IO Files: US/A/1730
United States Delegation Working Paper
Memorandum
Subject: Yugoslav Candidacy for the Security Council
Mr. Hickerson met this noon with Sir Alexander Cadogan (UK)1 and Ambassador Chauvel (France)2 on this matter. He reiterated the US position which had previously been given to both delegations. He stressed the importance of reaching concerted view at the earliest possible moment. Sir Alexander and Mr. Chauvel both promised to review the matter and give us their views promptly.
Later in the day the French reported that Mr. Chauvel had talked with Schuman3 who felt that the matter should be left alone for perhaps two more days and reviewed again at the end of that time. He felt that in the interim our delegations should neither encourage nor discourage the proposal.
The British later replied that Mr. Bevin4 wanted to speak about the matter with the Secretary. They discussed the matter at Flushing in the later afternoon. The Secretary explained our position and stressed that he did not intend to “lobby” in any way for the proposal but did intend to vote for it in the event that we determined it would command general support in the Assembly. Mr. Bevin placed great emphasis on the matter of not campaigning for the proposal in any way and, based on that condition, agreed to our position.
- Permanent British Representative at the United Nations.↩
- Permanent French Representative at the United Nations.↩
- Robert Schuman, French Minister for Foreign Affairs and Head of the French Delegation to the General Assembly.↩
- Ernest Bevin, British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Head of the British Delegation to the General Assembly.↩