Office of the Historian

310.2/10–1651: Telegram

The United States Representative at the United Nations (Austin) to the Secretary of State

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New York, October 16, 1951—4:47 p.m.

477. Re Chinese representation. George (Canada)1 just telephoned to say that “Special Comite on Representation of China” this morning approved by vote of 5 to 1 (Poland with India abstaining) Canadian formula of which key phrase is “Committee authorizes chairman to inform GA that in present circumstances it has been unable to make any recommendation on the question of representation of China”. George observed that this took form not of comite report but of authorization for comite chairman to take action.

George continued that Rau (India) apparently had instructions not to present any draft res of his own but to remain aloof from controversy. Consequently, Pole submitted his draft res first calling for Nats to be unseated and Chi Comms seated. This draft res was defeated 5 to 2 (Poland and India). Lopez (Phil)2 then made effort to submit substantive draft res of his own to counter Polish res but was dissuaded from this and comite then adopted Canadian formula.

George added that since meeting was closed, comite was able to vote down Polish effort to make press release of defeated Polish draft res for circulation to UN members.

Dept please relay GADel, Paris.3

Austin
  1. J. George, a staff member of the Permanent Delegation of Canada to the United Nations.↩
  2. Salvador P. Lopez, Minister, Permanent Delegation of the Philippines to the United Nations.↩
  3. The Delegation itself had not yet arrived in Paris, but an advance party of USUN staff was present.↩