236. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the United Nations1
800. Re 8-power Afro-Asian resolution on Congolese representation (USUN’s 11842). We understand from telecon3 that it may not be possible to postpone consideration of 8-power resolution dealing with Congolese representation question and call for meeting of Congolese parliament. We assume GADel will continue to make every effort delay consideration this matter, in order provide more opportunity for fuller consultations. Fact that SYG has already announced his intention to put out report re developments in Congo over past month should provide basis for at least slight delay. At same time we feel that issuance of report by SYG combined with pressure for consideration of 8-power Afro-Asian resolution may result in full-blown debate on question of Congo, which in our judgment is unlikely to be helpful in view fact much of discussion likely to focus upon question of Belgian technicians in Congo.
[Here follows discussion of the text and purport of the draft resolution.]
- Source: Department of State, Central Files, 303/10–2960. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Sisco, cleared by Woodruff, and approved by Wallner who signed for Herter. Repeated to Leopoldville and Brussels.↩
- Telegram 1184, October 29, transmitted the text of a draft resolution to seat the representatives of the Central Government of the Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville) and to ensure a meeting of the Congolese parliament. (Ibid.) For text, see U.N. doc. A/L.319/Rev.2.↩
- No record of this conversation has been found.↩