50. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission at the United Nations1
Gadel 167. Re: Hungary. Pursuant to decision to seek rejection Hungarian credentials, USUN should begin consultations with friendly states inviting co-sponsorship for appropriate res.
UK should be approached first. You should inform them of US decision to seek rejection of credentials and suggest they support; you may also tell them Secretary will write Selwyn Lloyd on this subject. You should then approach French and number friendly delegations seeking broad representative co-sponsorship. Dept assumes appropriate point departure would be to start with sponsors last year’s res on Hungary.
In view short time remaining, it will be necessary undertake these consultations immediately. Dept prepared to assist you in capitals wherever appropriate and necessary.
[Page 85]Dept recommends you consult on basis text res contained Delga 555, substituting following for present para 3: “Decides to reject the credentials of the representatives of the present Hungarian regime.”2
- Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320.11/12–458. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Buffum; cleared by Cargo, Nunley, Kohler, Becker, and McElhiney; and approved by Wilcox who signed for Herter.↩
- Delga 555, November 28, transmitted the text of a draft resolution. Paragraph 3 of the draft reads: “Decides to exclude, for the time being, representatives of the existing regime in Hungary from representation on the main committees of the General Assembly and on any other committee or organ constituted by the Assembly from the whole membership of the United Nations.” (ibid., 320.11/11–2858)↩