320/8–2754: Telegram
The United States Representative at the United Nations (Lodge) to the Department of State
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178. Re ninth GA agenda. USUN is under mounting pressure from other dels for US position on outstanding items such as disarmament and atomic energy, Tunisia and Morocco, Cyprus and New Guinea. At same time they are reluctant indicate their views until hearing ours and it is difficult make real progress on Chinese representation question in absence formula agreed between US and UK. Result is consultations are seriously hampered and other dels are likely be resentful later when we need their help quickly.
If Department could provide preliminary views particularly on above items we would be in immeasurably better position vis-à-vis other dels and perhaps be able provide Department with some useful information on currents of thought in New York.