320/1–2452: Telegram
The Acting Chairman of the United States Delegation to the General Assembly (Roosevelt) to the Secretary of State
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Delga 1179. Re membership. Guidotti (Ital observer) told Gross and Hyde separately he is in favor proposal of Central Amers contained in next fol tel (Delga 1180) to go to ICJ on question negative SC votes on Ital application. He said his first reaction was that the timing and drafting this proposal are satisfactory and he stressed he regarded support for it as entirely consistent with support for Belaunde plan.
Gross indicated we are inclined in light Ital position to favor reference this issue ICJ.
In separate conversation with Vallat (UK) and Nisot (Belg) subj of whether to redraft question to court discussed. There is tactical question whether better take language of sponsors or improve language at risk associating ourselves with responsibility for possible unfavorable answer from court.
Nisot suggested narrowing question and discussed with Vallat and Hyde fol roughly translated from French: “Is there a recommendation [Page 446] of the SC, within meaning para two of Art 4 of Charter, for admission of states as member of UN in a case in which seven members of the council have voted for its admission, altho, while recognizing that the state fulfills conditions required by para one, Art 4 of Charter, a permanent member of SC has voted against its admission.”