United States policy regarding the draft United Nations covenants covenants on human rights: the 1953 change 1

1. For previous documentation on this subject, see Foreign Relations, 1951, vol. ii, pp. 735 ff.


[968] Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, by the Officer in Charge of United Nations Cultural and Human Rights Affairs (Cates)

Sandifer files, lot 55 D 429, “Human Rights—General—1947–1956”


[969] Memorandum of Conversation, by an Adviser of the United States Mission at the United Nations (Hyde)

Sandifer files, lot 55 D 429, “Human Rights—General—1947–1956”


[971] Memorandum by the Assistant Secretary of State for United Nations Affairs (Hickerson) to the Secretary of State

HickersonMurphyKey files, lot 58 D 33, “Memoranda to Secretary and Under Secretary (General, 1953)”


[972] Memorandum by the Assistant Secretary of State for united Nations Affairs (Hickerson) to the Legal Adviser (Fisher)

HickersonMurphyKey files, lot 58 D 33, “1952 Memoranda—General”


[973] Memorandum by the Legal Adviser (Phleger) and the Assistant Secretary of State for United Nations Affairs (Hickerson) to the Secretary of State

L/UNA files, “Human Rights—Conventions and Treaties—1949–1965”


[975] Memorandum by the Secretary of State

340.1 AG/2–2053


[980] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

340.1 AG/4–653: Telegram


[981] The Secretary of State to the Consulate General at Geneva

340.1 AG/4–653: Telegram


[982] Memorandum by the Secretary of State to the President

340.1 AG/4–653


[984] The Consul General at Geneva (Ward) to the Department of State

340.1 AG/4–853: Telegram


[985] The Acting Secretary of State to the Consulate General at Geneva

340.1 AG/4–853: Telegram