Foreign Relations of the United States, 1951, Asia and the Pacific, Volume VI, Part 2

690D.91/9–2851: Telegram

The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Gifford) to the Secretary of State

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London, September 28, 1951—7 p. m.

1567. FonOff learns from UKUN Graham returning today and consideration being given to-informal talk between Graham and US and UK dels before report published. Although FonOff view not yet firm this question, preliminary thinking is UK del shld not participate for fear of getting into bad graces of Nehru who, it will be recalled, on publication Dixon report accused US–UK of having influenced Dixon in preparation thereof.

UK hesitation this respect, however, based on reasons not necessarily applicable to US. Important points to bear in mind from UK viewpoint are (1) report shld leave door open for further negotiation (if practicable by Graham himself) on any unsettled issues and therefore (2) action under Art 36¹ wld be preferable to action under Art 37.

Gifford

1. With respect to procedure under Article 36 of the U.N. Charter, see United Nations, Repertory of Practice, vol. ii, pp. 273 ff. and especially pp. 309 ff.