320/9–2954: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Japan1
694. Re your 717 and 734 US continues strongly favor admission all qualified applicants to full UN membership as SecState emphasized his GA speech September 23. However long as little or no prospect their admission US decided it necessary consider further possibility developing alternative means of drawing applicants into Organization’s work. USGADel instructed explore possibility getting GA to devise arrangements for non-member participation in GA and now consulting in NY in effort elicit majority support for such proposal.
Proposal as indicated intel September 22 envisages arrangements whereby GA would issue general invitation to participate in GA and [Page 1027] to send resident representative to UN headquarters, to all applicants whose admission blocked by SC inability to make affirmative recommendation owing to Soviet veto. Terms proposal exclude Soviet-sponsored applicants. Any time after adoption of this proposal qualified applicants could decide whether to avail themselves of privileges extended by GA.
While GA action not dependent advance commitment qualified applicants to accept GA invitation naturally greater support for proposal will be forthcoming if at least some applicants express interest in GA participation on proposed basis. As explained intel, aside from fact votes would not count and could not hold office, non-members would be on virtually same basis in GA as members. While obviously each applicant must decide for itself whether accept GA invitation we hope Japan and other qualified states would decide to participate. We believe they can contribute to work of organization and we do not believe acceptance or rejection of such arrangements will affect adversely chances for admission to full membership. US intends to continue to press for admission all qualified applicants in every feasible way.
USGADel has consulted with Sawada and will continue maintain close touch with him on developments this proposal. Suggest Embassy discuss matter with Foreign Office on basis above making clear we are still exploring matter and will keep Sawada informed re progress our consultations. Probably within short time we can reach decision whether proceed with proposal for non-member participation.
- Drafted by Brown (UNP), cleared with officers in the Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs and signed by Assistant Secretary Key.↩