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Volume #15 - 211.

CHAPITRE III

NATIONS UNIES

2E PARTIE

POLITIQUE GENERALE

SECTION E

QUESTIONS À RÉGLER PAR LES NATIONS UNIES

SUBDIVISION X

RÉFUGIÉS ET PERSONNES APATRIDES

211.

 DEA/5475-EA-40

Le secrétaire d'État aux Affaires extérieures
à la délégation à 1'Assemblée générale des Nations Unies

TELEGRAM 324

CONFIDENTIAL

 NEw YORK, le 22 novembre 1949

Refugees and stateless persons.
1. We hope that some further steps may be taken to achieve a compromise before this matter comes up in plenary. In view of the stand which we have already taken in the Committee it does not seem to us that it would be possible for us to vote against or even to abstain on the resolution. Nevertheless it would be unfortunate if the Assembly were committed to a new policy on this important matter by so small a majority. It would be particularly unfortunate, furthermore, if a resolution were passed without United States support, under the provisions of which voluntary contributions might be necessary for the assistance of European "hard core" or other refugees, in view of the fact that United States financial and other assistance would almost certainly be essential for the success of any programme of this kind. The situation is not dissimilar from that in which we found ourselves several years ago on the question of post-UNRRA relief, and it may be useful to talk to Mr. Martin about this subject, with which he was deeply involved.

2. It seems to us most important that the United States and French delegations should make another effort to reach agreement. If they have not done so, we hope it might be possible for you to ask the Americans what amendments they intend to propose in plenary and find out whether these would be accepted by the French and other supporters of the resolution. If a compromise could be reached, I think that we ourselves should be prepared to accept it. We and others who supported the French resolution might then state frankly in plenary that we were now supporting a resolution which was somewhat different from that which we had originally favoured and that we were doing so in the interests of securing wider support.



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