320/2–252: Telegram
The Acting Chairman of the United States Delegation to the General Assembly (Roosevelt) to the Secretary of State
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Delga 1291. Re membership. Kyrou1 plans to call SC meeting Feb 5 on membership.2 He proposes to have SC consider Fr draft on admission of Italy and Sov omnibus draft. He feels SC shld not at this time consider Pak draft on Libya or Peruvian res approved by GA.
Laskey3 (UK) says they feel it preferable to have brief remarks here without vote, SC then deferring further discussion until NY. UK wishes based partly on fear Itals after Sov veto will go straight to GA, asking for admission there, partly on dislike of prolonged SC debate here leading foregone conclusion. He says UK may suggest continuation of discussion in NY on ground desire for consultation among permanent members as suggested in last para Peruvian draft as adopted by GA.
Laskey says UK wld also prefer to have Libya considered and if necessary voted on along with others rather than referring it to com on new members.
Dept’s views requested on consultations with Kyrou and other members on tactics to be followed.
- Alexis Kyrou, Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations, President of the Security Council for the month of February 1952.↩
- The last formal action of the Security Council on this matter took place on December 18 and 19, 1951; see editorial note, p. 410.↩
- D.S. Laskey, Secretary-General of the Delegation of the United Kingdom.↩