38. Editorial Note
On the afternoon of October 7, at the close of the general debate of the 13th U.N. General Assembly, the Iranian Representative announced that Iran was withdrawing its candidacy for a seat on the U.N. Security Council in favor of Tunisia. The Tunisian Representative responded with a brief statement of acknowledgment. The texts of their statements were transmitted to the Department of State in Delga 115 (Department of State, Central Files, 320/10–758), and are printed in U.N. doc. APV.744.
[Page 68]The next afternoon, the U.N. General Assembly elected Argentina, Italy, and Tunisia nonpermanent members of the Security Council, with terms to begin January 1, 1959. For a record of the vote, see U.N. doc. APV.755.