Foreign Relations of the United States, 1948, General; the United Nations, Volume I, Part 1

501.AA/3–1548: Telegram

The Ambassador in France (Caffery) to the Secretary of State

secret
us urgent

Paris, March 15, 1948—9 p. m.

1371. Following are French Foreign Office responses to numbered questions contained Deptel 791, March 12 regarding Italian application UN membership:

1. Yes.

2. Yes.

3. Subject will have to be given further study since in principle French state they have always believed in largest possible number admissions. On Finland they are “not unfavorable”.

4–A. Yes,4–B Yes.

Caffery