272. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State 1
1200. Soviet Views re UN Financial and Administrative Problems.
Roshchin (USSR) stated to Mission officer that USSR considers that Fifth Comite agenda at current session contains three difficult and important problems: (1) financing of peace-keeping operations, (2) regular scale of assessments (report of Comite on Contributions), and (3) personnel item.
[Page 601]Roshchin said that scale of assessments issue could be removed if US agreed to freeze scale for ten years in accordance with memo handed by Fedorenko (USSR) to Stevenson.2 He felt confident that Comite Five would accept such freeze if US and USSR concurred.
Although making no specific proposals re other matters, Roshchin stated several times that US and USSR Dels should sit down and discuss all difficult questions presently in Comite Five. Re financing peace-keeping operations, he added it was unthinkable that USSR should be forced pay $60 million in so-called arrears for financing operations which had been dealt with in violation of Charter. He appeared more defensive on this point than at any time in past, and his manner indicated Soviets now feel their position more difficult re this issue.
When Mission officer expressed surprise that USSR Del considered personnel item to be difficult one, Roshchin said Soviets still very unhappy about fact they had absolutely no influence within Secretariat and that Secretariat decisions constantly made without any consideration being given to Soviet views.
- Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1960–63, UN 10–4. Limited Official Use.↩
- See Document 269.↩