China, which is a permanent member of the Security Council, is an
"Important Question" under Article 18(2) of the Charter.
Will we support the Important Question Resolution next year?
2.
It is too early to say how we shall vote next year on this resolution,
if it is again presented.
What effect will the adoption of the Albanian Resolution calling for the
seating of Peking have on Her Majesty's Government a policy?
13. We shall of course take this factor into account.
Two Chinas solution
4. I do not think a solution on these lines is possible in the present
circumstances. Both the People's Republic of China and
the Nationalists state that they are the sole legitimate Government of
China, and should rightfully occupy the China seat in the United
Nations. Two delegations cannot represent the
same country. Any suggestion that Taiwan is not an integral part of
China is anathema to both the Chinese People's Republic
and the Nationalists.
/Sovereignty over Taiwan
Sovereignty over Taiwan
5. Our representatives at the United Nations have made it
abundantly clear on many occasions that, in the opinion of Her Majesty's
Government, sovereignty over Taiwan remains undetermined.
Would the entry of the People's Republic disrupt the work of the United
Nations?
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representatives of the People's Republic of China could add
immensely to real coexistence.
Åre we prepared to see Taiwan excluded from the United Nations?
7. We do not think
that a solution
involving the seating of both Peking and the Nationalist
authorities is possible.
Two delegations cannot represent the
same country.
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I submit a draft reply with Notes for Supplementaries
to Mr. Rankin's Parliamentary Question about our vote on
Chinese representation in the United Nations. Our support
for the Important Question Resolution next year is being
reconsidered. It is therefore important that we should
not commit ourselves at this stage about our vote in 1971.
2. U.N. (Political) Department concur.
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78. Mr. Rankin asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commcawealth
Affairs what steps he proposes taking to enable China to be invited to
join the United Nations Organisation.
Mr. Godher: For many years we have voled for the scaling of the Chinese
People's Republic anci shall da e again | this year. As my right hon.
Friend said in his speech in the United Nations on 1 24th September, the
absence of China from the United Nations makes the solu- tion of many
pressing world problems all the more difficult,
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[LORDS]
Way before we rise for the Recess, will this noble Lord on the Front
Bench have had more time to look at it?
LOR INGLEWOOD: My Lords, is the nobh Lord aware that the statement made,
to paintain war pensioners' pre- ferences, win give very great
satisfaction to Ex-Servicemen's organisations?
LORD SHACKLETON: My Lords, may I put it to the noble Earl the Leader of
the House that when members of the Government are aboußgo give a
negative Answer there is no need to say, Answer I must give is "No"?"
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SEVERAL NOBIS LORDS: Why not? LORD BELSTEAD: My Lords, if the Boble
Lord, Lord Fraser of Lonsdale. would care to put down a Question le
Written Answer, I should hope that the
be given before The Rocca
CHINA AND THE UNITEL NATIONS
2.48 p.m.
LORD FRASER OF LONSDALE: My Lords, I beg leave to ask the second
Question which stands in my name on the Order Paper.
[The Question was as follows:
To usk Her Majesty's Government whether they will use their good offices
to persuade the United Nations to admit China to that organisation.]
THE PARLIAMENTARY UNDER- SECRETARY OF STATE. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH
OFFICE (The MarquesS OF LOTHIAN): My Lords, the United Nations can only
seal the representatives of the People's Republic of China in the place
allotted to China as a result of a decision by the Member notions
themselves. We have consis tently voted in the United Nations for the
seating of the representatives of the People's Republic of China, and we
shall continue to vote in this sense. Wc believe that the representation
of the Chinese Government and Chinese people is a prerequisite to the
solution of major world problems.
LORD FRASER OF LONSDALE: My Lords, since those people are the most
numerous in the world, is it not a butle
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absurd to have a committee talking peace in New York on which they are
not repre sented?
THE MARQUESS OF LOTHIAN: My Lords, I entirely agree with the noble Lord,
and that is why we shall continue to press for the admission of the
People's Republic.
