Foreign Relations of the United States, 1946, General; the United Nations, Volume I

IO Files: US/A/82

Memorandum of Conversation, by Charles W. Yost of the United States Delegation Staff of Advisers

secret

[New York,] October 30, 1946.

Subject: Slates for the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council

I described to Mr. Novikov³⁸ our projected slates for the vacant memberships on these Councils, emphasizing that these slates are wholly tentative at this stage. Mr. Novikov said that the Soviet Delegation is considering this question within the next day or two and that he will let me know the Soviet preference as soon as Mr. Molotov’s³⁹ decision is known. (It would appear from this and other indications that within the next day or two the Soviet Delegation may be going over its position on all the principal issues before the Assembly with the view to making decisions on these subjects before Mr. Molotov becomes involved in the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers.)

38. Kirill V. Novikov, Secretary General of the Soviet Delegation.
39. V. M. Molotov, Soviet Foreign Minister.