501.BC/2–849

Memorandum by the Secretary of State to the President 1

Due to the reassignment of Philip C. Jessup as Ambassador at Large, there now exist two vacancies in the United States Mission to the United Nations,2 namely, Deputy Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations, and Deputy Representative of the United States in the Interim Committee of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

To fill these vacancies, I recommend, for your approval, the appointments of John C. Ross, now Deputy to the United States Representative to the United Nations to serve concurrently and without [Page 4] additional compensation as the Deputy Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations and Charles P. Noyes as Deputy Representative of the United States of America on the Interim Committee of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Mr. Noyes is to receive compensation at the rate of $12,000 per annum. I also recommend that Mr. Ross be designated Deputy Chief of the United States Mission to the United Nations in the place of Mr. Jessup who has held this appointment also.

These appointments are in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2(b) and 2(d), respectively, of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945.

There are attached herewith for your signature the nomination of John C. Ross as Deputy Representative in the Security Council, plus a letter addressed to Mr. Ross as Deputy Chief of the United States Mission to the United Nations, and a letter addressed to Mr. Noyes as Deputy Representative on the Interim Committee of the General Assembly.3

Dean Acheson
  1. Approved by the President on February 10.
  2. The direction and administration of the United States Mission at the United Nations (USUN) was based on Executive Order No. 9844, April 28, 1947, 12 Federal Register 2765. According to this order the United States Representative at the United Nations was charged also with performing the duties of Chief of the United States Mission. The incumbent at this time was former U.S. Senator Warren R. Austin.
  3. Letters not printed. Actually Mr. Ross’ nomination in this instance was never acted upon by the Senate as it was contingent upon passage of pending legislation amending the United Nations Participation Act of 1945. Developments regarding final enactment of this legislation in October 1949 are documented below; for Mr. Ross’ subsequent nomination in October, see editorial note, p. 15.