IO Files: US/A/C.1/2120
Memorandum of Conversations, Prepared in the United States Delegation
Subject: Chilean Amendment to Uniting for Peace Resolution
| Participants: | Ambassador Herman Santa Cruz,1 Chilean Delegation |
| Various Members of the United States Delegation | |
| Mr. John C. Dreier, United States Delegation |
During the day the following talks took place with respect to Ambassador Santa Cruz’ proposed amendments to the Resolution on Uniting for Peace.
In the morning Mr. Dulles showed Ambassador Santa Cruz the text of the amendments as redrafted by the United States Delegation. Santa Cruz took them, and said he would like to make a few small changes.
Later he returned the text to the United States Delegation with two changes, the second of which introduced a specific reference to the economic development of under-developed countries. After consultation with the American Delegation I advised Santa Cruz that we [Page 364] would accept his first change in regard to principles of the Charter, but could not accept the second in that it went further into the recommendations of specific economic measures than the First Committee should go.
Ambassador Santa Cruz then sent a note to Mr. Dulles saying that he appreciated his cooperation and assumed that since we did not accept his language both Delegations would be free to follow their respective Governments’ policies. I spoke to Santa Cruz again, saying that I thought it was a shame to have to give up our attempt to reach an agreement over such a small difference in language. He was friendly enough, but rather abruptly said that he had drafted his own new amendments to table during the afternoon. I urged him to speak with Mr. Dulles once again before doing so, and obtained from him a copy of his proposed independent amendment.
At the Sponsors’ Meeting at 2:15 there was considerable discussion of this suggestion. It was evident that although some cosponsors did not like the idea of Santa Cruz’ amendments, others felt that they would obtain considerable support for the Resolution among several states, Mr. Dulles was then asked to speak with Santa Cruz again, and see if it would not be possible to have him refrain from submitting his own amendments and agree upon the language which we had discussed earlier this morning.
In view of the feeling of the group of Sponsors, the United States Delegation agreed to this proposal and Mr. Dulles quickly reached agreement with Ambassador Santa Cruz to accept the amendments as revised by Santa Cruz this morning. Santa Cruz accordingly said he would not put in any independent resolution or amendment.
The text of the Chilean amendment as finally agreed upon is as follows:
“12. Recognizes, in adopting the proposals set forth above, that enduring peace will not be secured solely by collective security arrangements to deal with breaches of international peace and acts of aggression, but that a genuine and lasting peace depends also upon the observance of all the principles and purposes established in the Charter of the United Nations, and especially upon respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all and on the establishment and maintenance of conditions of economic and social well-being in all countries; and accordingly
Urges Member States to respect fully and to intensify joint action, in cooperation with the United Nations, to develop and stimulate universal respect for an observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms and to intensify individual and collective efforts to achieve conditions of economic stability and social progress, particularly through the development of underdeveloped countries and areas.”
- Ambassador Santa Cruz was Permanent Representative of Chile at the United Nations and Chairman of the Chilean Delegation to the General Assembly.↩