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recognised formally, since it is unlikely that in the near future the provisions of the Charter on permanent membership can be altered (nor do we want them to be). Similar considerations apply also to Japan's wish to delete the "Enemy State" provisions in the Charter.
40 Japan is the endorsed candidate of the Asian Group for their Security Council seat in the elections for
We do not 1971-72 which will take place this year. reveal to candidates how we will vote but the accepted convention is that we vote for any Group's endorsed candidate, and it could therefore be indicated that we
look forward to Japan taking her seat next year.
China and the U.N ง
5. Mr. Sato may well bring up the question of Chinese representation at the U.N., which causes the Japanese much anxiety. They recognise Taiwan and vote for the Important Question Resolution and against the Albanian Resolution. But they would like to improve their relations with Peking, and they fear being left out on a limb f U.S. policy towards China suddenly changed.
If asked for our views, the Prime Minister might say we believe that the Chinese People's Republic should
be represented in the United Nations.
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Its continued
exclusion makes the solution of many pressing world
problems all the more difficult.
That is why we shall
be voting once again for the Resolution proposing Peking's entry. At the same time this is undeniably
an important question under Article 18(II) of the
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