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

IO Files: US(P)/A/133

United States Delegation Position Paper

confidential

[Paris,] October 6, 1948.

Review of Council Slates

the problem

The problem is to determine the candidates for whom the United States Representative should vote in the elections to be held on October 8 to fill 3 seats on the Security Council and 6 seats on the Economic and Social Council.

recommendations

1. Security Council

The United States Representative should vote for the following:

a. Norway

b. Cuba

c. Turkey [Egypt]¹

It is understood that the United States Representative may shift his vote for this candidate if the result of the first ballot discloses that our first choice is unlikely to be elected.

2. Economic and Social Council

The United States Representative should vote for:

a. China

b. France

c. Chile

d. Peru

e. Belgium

f. India

Comment

If, in a series of inconclusive ballots, one or more candidates fails to secure election, the United States Representative should agree to continuation of the balloting at a later date and should seek the advice of the Delegation on the question of shifting United States support to candidates other than those mentioned above.

1. Brackets appear in the source text.