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320/1–1752: Telegram

The Acting Chairman of the United States Delegation to the General Assembly (Roosevelt) to the Secretary of State

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Paris, January 17, 1952—11 p.m.

Delga 1083. From Gross. Re: Italian membership. Guidotti informed me this evening that Ital Amb to Paris Quaroni had seen Maurice Schumann1 yesterday and had asked for Fr position re Sov membership res pending in SC. Quaroni told Schumann he understood that Fr wld abstain if US abstained in vote on Sov res.

According to Guidotti, Schumann replied this was not case at all but that Fr wld in any circumstances vote in favor of Sov res. Guidotti with obvious elation characterized this as “opening of a new deal”. He said he had told Chauvel2 about Quaroni–Schumann conversation, [Page 430] which surprised Chauvel very much. Chauvel said he would look into matter.

New subject.

Pak[istan] has now sponsored Libyan application for UN membership in SC. SC Pres Chauvel has informed Pak he does not think question should be taken up in SC until after Comite One membership debate is concluded.

Sent Dept Delga 1083, rptd info Tripoli 35. [Gross.]

Roosevelt
  1. Reference is to Maurice Schumann, French Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; and Representative, French Delegation to the Sixth Regular Session of the General Assembly.↩
  2. Jean Chauvel, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations.↩