320/11–1552: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Mission at the United Nations1
confidential
Washington, November 15,
1952—3:37 p.m.
Gadel 58. Re Delga 164 on membership:2
- 1.
- While we do not wish to make an issue of order of agenda items, we hope membership is not moved forward and remains one of last items.
- 2.
- Since GA consideration of membership question unlikely result in positive action toward solution at this time, Dept wld be inclined favor postponement of consideration membership until next GA provided postponement has sufficient support. However, we realize, as indicated in urtel 164, that moving membership forward wld diminish if not eliminate practical possibility of postponing consideration of [Page 872] item. Furthermore, Dept believes we shld not take initiative in urging postponement, and in discussion with other dels on agenda order and during debate on this matter you shld not mention possibility of postponement of membership as argument in favor keeping membership toward end of agenda. Dept concerned that discussion now of possibility of postponement might be erroneously interpreted by Japan and other applicants we favor as indication lessening US support their applications.
- 3.
- If postponement appears feasible after order of agenda items known, Dept believes before final decision reached we shld discuss matter with Japan in view high importance it attaches to UN membership and since its application has never been considered by GA.
Bruce