320/9–354: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Denmark
201. Department concerned by reports Scandinavian Foreign Ministers agreed Communist China should be seated UN “as soon as possible”. Unless you have already done so request you reiterate Foreign Office our strong opposition seating Communist China using arguments section (d) of Dept CA–1368, August 24, 1954.1 In addition you should inform Foreign Office US will seek agreement free-world UN Members to dispose Chinese representation issue Ninth Session GA on procedural basis to avoid substantive action.
Under this procedure GA would not act on any proposals to seat Communist China or to reject credentials Republic of China. Since vote would avoid substance of issue we strongly hope Government to which you accredited will support US position and thus dispose of [Page 776] issue in manner least likely provoke unhelpful debate and promote disunity among non-Communist Members at time when so many controversial issues on GA agenda.