Office of the Historian

310.2/7–1354: Telegram

The United States Representative at the united Nations (Lodge) to the Department of State

confidential
priority
New York, July 13, 1954—noon.

31. For the Secretary from Lodge. Hope you will take advantage of whatever opportunities that may occur on your visit to stress importance of getting commitment from Van Kleffens for ruling that Chinese representation is important matter requiring ⅔ vote. He should be willing to make this clear without commitment from us as a Presidential vote, but might be given to understand US will oppose anyone not willing to give such assurance.1

Lodge

  1. Marginal notation: “Relayed to Secretary in Paris per W. K. Scott, S/S”.

    In telegram 167, July 13, 7:10 p.m., to Paris, drafted by the Acting Director of the Office of UN Political and Security Affairs (Popper), the Department of State cabled to Dulles USUN’s telegram 31, with the addition of the following: “Department suggests you may wish consider possible embarrassment in approach Van Kleffens in light your conversation July 1 with Prince Wan regarding GA presidency.” Dulles was informed also of the information imparted to Murphy by Prince Wan on July 13 (see Murphy memorandum, supra), to the effect that Wan had completed his canvass and was confident he had enough votes.(310.2/7–1354)

    Telegram 167 was repeated to USUN in telegram 38, July 14, 4:37 p.m.(310.2/7–1454).

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