United States Interest in the Admission of Qualified Applicants to United Nations Membership and the Issue of Chinese Representation1
1. For previous documentation on membership issues at the United Nations, see Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. III, pp. 620 ff.
131. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/10–1255. Confidential.
132. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/10–1555. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution.
133. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/10–2455. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Paris.
134. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/10–2655. Secret; Priority.
135. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/10–2655. Secret; Niact. Subsequently repeated to Dulles at Geneva.
136. Telegram From the Delegation at the Foreign Ministers Meetings to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/11–355. Secret. Repeated to USUN.
137. Memorandum From the Senior Political Adviser to the Mission at the United Nations (McSweeney) to Joseph J. Sisco of the International Organization Affairs Staff of the Mission at the United Nations
Source: USUN Files, IO, Membership. Confidential.
138. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/11–355. Confidential.
139. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/11–455. Secret; Niact; Limited Distribution. Also sent to Geneva for Dulles.
140. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/11–455. Secret; Niact. Sent to Vienna eyes only for Secretary as telegram 1 and repeated to the Department.
141. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Austria
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/11–355. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Hoover. Repeated to Geneva.
142. Telegram From the Embassy in Austria to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/11–555. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to USUN and the Department as Secto 177, which is the source text. Subsequently repeated to the Denver White House in Toden 13, November 5, from Hoover to Adams. In this telegram Hoover also indicated that he had notified Adams of the contents of this message by phone.
143. Telegram From the Acting Secretary of State to the Secretary of State, at Geneva
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/11–555. Secret. Drafted by Hoover.
144. Telegram From the Delegation at the Foreign Ministers Meetings to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/11–555. Secret; Niact; Limited Distribution. Also sent to USUN for Lodge.
145. Letter From the Director of Central Intelligence (Dulles) to the Acting Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/11–655. Secret.
146. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/11–755. Confidential; Priority.
147. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Delegation at the Foreign Ministers Meetings, at Geneva
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/11–755. Secret; Priority. Repeated to the Department eyes only Hoover and Phillips as Delga 230, which is the source text.
148. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Delegation at the Foreign Ministers Meetings, at Geneva
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/11–755. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to the Department for Hoover and Phillips as Delga 233, which is the source text.
149. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Mission at the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/11–855. Secret. Repeated to the Department eyes only Acting Secretary as Dulte 57, which is the source text.
150. Telegram From the Department of State to the Secretary of State, at Geneva
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/11–855. Top Secret. Drafted by Murphy. Repeated to USUN.
151. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/11–955. Secret; Niact; Limited Distribution. Subsequently repeated to Geneva for Secretary Dulles as Tosec 233.
152. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/11–955. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution.
153. Telegram From the Embassy in the Republic of China to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/11–1055. Confidential.
154. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/11–1055. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution.
155. Telegram From the Department of State to the Secretary of State, at Geneva
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.393/11–1155. Top Secret; Niact. Drafted by Hoover and Macomber.
156. Memorandum of a Conversation, Secretary’s Office, Hotel du Rhone, Geneva, November 12, 1955, 3:30 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199, November 1955. Secret. Drafted by Tyler.
157. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Delegation at the Foreign Ministers Meetings, at Geneva
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/11–1255. Secret; Niact. Repeated to the Department eyes only for Hoover and Wilcox as Delga 275, which is the source text.
158. Memorandum of a Conversation, Secretary’s Suite, Geneva, November 13, 1955, 10 a.m.
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 60 D 627, CF 584. Drafted by Wainhouse on November 14. In a covering memorandum to O’Connor, November 13, Wainhouse indicated that the memorandum of conversation was sent to Dulles for “review and approval”. A handwritten notation by O’Connor reads: “Sec cleared summary cable and Merchant read this memo–so I am o.k.ing it for distribution.” (Ibid., Central Files, 310.2/11–1355) A summary of this conversation was transmitted to the Department in Secto 280 from Geneva, November 13, and also sent to USUN eyes only for Lodge. (Ibid.)
159. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/11–1355. Top Secret; Niact. A typed notation at the bottom of the source text reads: “Passed USUN 11/13/55. JRL.”
160. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/11–1355. Limited Official Use.