Secretary of State’s memoranda of conversations, lot 64 D 199, “Sec’s memo of conv (May–September 1953)”
Memorandum by the Secretary of State of a Conversation With the British Ambassador (Makins)
secret
[Washington,] September 3, 1953.
- 1.
- The Ambassador spoke with apparent approval of my Legion speech, at least to the extent of saying that it was a clear-cut, vigorous statement.
- 2.
- He stated that his Government wished to change the present technique of dealing with Communist China in the United Nations and that his Government suggested action along the lines of the attached draft. I said that I did not care to make any comment until I had studied the matter fully. The Ambassador said his Government was anxious to avoid any open difference between our Governments at the United Nations as had been the case with reference to India, and that they would be glad to consider changes in language.
[Here follows discussion of other Asian matters.]
- 7.
- The Ambassador said that his Government was quite strongly opposed to the suggestion which he understood had been made at New York that there would be introduced into the United Nations General Assembly agenda an item attacking the Soviets for their conduct in the satellite areas. He felt that this was pushing the cold war too strongly and that this was not the right time for such an item to be pushed.