751G.00/3–651: Telegram
The Ambassador in France (Bruce) to the Secretary of State
5197. Deptel 4323 February 16 (sent Saigon 1017). Foreign Office has not raised with us question submission application Associated States for UN membership and we have therefore in accordance Department’s instructions refrained from making any comment to Foreign Office on this subject.
Embassy agrees with considerations adverse effect on Associated States and France, set forth in paragraphs 1 and 7 reftel, as it seems almost inevitable that India and most neighboring Asiatic states would vote against such application and thus tend give propaganda advantage Soviet bloc. For these reason Embassy agrees desirability Associated States and French not taking action in this regard without first obtaining assurances general support UN members.
In this connection, with reference final paragraph Saigon telegram 1537 March 2 (repeated Paris 669) Embassy inclined believe that, in absence indication general support for Associated States membership UN, position Associated States with respect any possible UN action would probably be more favorable if initial hearing for Associated States took place as result Chinese Communist aggression and that question whether membership applications Associated States before UN would be under these circumstances immaterial.
Department pass Saigon; sent Department 5197, repeated Saigon 350.