501.BB/9–348
Document Prepared in the Department of State1
[Washington, September 3, 1948.]
Recommended Assignments for the Delegation, Third Session, United Nations General Assembly
| The Secretary of State | Chairman of the Delegation |
| Opening policy Statement in Plenary Session | |
| Direct Negotiations with Heads of Other Delegations | |
| Committee I (Political and Security): | |
| Berlin (if raised) | |
| Ambassador Austin | Deputy Chairman of the Delegation |
| Security Council (President during October) | |
| General Committee (General Assembly Agenda and Procedure) | |
| Committee I (Political and Security): | |
| Report of the Security Council | |
| Atomic Energy | |
| Regulation of Conventional Armaments (if raised) | |
| Article 43 Forces (if raised) | |
| Mr. Dulles | Committee I (Political and Security): |
| Greece | |
| Korea | |
| Continuation of Interim Committee | |
| Veto | |
| Article 51 Agreements (if raised) | |
| Mr. Dulles | Committee IV (Trusteeship): |
| All subjects, assisted by Mr. Sayre | |
| Mrs. Roosevelt | Committee III (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural): |
| All subjects, assisted by Mr. Cohen on Freedom of Information | |
| Mr. Jessup | Security Council |
| Committee I (Political and Security): | |
| Italian Colonies | |
| Promotion of International Cooperation (Interim Committee Report) | |
| Palestine (if raised) | |
| United Nations Guard (if raised) | |
| Mr. Cohen | Committee I (Political and Security): |
| Admission of New Members | |
| Treatment of Indians in South Africa | |
| Geographical Distribution of Security Council Seats | |
| Revision of Italian Peace Treaty (if raised) | |
| Committee III (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural): | |
| Assistance to Mrs. Roosevelt on Freedom of Information | |
| Ambassador Atherton | Principal Political Officer |
| Elections | |
| Committee I (Political and Security): | |
| Relations of Members with Spain | |
| Mr. Thorp | Committee II (Economic and Financial): |
| All subjects | |
| Joint Committee II and III (Economic and Financial; Social, Humanitarian and Cultural): | |
| All subjects | |
| Mr. Gross | Committee V (Administrative and Budgetary): |
| All subjects, assisted by Mr. Rusk and Mr. Hall | |
| Committee VI (Legal): | |
| All subjects | |
| Legal Adviser to the Delegation | |
| Mr. Sayre | Committee IV (Trusteeship): |
| All subjects, assistance to Mr. Dulles |
- Forwarded by the Director of the Office of United Nations Affairs (Rusk) to the Secretary of State on September 3, and approved by the Secretary.↩