Office of the Historian

260. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State1

New York, September 23, 1957—5 p.m.

Delga 33. Verbatim text. Re UN membership. We propose to discuss following draft resolution on membership Vietnam with UKDel and few others with view cosponsorship if Dept has no objections to it.2 We doubt whether reference to “veto” will have any adverse effects on voting, but if we find opposition in informal discussions would delete it. Res on Korea on which we will consult at same time, would be identical except for substitution of appropriate resolution numbers and “Republic of Korea”.

The General Assembly

Recalling its Resolutions 620 C (VII) and 1017 B (XI) finding Vietnam qualified for membership in the United Nations,

Noting with regret the continued inability of the Security Council to recommend the admission of Vietnam to membership in the United Nations owing to the negative vote of a permanent member of the Security Council,

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Reaffirms that Vietnam is fully qualified for and should be admitted to membership in the United Nations.3

Lodge
  1. Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/9–2357. Official Use Only.↩
  2. The U.N. General Assembly opened its Twelfth Session on September 17.↩
  3. Gadel 15 to New York, September 25, authorized the delegation to proceed with the procedure suggested in Delga 33. (Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/ 9–2357)↩