330/7–1750: Telegram
The Ambassador in India (Henderson) to the Secretary of State
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[Received July 17—12:25 p. m.]
110. 1. During my conversation with Bajpai, SYG MEA, this morning he asked if I had as yet any indication as to when reply to Nehru’s message re Chinese Commie representation in UN.1 I replied in negative but said I had impression several additional days may lapse before its receipt. I know that we are giving careful consideration to message.
2. Bajpai asked if I could hazard any guess as to content of reply. I said I did not have slightest idea in that regard; to be frank, however, I was of personal opinion it would be extremely difficult for US just now, when American blood was being shed in a UN effort to halt aggression, to give its support to admission into SC of representative of regime which had thus far shown peculiar sense irresponsibility in conduct foreign relations and which was lauding aggressor.
3. Bajpai said GOI did not really expect US to go so far as to give support admission Commie Chinese. It hoped, however, US would indicate it would have no serious objection thereto so other members of SC which were refraining from voting for admission because they did not desire offend US would feel free to vote as they pleased.
4. This remark of Bajpai might be useful to officials of Department charged with drafting reply. If we have not changed our policy on Commie Chinese seating despite recent developments, Department may wish, after presenting with full force US reasons for voting against entry Peiping regime, insert paragraph to effect that while US cannot but be opposed seating delegates that regime it is not and [Page 410] has not been carrying on systematic campaign this regard among other members SC; that every member SC is, of course, entitled to its own views; and that US is prepared accept vote of necessary majority and not make use its veto power.
- See enclosure 1 to the note from Madame Pandit to Mr. Acheson, supra. ↩