Foreign Relations of the United States, 1958–1960, United Nations and General International Matters, Volume II

129. Letter From Secretary of State Herter to Foreign Minister Pella¹

Washington, February 2, 1960.

My Dear Pella: I just wanted to send you this personal note of appreciation for your very generous action with respect to the presidency of the next General Assembly of the United Nations. When I talked to Ambassador Brosio about this matter,² I tried to make it very clear that I found myself in an extremely difficult position both because I count you as a close personal friend and because of our great friendship for your nation. However, under the circumstances, I know that we both share the same concern lest we drift into the difficulty which led to the impasse over the Security Council seat last year and might even find a Communist elected to the presidency of the General Assembly. Your own fine action has, I think, gone a long way toward mitigating these dangers.

With warmest personal regards,

Most sincerely,

Christian A. Herter³

1. Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/2–260. Confidential. Drafted by Herter. Transmitted to the Embassy in Rome in telegram 2386, February 2, which is the source text.
2. See supra.
3. Telegram 2386 bears this typed signature.