UNP files, lot 59 D 237, “Membership”
Memorandum of Separate Conversations, by an Adviser of the United States Delegation to the General Assembly (Allen)
- Subject:
- Membership
- Participants:
- Mr. Hens Boyesen, Norway
- Ambassador Borberg, Denmark
- Mr. W. P. Allen
According to Mr. Boyesen the Norwegian Delegation thinks the Belaunde proposal is a good one and will vote for it. They very much decry the Argentine suggestion that the Committee should report back at this session, agreeing with our view that this would destroy any real utility of the Committee. The Norwegian Delegation will, however, consistent with its past practice, vote for the Soviet package proposal. They continue to feel so strongly that Europe is under-represented that they are prepared to vote for the largest package deal which any [Page 982] of the big powers offers. While they appreciate reasons why to other countries a package deal might not seem politically desirable, nevertheless they do not find it internationally immoral to work out a horse-trade.
In Ambassador Borberg’s view, while Denmark will vote for the Peruvian proposal, it would have been preferable for the Committee, which the proposal sets up, to have consisted of the non-permanent members of the SC (of which Denmark is one). There is no dispute between the GA and SC on this issue but simply disagreement between the five veto powers. If any political conciliation among them is possible or desirable, the non-permanent members of the SC are the appropriate and available ones to assist in bringing it about. However, as stated above, Denmark will vote for the Peruvian resolution, and as to membership, Borberg thought that in addition to Peru, whose membership is inevitable, such neutral countries as Sweden and India would be the best choice. I indicated we would probably prefer that at least one of the two remaining countries be one which does not favor a package deal.