310.2/4–2054: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Austria1
3180. On basis Moscow’s 1279, Vienna’s 2648 (both being repeated USUN) and USUN’s 648 (being repeated Vienna, London, Paris, Moscow), Department concludes, if Austria wishes raise question UN membership, it should do so by transmitting document to UN SYG rather than in new five-power body Vienna, where, however, Austria might usefully sound out Soviets informally bilaterally. After tripartite agreement foregoing we propose so to advise Gruber and Haymerle, making clear that we warmly support Austrian membership except as part of package deal but are not optimistic that Soviets would agree its separate admission in foreseeable future. We have already advised Austrians against going beyond submission of document to SYG because we doubt desirability pushing for UN Security Council action on Austria now since this would probably lead to fruitless discussion of whole membership problem and we would reiterate this view at appropriate time. Embassies London and Paris should ascertain views French and British Governments to permit development tripartite position.
- Drafted by Hugh G. Appling of the Office of Western European Affairs. Richard B. Freund, Officer in Charge, Italian and Austrian Affairs, secured necessary clearances within the Bureau of European Affairs (EE, WE and EUR) and from the Office of UN Political and Security Affairs, and signed. Repeated for information to London (5721), Paris (3872), and to Moscow and New York by pouch.↩