LORD BROCKWAY: My Lords, in view of the very grave situation in South-
East Asia, and the need for some con- sultation with the Chinese
Government on that issue, will Her Majesty's Govern- mont take the
initiative in the United Nations, particularly by discussions with
Washington, with a view to bringing China into the United Nations?
THE MARQUESS OF LOTHIAN: My Lords, I can assure the noble Lord that Her
Majesty's Government appreciate his sincerity in this matter, and that
we agree ; with it. The difficulty, of course, as the noble Lord knows,
is that a great many of the Member States of the United Nations have
very fixed and rigid ideas about this, but I think I can assure the
noble Lord that his remarks will not go unheeded.
LORD SHEPHERD: My Lords, will the noble Lord consider, when the Foreign
Secretary accepts an invitation to go to Washington, pressing this upon
the United States Government?
THE MARQUESS OF LOTHIAN: My Lords, I will certainly pass on that point
to my right honourable friend.
LORD GLADWYN: My Lords, is it not a fact that the present Government in
Peking would not agree to enter the United Nations, even it invited,
unless Formosa had been previously reunited with China?
THE MARQUESS OF LOTHIAN: My Lords, that precisely is one of the pro-
lems. There cannot be two Chinas in the United Nations at the same time.
LORD KENNET: My Lords, is it not the case that, while the substantive
vote on the seating of the Peking Government is subject to a two-thirds
majority, yet there is a preliminary procedural question as to whether
that substantive question should be subject to a two-thirds majority or,
on the other hand, to a plain majority. and that in the vote on the
preliminary
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question the United Kingdom has inclined to the view that it should be
subject to a two-thirds majority, and that this therefore makes it less
likely that Peking shall be seated?
THE MARQUESS OF LOTHIAN: My Lords. I hope the noble Lord will forgive me
if I do not answer that question directly, because I am not completely
aware of the situation. I believe he is right but I should like to look
into it.
LORD GORE-BOOTH: My Lords, is it not the case that the preliminary vote
to which the noble Lord has just referred is a vote on whether the
question is an important one or not, and that Her Majesty's Government
have always voted that it is an important question? It is difficult to
see how else they could vote.
THE MARQUESS OF LOTHIAN: My Lords, I thank the noble Lord very much.
That is the case.
RAILWAYS-WAVERLEY LIVE CLOSURE
LORD NAPIER AND ETTRICK: My Lords); I beg icave to ask the Question
which stands in my name on the Order Paper.
(The Question was as follows:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the decision that was taken by
the previous Government to close the Waverley line between Carlisle and
Edinburgh is irrecovable.]
LORD MOWBRAY AND STOURTON: My Lords, the decision taken by the previous
Government, to consent to the closure of the Waverley line is indeed
irrevocable. My right honourable friend, the Minister of Transport has
no power to revoke a statutory closure consent given by one of his
predecessors,
LORD NAPIER AND ETTRICK: My Lords, while thanking my noble friend for
that Answer, which finally dispels the very real uncertainty existing in
the minds of many of the local population, may I ask whether he can tell
your Lord- .ships how much of the £2 million that was promised by the
previous Govern- ment in 1968 for improving the Border roads over a
period of three to four years
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can be taken to speed up the work, which proceeds at a snail's pace? And
have Her Majesty's Government any plans to improve the bus services in
the landward arcas?
LORD MOWBRAY AND STOURTON: My Lords, with regard to what has taken place
already, of the £2 million which was promised over a period of four
years, over £843,000 worth of work has been, or is about to be,
completed in this area. There is a plan in two phases involving a link
'road between Galashiels and St. Boswells and although there have been
one or two objections to the sale of land it is hoped that the first
phase, Galashiels to Melrose, will start in three or four months' time.
Phase 2, which will, like phase I, cost £750,000, will follow, and on
top of that in the next two years
expenditure is planned in the area which
wal amount to a further £356,000. With reg. to the third part of the
noble Lárus gubanóp, that is a point which my gh honourable friend will
not accep. as being true. Our information is tim dhe 5s services have
been increased and a: adequate.
