Office of the Historian

330/8–653: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Mission at the United Nations1

confidential
Washington, August 6, 1953—7:33 p.m.

35. Request you approach Turkish Delegation soonest re Turkish candidacy succeed Greece on SC, following position set forth July 24 letter from Secretary to Lodge.

Smith
  1. Drafted by Paul W. Jones of the Office of UN Political and Security Affairs and concurred in by Paul B. Taylor, Officer in Charge, General Assembly Affairs; cleared with the Bureau of Near Eastern, South Asian and African Affairs; and signed by Assistant Secretary Murphy.↩