320/10–153: Telegram
The United States Representative at the United Nations (Lodge) to the Department of State
Delga 52. Re Associate Membership. USDel has consulted with key delegations such as Australia, Norway, Brazil, Philippines, New Zealand, Sweden, Netherlands, UK, Belgium and France on possibility non-voting participation for applicant states found qualified for membership by GA.
With the exception of Brazil, none of delegations consulted showed positive interest in non-voting participation and some stated definite opposition, referring to constitutional objections. In view these reactions, we do not now plan take any further steps here re non-voting participation apart from reference in Governor Byrnes statement to ad hoc political committee. Situation, of course, would be changed should Japan or Italy change position and show definite interest.