793.94/2139: Telegram
The Consul at Geneva (Gilbert) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 15—7:11 p.m.]
202. Department’s 90, October 14, 3 p.m.60 After protracted private session of Council which has just concluded Drummond informs me as follows:
As expected, the Japanese opposed extending an invitation to the United States to participate within the Council in discussion of the Pact of Paris. No compromise was effected and the Council after exhaustive discussion of Japanese legal objections proceeded to vote on the basis of the question being one of procedure (see Consulate’s 195, October 13, 9 p.m.). A resolution was then adopted by which the United States will be invited to participate in such discussions with only the dissenting vote of Japan. It is expected that the invitation will be finally approved and issued some time tomorrow. A Council meeting has been tentatively fixed for 10 a.m. to confirm publicly this decision.
There is still hope that the Japanese at the last moment may withdraw their opposition and thus make the decision unanimous.
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