501.AA/6–1146: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Acting United States Representative at the United Nations (Johnson)
98. Amdel. Urtel 302, June 11, 3 p.m. 1. Re your paragraph one and your suggestion on chairmanship membership committee in your para two, we feel questions should be settled locally in accordance with views and convenience of all members and not as major issues. In addition to your suggestion and that of rotation with presidency, you may wish consider following:
- (a)
- Beginning rotation at head of alphabet, with Australia, as Atomic Energy Commission has done;
- (b)
- Electing one chairman for whole busy period of committee.
We particularly suggest alternative (a) as application of rotation principle that avoids further concentration of work on delegation of Council president. If Council continues to create standing committees it may become impracticable to rotate chairmanship of all simultaneously.
Shortness of committee’s main period of work seems to make (b) worth consideration also.
2. Your course stated in para 3 is approved.