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UNP files, lot 59 D 237, “Slates”

Memorandum by the Officer in Charge of General Assembly Affairs (Taylor)

secret
[Washington,] May 14, 1954.
  • Subject:
  • Attached Telegram1 Concerning Sir Zafrullah Khan’s Candidacy for ICJ

This question was considered at a meeting with Mr. Murphy yesterday, at which it was decided that instead of informing the Prime Minister now that we would support Sir Zafrullah for the ICJ, we would state that we considered him well qualified but that we could not commit ourselves on the matter until next month. It was also decided (NEA, L, UNA and FE being present) that we would support Sir Zafrullah for this post but would not inform any one of it until after the ILC election on June 4th,

  1. Not attached; the telegram was sent out the same date (May 14).↩