501.BE/3–2147
Memorandum of Conversation, by the Deputy Director of the Office of European Affairs (Hickerson)
| Participants: | Mr. Norman J. O. Makin, Ambassador, Australian Embassy |
| Mr. Stirling, Minister, Australian Embassy | |
| Mr. Dean Acheson, Acting Secretary of State | |
| Mr. Humelsine, ODA |
On the question of trusteeship for the mandated islands on which the Australians had opposed us in the UN, Ambassador Makin said that the Australians had decided to come around to our way of thinking and would back up our position 100%. A statement to this effect will be made at the next Security Council meeting on the United States trusteeship agreement for the mandates. The Australians stated that Mr. Austin had been slightly critical and they felt that they would like Austin to know that this Australian statement is going to be made by their delegate. They thought it would be suitable for Mr. Austin to say something nice about it.1
- For the text of the Australian statement, see infra.↩