501.AA/7–146: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom ( Harriman )

secret

5121. Herschel Johnson has been having conversations in New York with Cadogan on question of membership in United Nations. Urgency is great because of July 15 date in Resolution on Membership passed by Security Council. Cadogan referred certain questions raised by Johnson including position of Brit with respect to Italy, Austria, ex-satellites, and Albania, and question whether inquiry should be made as to intention of Irish, to London some days ago and has not had definitive instructions thereon. Please stress urgency of this matter at a high level in Fonoff and urge they send Cadogan instructions on these matters promptly.95

Acheson
  1. In telegram 6472, July 3, 7 p.m., the Ambassador informed the Department that he had seen Under Secretary Sargent in the British Foreign Office that day about the membership question and that Mr. Sargent had said that the matter had been urgently referred to Mr. Bevin in Paris (501.AA/7–346). Mr. Bevin, Secretary of State Byrnes, and the other Foreign Ministers of the Big Five were attending a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers.