopia, Iceland, Luxemburg, Panama, El Salvador and Yemen.
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- In addition to comments reported mytel 1681, we have received fol: Castaneda (Guatemala) felt appeal to be a very good idea; Wan (Thailand) and Esquivel (Costa Rica) thoroughly approved the appeal; Hill (Australia) was pleased at idea of public effort aimed at those not yet contributing; Kakar (Afghanistan) commented that his govt has already made it clear that it cannot contribute troops for Korea for domestic economic and political reasons; Mendez (Philippines) felt appeal is in accordance with Philippine policy and not new; Munoz (Argentina) was personally pessimistic about affirmative reply by his govt since Pres. Peron after a demonstration at Rosario and other indications of apparent public apathy had issued a statement that no troops wld be sent abroad “unless the people wished it”; Chauvet (Haiti), pointing out that his govt has no organized army but merely gendarmérie, thought a number of volunteers could be collected without difficulty, their training and transportation to be paid by others; Blanco (Cuba) recalled Cuban offer of a company which administration wld then plan to increase to a battalion, but pending action by Cuban Senate administration cld do no more; Fabregat (Uruguay) attempted to interpret notification as an indication that a cease-fire is quite impossible; Quevedo (Ecuador) felt subject might have to be covered by Pres. Galo Plaza at his UN press conference June 26. Ecuadorean Army of about 3000 cld probably not supply contingent, considering pending boundary dispute with Peru which has far larger army, and considering needs of internal security.
Gross