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Memorandum by the Deputy Director of the Office of Special Political Affairs (Ross) to the Counselor of the Department (Cohen)27
The attached memorandum28 provides information on the slates supported by the U.S. Government for the Security Council, Economic and Social Council, International Court of Justice, Secretary General and the President of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Briefly these slates are as follows:
security council
| First Election | Second Election | Third Election |
| Brazil (2 yrs) | Peru | |
| Canada (2 yrs) | Australia | |
| Netherlands (2 yrs) | Belgium | |
| Poland (1 yr) | Czechoslovakia | |
| Egypt (1 yr) | Turkey | |
| Mexico (1 yr) | Colombia |
economic and social council
| Three Year Term | Two Year Term | One Year Term |
| China | United Kingdom | United States |
| France | U. S. S. R. | Colombia |
| Peru | Cuba | Chile |
| Denmark | Ukraine | Australia |
| Iraq | Canada | Czechoslovakia |
| Greece | Belgium | Turkey |
international court of justice
U.S. Nominations
- Green H. Hackworth — United States
- Caracciolo Parra-Perez — Venezuela
- Jules Basdevant — France
- John Spiropoulos — Greece
secretary general (one of the following)
- Henri Spaak — Belgium
- J. H. Van Royen— Netherlands
- L. B. Pearson — Canada
- N. A. Robertson — Canada
president—general assembly (one of following)
- Trygve Lie — Norway
- Henri Spaak— Belgium