FE files, lot 55 D 480, “United Nations”
Memorandum by the United Nations Adviser, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs (Bacon), to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson)
[Washington,] September 21, 1954.
- Subject:
- General Assembly Approves US Resolution on Chinese Representation
The General Assembly this afternoon approved by a vote of 43–11–6, the U.S. resolution under which the question of Chinese representation would not be considered during this year.
States voting against were, in addition to the Soviet bloc, Burma, India, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Yugoslavia. Abstentions were: Afghanistan, Egypt, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Yemen. Indonesia’s abstention instead of a negative vote is of interest.