IO Files: US(P)/A/C.1/20
Memorandum of Conversation, by Mr. Howard C. Johnson, Adviser, United States Delegation to the United Nations General Assembly
| Participants: | Messrs. Falla, Fitz-Morris,1 and Allen2–U.K. Delegation |
| Mr. Holmes3–Canadian Delegation | |
| Messrs. Rusk, Osborn, Raynor, Smith, and Johnson–U.S. Delegation |
Mr. Osborn and Mr. Rusk outlined the status of the negotiations between the three countries in the handling of the atomic energy question and asked if we were all agreed that the resolution on atomic energy should be sponsored by 14 present and past members of the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission majority.
Mr. Allen replied that the United Kingdom would agree to such sponsorship subject to satisfactory working out of a resolution or resotions with respect to Conventional Armaments and Article 43.
Mr. Rusk suggested that after having completed the General Assembly consideration of the atomic energy question, the General Assembly might consider an over-all resolution as a substitute for Mr. Vyshinsky’s resolution and indicated that it might be easier to obtain a condemnatory paragraph in such an over-all resolution.
It was agreed that each of the three countries would prepare a draft of such an over-all resolution and that an effort would then be made to reach agreement upon the various drafts. It was also agreed that a representative of the French Delegation would be included.
Finally it was agreed that an approach would be made to the Chairman of Committee I in an effort to persuade him to insist upon completing the Committee discussion on the atomic energy proposals prior to permitting discussion of Mr. Vyshinsky’s resolution.