UNP files, lot 59 D 237, “Slates”
The United States Representative at the United Nations (Lodge) to the Secretary of State
Dear Foster: In reply to yours of July 24th, I do feel strongly that we should support Mrs. Pandit rather than Prince Wan for Presidency of the General Assembly.1
Just look at the facts: We opposed Mrs. Pandit for Secretary General; we are opposed to India for the Security Council; we are opposed to having India take part in the Korean political conference. Here is one office—the Presidency of the General Assembly—which is largely of publicity importance—and we won’t even take her for that. The fact that we may be supporting them for the Trusteeship Council is so minor as not to matter.
As regards New Zealand for the Pakistan seat, I would be opposed to that unless we get an ironclad assurance of the support of the American position rather than the British position on Chinese representation. I would certainly be glad to see Turkey in the Greek seat.
Sincerely yours,
- The Secretary of State encircled “Mrs. Pandit” in the first paragraph and wrote a marginal notation, undated: “O.K. to vote for her—But not campaign against Prince Wan—J[ohn] F D[ulles]”; see memorandum of conversation by the Assistant Secretary for UN Affairs (Murphy), Aug. 1, infra.↩