UNP files, lot 59 D 237, “Membership”
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, by the Deputy Director of the Office of United Nations Political and Security Affairs (Popper)
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[Washington,] September 18, 1953.
- Subject:
- Membership
- Participants:
- Mr. Eric Stein, U.S. Delegation
- Mr. David H. Popper, UNP
I outlined this morning the following possibilities for dealing with Belaunde’s proposal for establishing a Negotiating Committee on Membership:
- 1.
- We might satisfy Belaunde by permitting him to introduce a general resolution on the membership problem acceptable to the United States and the United Kingdom.
- 2.
- The Negotiating Committee might be set up, to be available to the five permanent members of the Security Council when they consider that such a Committee would be useful in reaching a solution.
- 3.
- The Committee might consist of the non-permanent members of the Security Council, who would be asked to lend their good offices in connection with the Five Power consultations on membership.
- 4.
- The Committee might be asked to look into the problem of associate membership (I cautioned Mr. Stein that this variant could not be used without further consideration of the desirability of stressing; associate membership this year).
- 5.
- Belaunde might be encouraged to introduce a resolution requesting an advisory opinion of the Court as to whether the Assembly can admit an applicant vetoed in the Security Council on illegal grounds. Mr. Stein remarked that the British and French were strongly opposed to the suggestion.
Mr. Stein will keep us advised.