VISCOUNT ADDISON; My Lords, can the noble Lord say, whelber the Govern-
ment will give assistance and encourage. ment to private enterprise
railway companies endeavouring to reopen the Waverley line to the South?
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LORD MOWB, AY AND STOURTON: My Lords, that is rather another question
but the only private railway company which has come forward, as the
noble Lord knows, withdrew owing to lack of finance.
2.56 p.m.
BUSINESS
EARL JELLICOE: My Lords, it may be for the convenience of the House if I
explain to your Lordships now it is intended that the debate shall be
con- ducted this afternoon, Noble Lords will have noticed that the noble
Lord, Lord Caradon, will be moving his Amend- ment at the end of the
debate. The reason is a simple one: that had it been moved at the
beginning technically we should have found ourselves bound in the debuto
to the rather more narrow terms of the Amendment. As it is, I hope noble
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China (United Nations Membership) "Mr. Frank Allaun asked the Secretary
of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps lier Majesty's
Govern- ment are now laking to secure the ad- mission of China to the
United Nations.
Mr. Foley: As my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister indicated in this
House on 5th May, we have always be lieved that the representation of
the Chinese Government and the Chinese people at the United Nations is a
pre- requisite to the solution of major world problems. We shall
continue to vote for the seating of representatives of the People's
Republic of China.-Vol 801, c. 265-6.]
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.ndo-China
Mr. Frank Allaun asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and
Commonwealth Affairs what further action be proposes to take towards
securing peace in Indo- China, in view of Her Majesty's Govern- ment's
responsibilities as co-Chairman of the Geneva Conference.
Mr. M. Stewart: I shall continue to work, both as Foreign and Common
wealth Secretary and as Co-Chairman of the Geneva Conference, for an
early end to the conflict in Indo-China and a last- ing settlement on
the basis that my right hoa. Friend the Prime Minister and I sei out in
the debate on 5th May.
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Mr. Tilney asked the Secretary of Sta. for Foreign and Commonwealth
Affairs whether he will discuss with other Commonwealth Foreign
Ministers the introduction of a Commonwealth Flag to be flown on
official occasions and par- ticularly on Commonwealth Day.
Mr. Luard: No. There is no evidence of any general interest in such an
emblem in the Commonwealth.
Cuba | British Islands)
Mr. Frank At quu asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and
Commonwealth Allairs what representations he has received about the use
of neighbouring British islands as bases for invasion of, and attacks
upon, Cuba; and if he will make a statement.
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Mr. Luard: When the recent kid- napping of Cuban fishermen was reported,
the Cuban authorities made oral repre sentations to Her Majesty's
Ambassador asking Her Majesty's Government to take immediate measures to
prevent
prevent anti- Cuban activities based in British terri- tories. The Cuban
authorities Were informed that Her Majesty's Government would not
tolerate the use of British ter- ritory for activities directed against
a foreign State. We are taking what steps are open to us to prevent
activities directed against Cuba.
Rhodesia
State for Foreign and Commonwealth Mr. Channon asked the Secretary of
Affairs what was the change in the real gross national product of
Rhodesla between 1965 and 1969,
Mr. M. Stewart: Southem Rhodesia gross national product at factor cost
in- creased from ER339-5 million in 1965 to £R395 million in 1969, in
terms of constant prices. The real increase in the gross national
product in that period was therefore £R55.5 million.
The gross domestic product increased from ER354 million in 1965 to £R406
million in 1969, in terms of constant prices. The real increase in the
gross domestic product during that period was therefore £R52 million.
If, however, increases in population are also taken into account the
increase in gross national product in real terms per head of population
amounted to only about 2 per cent, over the whole of the period
1965-1969.
Antigua
Secretary of State for Foreign and Com- monwealth Affairs what steps he
has taken to facilitate a solution of the prob- lems arising from the
breakdown of the electrical power plant in Antigua on 22nd November,
1968.
