Office of the Historian

320/10–2154: Circular telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to Certain Diplomatic Missions1

confidential
Washington, October 21, 1954—7:07 p.m.

203. Re Deptcirtel 168: Because of generally unenthusiastic response to US non-member participation proposal from other UN Members and most applicants we will not press proposal for time being. However still believe idea has merit, discussion useful and possibility ultimate progress along these lines not foreclosed.

Inform Foreign Office accordingly.

Hoover
  1. Except for telegram reference, in this case Department’s telegram 694 to Tokyo, an identical text was sent to the Embassy in Japan in telegram 861, Oct. 21, 7: 06 p.m. (320/10–2154).↩