320/12–1252: Telegram
The United States Representative at the United Nations (Austin) to the Department of State
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Delga 358. Re membership. Ad Hoc Comite will begin debate membership today.
Before Comite are:
- 1.
- Draft resolution by Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua requesting ICJ advisory opinion originally submitted during sixth session. We understand this draft will be withdrawn.
- 2.
- Draft resolution by Peru. (A/AC.61/L.30).
- 3.
- Draft resolution submitted by Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua (A/AC.61/L.31).
- 4.
- Draft resolution submitted by all Central American States (A/AC.61/L.32).
Text of drafts 2, 3, and 4 above, given in next fol tel.
As reported earlier Belaunde (Peru) insisted on submitting his proposal but said he will not insist on vote and agrees to referral to Inter-sessional Comite. In view of Belaunde’s action Urquia (El Salvador) rushed in two Central Amer proposals. Dept will note Urquia’s draft shows composition of Inter-sessional Comite different from that suggested to him by USDel. Urquia did not consult USDel before his hasty submission of draft. Composition may possibly be modified in course of comite debate.
Our present thinking is to submit res on Japan after further consultation with Jap observer and Fr del, on the assumption that Japs want us to press for res endorsing their application.