500.CC/4–1145
The Secretary of State to the Soviet Ambassador (Gromyko)
Excellency: I acknowledge your note of April 11 relative to the proposal of the Soviet Government to elect four chairmen of the Jurists’ Committee from representatives of the four nations sponsoring the United Nations Conference on International Organization and the meetings of the Jurists’ Committee. The United States Government accepts the decision of the Jurists’ Committee to elect one chairman,74 since this decision does not appear to violate in any way the principle of equality of position of the four governments sponsoring the San Francisco Conference.
Moreover, it is the view of the United States Government that the proposal of the Soviet Government to elect four chairmen would, if it had been accepted, inevitably lead to great confusion and a lack of clarity in the direction of the work of the Committee.
Accept [etc.]