501.BB/11–2946
Senator Austin to the Secretary of State
[Received 1:45 a.m.]
877. In informal talks with US and UK delegates Thursday, Fawzi (Egypt) tentatively agreed, without commitment on any side, on revision of his resolution47 along following lines: [Page 1075]
“The General Assembly considers that according to the letter and spirit of the Charter of the United Nations and to the principle of sovereign equality, no state member can station its armed forces on the territory of another member except under the terms of a treaty freely negotiated with the latter member or otherwise with that member’s free consent in acordance with the principles of the Charter.
The General Assembly recommends that, except as provided above, the states members having such armed forces stationed on the territory of other members withdraw them without delay.”
Shawcross informed member US Delegation that draft cleared with London.