320/11–1750: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the United States Representative at the United Nations (Austin)

confidential

Gadel 124. Dept believes US might sponsor resn transmitted immedy folg tel,1 preferably the first alternative, if it can obtain as cosponsors such states as the Dominican Republic or Argentina, Denmark, Canada or New Zealand, Philippines or Thailand. In its discretion, del might try getting India not to submit its draft res2 but shld not seek India’s co-sponsorship since this wld probably make So Afr acceptance more difficult.

Acheson
  1. Infra.
  2. On November 9 the Indian Delegation had (handed to the United States Delegation the test of a two-part resolution on (South West Africa (USUN telegram Delga 264, November 9, File No. 320/11–950, not printed). The first part concerned the question of the implementation of the advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice; the second part incorporated a proposal for the application of the international trusteeship system to South West Africa. Subsequently the two parts were separated into two draft resolutions and submitted to the Fourth Committee for consideration. For the texts of the two draft resolutions, see United Nations, Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifth Session, Annexes, vol. i, fascicule on agenda item 35 entitled “Question of South West Africa: advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice,” pp. 4 (UN Doc. A/C.4/L.121) and 7 (UN Doc. A/C.4/L.122). Hereafter cited as GA (V), Annexes, vol. i.