501.BB/11–1246: Telegram
The United States Representative at the United
Nations (Austin) to the Secretary of State
confidential
New
York, November 12, 1946—12:01
a.m.
[Received 5 a.m.]
790. Following statement on the Spanish question drafted by
Van-denberg74
was approved at the delegation meeting on November 11
[Page 1079]
as position of United
States delegation, the substance of which was to be communicated to
Latin American delegates by Dawson75 on that date:
- “1. We reaffirm our support of the action of the
General Assembly at London in condemning the Fascist
regime in Spain and in welcoming any democratic change
which protects basic human rights and fundamental
freedoms.
- “2. We shall join in continuing to oppose the
admission of the Franco regime to membership in the
United Nations or any of its agencies.
- “3. We shall support the Security Council in any
action it takes against the Franco regime, under the
United Nations Charter, if and when the Security Council
finds that this regime is a threat to international
peace and security.
- “4. Pending such a finding, we are opposed to any
inconclusive action by the United Nations because it
would be best calculated either to aid Franco by uniting
the Spanish people against outside interference, or to
precipitate the Spanish people themselves into the
disaster of civil war with unknown but inevitably costly
consequences.”
