501.AA/8–646: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Acting United States Representative at the United Nations (Johnson)
155. USdel. We are prepared to approve admission of following group of states: Sweden, Iceland, Eire, Portugal, Afghanistan, Siam, Trans Jordan, Albania, and Outer Mongolia. You may in your discretion approach Soviet and any other delegations with proposal to admit [Page 424] whole group. We suggest proposal might preferably be made after more definite info on Sweden’s intentions is received and after preliminary review of all applications is at least substantially completed but before vote on any controversial application. General considerations stated in Deptel 153, Aug 5, 7 p.m.,19 also in our view remain valid.
In making proposal, U.S. seeks apply Charter in broad, fair and tolerant spirit to achieve quickly objective of admitting broadly representative group of States. You should of course make clear that if Soviet and other Permanent Council Members cannot agree on full list this Government reserves its attitude on each of above States. However, for your info and appropriate use, if French oppose Siam we would still hope agreement could be reached on rest of list, and we will support Siam regardless of French position.
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