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Memorandum of Conversation, by Mr. Harlan B. Clark, Adviser to the United States Delegation to the United Nations General Assembly
US/A/C.1/2359
- Subject: (1) Reported Chinese Communist Agreement to Separation of Cease Fire and Negotiation Proposals
- (2) Arab Attitude Towards Greek–Turkish Fears of Asian “Appeasement Policy”
| Participants: | His Excellency Sayed Hassan Ibrahim, Yemeni Delegation |
| Mr. Harlan B. Clark, United States Delegation |
Sayed Hassan referred to our earlier conversations in regard to the Asian bloc’s cease fire proposals, and asked whether the United States Delegation were satisfied with the steps which had been taken to separate the cease fire from the negotiation proposals as they had been combined in the Indian draft resolution. He seemed in good [Page 1527] spirits and well satisfied with the morning’s developments. I said that, as he knew, the United States had agreed to consider a cease fire proposal on its merits and that it only remained to be seen what the Soviet bloc’s attitude would be.
Sayed Hassan said he had little fear on that score, since Sir Benegal Rau had informed him yesterday that General Wu had agreed to separation of the cease fire and negotiation proposals. In other words, he believed the Communists had been agreeable to the cease fire proposal and to the principle of negotiating subsequently on outstanding issues.
Sayed Hassan and a member of his Delegation said it appeared from the questions that had been raised in Committee One this morning that the Turks and Greeks were afraid the Asian countries were defecting from the UN. This was not true at all. What the Arab countries sought was a cessation of hostilities so that outstanding issues could be discussed. If the Communists did not abide by the cease fire, they would prove their bad faith, and we should all treat them accordingly.