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Memorandum of Conversation, by the Officer in Charge of Thai and Malayan Affairs (Landon)
- Subject:
- Presidency of the United Nations General Assembly.
- Participants:
- His Excellency Pote Sarasin, Ambassador of Thailand
- Kenneth P. Landon—PSA
While standing at the airport waiting the arrival of the Commander-in-Chief of the Thai Armies, the Thai Ambassador adverted to the subject of the Presidency of the General Assembly which he said had been discussed by Prince Wan, the Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Secretary of State. He said that Prince Wan was, of course, very interested in becoming the President of the General Assembly at the first opportunity but that before openly announcing his candidacy he wished to sound out the Latin-American countries in order to avoid any possible feeling on their part that he was attempting to prevent them from having a Latin-American as the President in the natural [Page 554] sequence of UN events. It was implied that Prince Wan believed he would have U.K. and French support. Apparently, therefore, Prince Wan himself, while in New York, will discuss this subject informally with representatives of the various Latin-American countries.