320/12–751: Telegram
The United States Representative at the United Nations (Austin) to the Secretary of State
Delga 552. Limited Departmental distribution. Subject: Disarmament. At mtg with UK and Fr to discuss Secretariat memorandum on areas of agreement of disarmament subcomite,1 Lloyd suggested policy of avoiding impression of break with Soviet by remitting outstanding questions to new commission. He said that Commonwealth members were unanimously of view it wld be better to keep contact with Soviet in new com by starting it off in neutral manner. He said further that he had discussed this with Eden who, although giving UK del free hand, urged policy of avoiding apparent breakdown in subcomite. When asked by Jessup what constituted breakdown, Lloyd replied what he meant was subcomite reporting no agreement and comite 1 passing tri draft without any concession to Soviet.
Moch expressed agreement with Lloyd’s view and renewed his suggestion (Delga 533)2 that there might be suspension of subcomite work during which experts cld work out new language for res and obtain clearance in London and Washington.
On Jess’s suggestion it was agreed that further consideration this question shld await Vyshinsky’s reaction to Secretariat paper.