310.2/11–452
The Japanese Minister of Embassy (Kamimura) to the Director of the
Office of Northeast Asian Affairs (Young)
Washington, November 4,
1952.
My Dear Mr. Young: With reference to my letter of October 23,
we have received from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the attached draft
formula for the so-called UN Associate
Membership.
This formula is the result of technical study of the problem in question by
the Ministry, and is submitted in the hope that it will constitute a basis
for further mutual study of the problem. It is an informal, tentative draft
without commitment, and it should not by any means prejudice the future
decision of the Government of Japan on this problem.
Again, even when an informal mutual agreement is reached along the line of
this formula as to the status of “Associate Membership”, the Government of
Japan wishes to be free to decide its course on this problem one way or the
other, by taking into consideration the then prevailing situations abroad
and at home, the number of other countries willing to become Associate
Members, etc.
The submittal of this technical paper, therefore, should not be construed as
reflecting the decision of the Government of Japan to apply for “Associate
Membership”.
Sincerely yours,
[Attachment]
The following is a technical study of the status of the so-called UN Associate membership, and should not be
construed as reflecting the decision of the Government of Japan to apply
for “Associate membership” at this time.
- 1.
- The formal designation of the so-called “Associate Member” shall
be Non-Voting Participant.
- 2.
- Any nation which, in response to the invitation extended through a
resolution of the General Assembly, sends a representative to the
General Assembly, shall become a Non-Voting Participant.
- 3.
- The nations which will be thus invited by the General Assembly
shall be those for whom no recommendation for admission has been
made by the Security Council in spite of the fact that its
application for admission has received more than seven (7) favorable
votes in the Security Council.
- 4.
- The rights and obligations of a Non-Voting Participant shall be
defined in the General Assembly resolution mentioned in Paragraph 1.
At the same time, necessary revisions shall be made to the rules of
procedure of the General Assembly.
- a.
- Rights
- (i)
- Right to send a delegation similar to that of a
full member to all the meetings of the General
Assembly.
- (ii)
- Right to participate without vote in the
discussions of the Plenary sessions of the General
Assembly, of its major committees and other
committees of the whole. This right shall include
all the rights to participate in discussion but the
voting right, such as the right to speak, to submit
a draft resolution, an amendment, and to submit and
withdraw a motion.
- (iii)
- Right to receive from the Secretary-General all
communications and documents pertaining to the
General Assembly.
- b.
- Obligations
- (i)
- Obligation to present credentials.
- (ii)
- Obligation to comply with the rules of procedure
of the General Assembly.
