Office of the Historian

General United States Policy in the United Nations1

1. For previous documentation on U.S. policies in the United Nations, see Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, volume III.

2. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the United Nations

Washington, May 17, 1955—5:05 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.1/5–1355. Confidential. Signed for the Secretary by Wainhouse.

3. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State

New York, June 2, 1955—7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.1/6–255. Confidential; Priority.

4. Instruction From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Missions

Washington, June 7, 1955.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.1/6–755. Confidential. Sent to 46 posts and repeated to 7 others.

6. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State

New York, August 3, 1955—10 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.1/8–355. Confidential.

8. Instruction From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Missions

Washington, August 11, 1955.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/8–1155. Confidential. Sent to 54 posts and repeated to 11 others.

9. Position Paper Prepared in the Bureau of International Organization Affairs for the Delegation to the Tenth Session of the General Assembly

Washington, August 24, 1955.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/8–2355. Confidential.

10. Instruction From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Missions

Washington, September 8, 1955.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/9–855. Official Use Only.

11. Position Paper Prepared in the Bureau of International Organization Affairs for the Delegation to the Tenth Session of the General Assembly

Washington, September 10, 1955.

Source: Department of State, IO Files: Lot 71 D 440, 10th GA, P Books, Committees 1–6. Confidential. A notation on the source text reads: “This is an interim paper subject to revision on the basis of consultations now in progress. It will be supplemented by instructions concerning the composition and terms of reference of the proposed preparatory commission and by a draft resolution.”

12. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the United Nations

Washington, September 16, 1955—7:03 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.1/9–1455. Confidential. Signed by Wainhouse for the Acting Secretary.

13. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State

New York, September 26, 1955—8 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.1/9–655. Confidential.

14. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State

New York, September 30, 1955—10 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.1/9-3055. Confidential; Priority.

15. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the United Nations

Washington, October 1, 1955—12:45 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.1/9–3055. Confidential. Signed by Wainhouse for the Secretary.

16. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State

New York, October 5, 1955—10 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.1/10–555. Confidential; Priority.

17. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State

New York October 11, 1955—8 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.1/10–1155. Confidential.

18. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the United Nations

Washington, October 12, 1955—5:06 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.1/10–1155. Confidential. Signed by Wilcox for the Secretary.

19. Minutes of the Eighth Meeting of the Delegation to the Tenth Session of the General Assembly, Mission Headquarters, New York, October 13, 1955, 9:30 a.m.

New York, October 13, 1955, 9:30 a.m.

Source: Department of State, IO Master Files, US/A/M(SR)/1—. Secret.

Master Files of the extant Minutes of U.S. Delegation Meetings during the various Sessions of the U.N. General Assembly from 1946 to 1961 are in two locations: the IO Master Files at the Department of State and the USUN Files at New York. The Minutes of Delegation Meetings from the First through the Eighth Session of the General Assembly (1946–1953) were given the designation US/A/M/CHR 1–281. Beginning with the Minutes of the First Meeting of the Delegation to the Ninth General Assembly, September 21, 1954, the designation was changed to US/A/M(SR)/1—.

For the 1955–1957 period, these files are incomplete, as the Minutes of the 4th, and 7th to 22d Meetings of the Delegation to the Twelfth Session of the General Assembly (September 17–December 14, 1957) are missing. Apparently no formal Minutes of these Meetings were ever drafted. However, the USUN Files in the Mission at New York do contain detailed draft notes on those Meetings not formally accounted for.

20. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State

New York, November 4, 1955—9 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.1/11–455. Limited Official Use.

21. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State

New York, November 17, 1955—2 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.1/11–1755. Official Use Only.

22. Draft Report Prepared by Lincoln Bloomfield, Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs

Washington, February 9, 1956.

Source: Department of State, IO Files: Lot 60 D 113, Studies US Policy re UN. Confidential. The source text is undated, but was subsequently identified as having been drafted on February 9; see footnote 2, Document 24. Sent to Niles Bond, Director of the Office of United Nations Political and Security Affairs; John E. Fobes, Director of the Office of International Administration; D. Vernon McKay, Acting Deputy Director of the Office of Dependent Area Affairs; James F. Green, Deputy Director of the Office of International Economic and Social Affairs; and Harold G. Kissick, Director of the Office of International Conferences, all of the Bureau of International Organization Affairs. In a covering note, dated February 15, Bloomfield wrote: “The attached report, which is slightly revised from the earlier draft, has been reproduced in anticipation of a meeting which Messrs. Wilcox and Phillips plan to call to discuss its contents and its implications for future action. You will be notified of the time of the meeting. No distribution of the report is being made outside this Bureau for the present.” No record of the proposed meeting hereunder reference has been found. An earlier draft of this report, dated January 31, 1956, and sent by Bloomfield to Wilcox is in Department of State, IO Files: Lot 60 D 113, Studies US Policy re UN.

24. Letter From the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Wilcox) to the Representative at the United Nations (Lodge)

Washington, May 4, 1956.

Source: Department of State, IO Files: Lot 60 D 113, Strengthening US Participation in UNGA. Confidential.

26. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to All Diplomatic Missions in the American Republics

Washington, May 25, 1956—4:19 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/5–2556. Limited Official Use. Priority. Pouched to USUN. Signed by Wilcox for the Secretary.

27. Memorandum From the Deputy Director of the Office of United Nations Political and Security Affairs (DePalma) to the United Nations Adviser in the Bureau of Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Howard)

Washington, June 6, 1956.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/6–656. Confidential. Also sent to the U.N. Advisers in the Bureaus of Far Eastern Affairs (Bacon) and European Affairs (Roberts) and to George N. Monsma.

28. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State

New York, June 8, 1956—10 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 330/6–856. Secret; Niact.