320/9–2450: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the United States Mission at the United Nations
confidential
Washington, September
24, 1950—2 p. m.
312. Re Delga 23,1 regarding tactics for SC meeting on Formosa next Tuesday.
- 1.
- Dept believes essential for US as party against whom Chi Commie complaint directed to avoid impression that we are trying to hamper normal course SC proceeding on this complaint.
- 2.
- It shld be for the majority of SC to evaluate and decide whether SC shld continue its consideration of the complaint.
- 3.
- We have proceeded on theory that SC shld consider Chi Commie complaint of aggression, the GA shld consider the general situation with respect to Formosa under our item “Question of Formosa”. Soviets now placed new item on GA agenda covering Chi Commie charges. US supported inclusion of this item.
- 4.
- We welcomed SC consideration of Chi Commie item, supported its inclusion on SC agenda and suggested investigation of charges by Commission.
- 5.
- As party against whom complaint has been made, US is willing to have charges against it heard in both SC and GA. However, this in our view, would involve unreasonable duplication and create confusion. [Page 518] We believe Members shld weigh desirability that procedure be so designed as to facilitate investigation and resolve charges with minimum waste of effort.
You shld discuss above views with other Dels. FYI Dept does not feel however that US itself in the SC shld make objection to having item continued on SC agenda, or propose that it shld be dropped from the agenda, or advocate any other step inconsistent with basic proposition set forth Para (1) above. It is especially desirable that we retain political advantage gained in first instance by our expression of willingness to have charges considered in accord majority will.
Webb
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