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Volume #18 - 353. | |
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CHAPTER IV INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES | |
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PART
1 UNITED NATIONS SPECIALIZED AGENCIES | |
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SECTION
A INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION | |
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SUB-SECTION
II SCALE OF CONTRIBUTIONS | |
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DEA/74-R-40 |
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Ambassador in United States to Secretary of State for External Affairs | |
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TELEGRAM WA-2413 CONFIDENTIAL |
Washington,
October 7th, 1952 |
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SCALE OF CONTRIBUTION TO THE ILO | |
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Reference: Your letter V-3431 of November 29, 1951, and our letter No. 3390 of November 17, 1951.
1. At their request, we discussed yesterday the matter of the scale of contributions to the ILO with officials of the State Department. They informed us that they have been considering what the United States position should be when the ILO Governing Body considers the scale of contributions and, before taking a final decision, would prefer to know the results of General Assembly action regarding the United States contribution to the United Nations. They wondered, therefore, if we would be agreeable to having final action on the scale of contributions taken at the March 1953 meeting of the Governing Body rather than at its November meeting. State Department officials realize that we have taken a strong interest in this matter and recalled that the Canadian representative to the ILO Allocations Committee last year had taken the lead in pressing for an upward revision of the United States contribution to ILO. They are also asking the United Kingdom and Australian Embassies for their views on postponing final action on the scale of contributions until March 1953. 2. State Department officials gave us no indication that they were contemplating a change in their position. They did point out that even if they were disposed to agree to an increase in the United States contribution to ILO, the amount of their contribution would still be subject to the limitations contained in Public Law 806 (81st Congress). We were informed that the United States delegation to the General Assembly will press strongly for a reduction in the United States contribution to the United Nations to 33? percent. 3. We would be grateful to know whether or not it will be possible for you to give the State Department an informal assurance that the Canadian delegate will not press for final action on the scale of contributions at the November meeting of the ILO Governing Body. | |
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