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320/10–3151: Telegram

The Deputy United States Representative on the Security Council (Ross) to the Secretary of State 1

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Paris, October 31, 1951—2 p.m.

Delga 22. For Hickerson and Rusk. Fowler, who is only UK rep here at moment and who himself has gone to London for day’s consultation today, informed me last night that no ranking member or even adviser of UK del will arrive in Paris at earliest before Sunday.2 Jebb is coming with Eden3 on that day, Coulson and others on Sunday or Monday. Fowler (CRO) is specialist on Commonwealth matters (Kashmir) and not sufficiently informed or ranking to warrant any assurances we cld negotiate with him any effective understandings re such vitally important polit matters as Chi rep. In going over check list of GA items with him on Monday, I urged that FonOff give most careful and serious consideration this matter. With particular ref Chi rep, I do not feel we shld rely (a) on my discussion with Fowler or (b) on any report Coulson may have made to FonOff of Bolte’s presentation Dept’s views as set forth in its 180, October 4 (USUN’s 514, Oct 22). Because of absence responsible UK reps here will furthermore not be possible to carry out Dept’s instruction on this matter as set forth in Dept’s Gadel 11, Oct 26, before Sun at earliest.

This simply does not allow sufficient time to thrash out issue with Brit (and even greater importance, to build up united front with other UN members) before Mon afternoon4 closing mtg of fifth GA when issue [will] arise, or even Tues afternoon opening of sixth GA when issue will almost certainly arise.

Assuming that Sec will be seeing Eden on Sun,5 I do not want to have Sec in position discussing this matter with Eden if Eden is badly prepared. I therefore recommend most strongly to Dept urgent consideration that Emb London be instructed present our views directly to FonOff. In this connection, if Dept feels there is any truth in newspaper rumors that new UK Govt6 may adopt stiffer line toward Chi Commies, it may wish instruct Emb London to put our views to FonOff more strongly than set forth in Dept’s 180 and Gadel 11.

Pending agreement with UK we have, of course, in line with Dept’s 180, refrained from discussing tactics this matter with other dels. In view probability we shld not be able reach agreement with UK before Sun or Mon, and since time thereafter is too short to build up [Page 270] strong united front among other dels, Dept may wish instruct us to discuss this issue with other dels during remainder this week. I have in mind, for example, the Canadians and French, Entezam7 as temporary Pres, Padilla8 and Belaunde,9 either of whom might be next Pres, and possibly a few selected others such as Muniz10 and the Turks.11

Ross
  1. Repeated to London as telegram 2272.↩
  2. November 4.↩
  3. Anthony Eden, new British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.↩
  4. November 5. The scheduled adjournment of the General Assembly’s Fifth Session was to take place on that date.↩
  5. Acheson had been invited to a dinner at the British Embassy in Paris on Sunday evening. A bipartite ministerial meeting was scheduled for the afternoon.↩
  6. The new Conservative Government of Winston S. Churchill.↩
  7. Nasrollah Entezam, President of the Fifth Regular Session of the General Assembly.↩
  8. Luis Padilla Nervo, Permanent Representative of Mexico at the United Nations, and candidate for the presidency of the Sixth Regular Session.↩
  9. Victor Belaunde, Ambassador, Chairman of the Delegation of Peru to the General Assembly.↩
  10. João Carlos Muñiz, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations.↩
  11. Selim Sarper was Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations and Vice-Chairman of the Turkish Delegation.↩