320/12–252: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Mission at the United Nations1
confidential
Washington, December 2,
1952—6:58 p.m.
Gadel 79. Re Membership:
- 1.
- Subject to determination of final position re establishment of special comite and subject to reservation noted para 2 below, draft res contained Delga 305 generally satisfactory. Dept agrees para 6 of draft shld be retained, but suggests that the phrase “a solution to the membership problem” be substituted for everything after “to arrive at”. Also, believe that in para 4 of draft, phrase “and in spite of the favorable opinion expressed by a majority of the General Assembly on ten of these states” shld be omitted since it leaves implication GA discriminating against Japan and three Indo-China states. Further, as long as res in para 2 includes reference to Assembly support for ten states, believe some way shld be found to include GA conclusion that Japan and Indo-China States shld be admitted. Suggest for GADel’s consideration insertion of word “qualified” after word “fourteen” in para 4.
- 2.
- If it is decided move ahead with res for establishment of comite, Dept wld favor preamble containing record of GA action along lines Delga 305 with modifications suggested above. However, we see some risk that parts of preamble might be watered down in GA, particularly by states favoring admission all applicants, on grounds terms of reference of comite wld be prejudiced by certain sections. Dept wld appreciate GADel’s estimate on extent of this risk before determining position on draft res.
Bruce
- Drafted by Jones, UNP, cleared in draft with the geographic bureaus and L/UNA (except ARA which cleared in substance), and signed by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for UN Affairs (Sandifer).↩