Foreign Relations of the United States, 1950, Korea, Volume VII

330/7–2850: Telegram

The Ambassador in India (Henderson) to the Secretary of State

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New Delhi, July 28, 1950—1 p. m.
[Received July 28—7:40 a. m.]

219. 1. GOI apparently somewhat embarrassed at unexpected Soviet decision return SC even though Communist China has not been admitted.¹ This embarrassment arises from fact that GOI has been basing its approaches to other governments re importance admittance Communist China on assumption that such admittance is condition precedent to return Russia.

2. Bajpai, SYG, MEA, told me this morning GOI taken completely by surprise at Soviet decision. Journalist had asked him whether Soviet decision had been influenced by Nehru’s recent approaches and. Bajpai had answered categorically that there could be no connection. GOI had not been working merely to get Russia back into SC.

3. I also obtained impression from conversation with Bajpai that GOI is somewhat concerned lest Russia take course of action in SC which will deepen rift in UN.

Henderson

1. On July 27, the Soviet Representative at the United Nations (Malik) communicated to Secretary-General Lie his intention to assume the presidency of the Security Council during the month of August and to call a meeting of the Council for August 1 (see U.N. document S/1643).