740.00119 Council/3–2146: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in the United Kingdom (Gallman)
urgent
2740. For Gallman from the Secretary. Please convey following message to Bevin from me:
“Much disturbed by your recent note. I intend to insist on serious consideration of Iran question at forthcoming meeting of the Security Council. I will attend meeting on behalf of our Government. I regret you do not plan to come because issue is necessarily critical and may affect whole future of United Nations. I should not favor any meeting at Paris which would indicate in advance that final disposition of Iran question was to be delayed. I intend to insist on final disposition now.
“I do not, however, think that we should delay action on proposed meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers to complete drafts of peace treaties. It should be helpful to indicate in this way that we expect a favorable disposition of Iran issue. But Paris meeting should be called on the assumption that we are going to concentrate on peace treaties so that Peace Conference when it convenes on May 1 will have something tangible to consider.
[Page 34]“I should like to send not later than Saturday my proposed message suggesting the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers at Paris on April 25 instead of April 15. I hope that you will have no serious objection to my so doing.”