IO Files: US/A/C.4/187
Memorandum of Conversation, by Mr. G. Hayden Raynor of the Advisory Staff of the United States Delegation
| Participants: | Mr. R. W. D. Fowler, United Kingdom Delegation |
| Mr. G. Hayden Raynor, United States Delegation |
[Here follows brief discussion of the question of Indians in South Africa.]
2. South-West Africa
Mr. Fowler confirmed that the UK feels as we do that the South African proposal would not be acceptable in the Assembly. They understand, as I do, that if the UK and ourselves are not prepared to support this proposal that the South Africans will not make it. The UK tentatively is inclined to favor a resolution which would accept the courts opinion, invite the Union to carry it out, and preferably set up some UN committee with which the Union can negotiate as to how the opinion can be put into effect. The UK feels that the South African idea that the Assembly confine its action to asking South Africa to consider the courts opinion and give its reply next year, which in effect would put off the whole matter for a year, would not be acceptable to the Assembly. I expressed concurrence in this view. Mr. Fowler thought it might be possible for the South Africans to cosponsor a resolution along the type mentioned above. I told him of the tentative views we had on this question of co-sponsorship and he seemed to think this was a good plan. He especially liked the idea of trying to bring in the Philippines as a co-sponsor. He desires to have a talk, probably tomorrow, with the Indians on this question and would like to check in with us further before doing so.