Office of the Historian

310.2/9–2454: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Mission at the United Nations1

confidential
Washington, September 27, 1954—4:12 p.m.

Gadel 6. Re: Delga 15.2 US continues to support admission any of fourteen non-Soviet candidates including Libya. While obviously not in position to take initiative in choosing any of fourteen for special treatment, we would vote for separate resolution on Libya if Lebanon alone or jointly with other Arabs proposes such action. Precedent exists in fact that GA in 1952, for example, adopted resolutions on only Japan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Libya, Jordan. As position paper indicates, however, should any other qualified applicants wish to have names submitted again for GA action we would initiate or support such action.

Smith
  1. Drafted by Brown of UNP, cleared with the Bureau of Near Eastern, South Asian and African Affairs, signed by the Deputy Director of the Office of UN Political and Security Affairs (Bond).↩
  2. Delga 15, Sept. 24, 9 p.m., from New York, reported a démarche from an Arab Delegate, regarding a possible Arab proposal for a single candidacy for membership for Libya separate from any general membership (“package”) approach. The Mission (Wadsworth) had stated it would check with the Department. (310.2/9–2454)↩