Mr. Alan Lee Willians asked the
Mr. Luard: I am pleased to inform the House that, agreement having been
reached between the Anligus Govern. ment and Hawker Siddeley earlier
this year, Hawker Siddeley engineers have already started work on the
repair and re-siting of the power station. While this has been primarily
commercial matter between the two parties, the
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The opposition the United States has expressed so frequently over so
many years to the idea of seating Communist China in the United Nations
has perhaps inevitably tended to obscure the reasoning behind this
position.
A good many critics have formed the impression that the American
attitude reflects nothing more than a kind of doctrinaire and dogmatic
anti-Communism. But the truth is that the position is squarely based on
the United Nations Charter itself and on a pragmatic judgment of the
political significance of the proposal to change Chinese representation.
This is apparent in the statement submitted for the United States at the
opening of the latest round in this perennial debate.
A member of the American delegation, Christopher H. Phillips, has once
again urged the U.N. General Assembly to adopt a resolution calling any
proposal to change Chinese representation an "important question," thus
requiring a two-thirds majority for adoption, and then to reject the
so-called Albanian resolution, which seeks to expel the Republic of
China from the U.N. and to place representatives of the People's
Republic of China in that seat.
A favourite complaint of those who charge that these familiar American
recommendations are merely obstinate and unrealistic is to the effect
that the United States is trying to "ignore" or deny the existence of
the largest nation on earth. Mr. Phillips dealt directly with this
matter, asserting that "the United States is as interested as any in
this room to see the People's Republic of China play a con- structive
role among the family of nations."
In an effort to encourage the evolution of Peking's thinking in that
direction, the American spokesman pointed out, Washington has tried to
maintain official contacts. It has taken several unilateral steps to try
to ease American-Chinese relations. Far from "denying reality," the
Nixon Administration has made plain its hope of including Communist
China within its declared policy of moving "from an era of confrontation
to an era of negotiation."
But on the one decisive point in the current debate at the U.N. General
Assembly, Peking's viewpoint, as expressed through the Albanians, has
not changed at all. As Mr. Phillips puts it, "the resolution before us
has deliberately joined the concept of admitting the People's Republic
of China to the call for expelling the Republic of China. Indeed, they
are so joined as to prevent the extrication of one from the other."
(Incidentally, it is this irreconcilable antagonism between the Chinese
regime on the mainland and that on the island of Taiwan that has also
rendered academic all talks about a "two Chinas solution, so called, to
the question of Chinese representation_in the United Nations.)
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The demand that the Government of the Republic of China be thrown out of
the International organisation has now become the crux of the
20-year-old argument. is plainly an "important question," for the simple
reason that Article 18 of the UN. BUT Charter lists "the expulsion of
present members among its definitions of such questions thes in
requiring decision by two-thirds vote.
not expulsion
Aman American support of the "important question" resolution is thus no
mere
manoeuvre," as Mr. Phillips emphasises, but is essential in the
self-interest of every member state that might be threatened if the
precedent of ignoring a clear ikisa provision of the Charter were to be
set.
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As to the substance of the argument for expelling the Taiwan regime, it
simply doesn't have any. Those urging that course cannot point to a
single action by that Government again, as defined in the Charter itself
which would justify the denial of its seat. On the contrary, as Mr.
Phillips demonstrates, the Republic of China effectively governs a
population of 14 million, larger than that of two-thirds of present U.N.
members; is recognised diplomatically by more than 60 members; and has
consistently "contributed more than its share" to the work of the
organisation.
If there is a lack of realism in the debate on Chinese representation,
surely it is on the side of those who would expel a founding member
without cause, end attempt to distort the Charter to accomplish that
end.
Perhaps Communist China is moving toward a decision to rejoin the family
of nations; the recent actions of Canada and Italy in establishing
relations with the mainland government may point in that direction. If
and when that happens, the desirability of bringing into the world
organisation the effective government of some 700 million people will
certainly not be in question. But to let the People's Rẹpublic of China
in now, on the terms it is attempting to set for its own admission,
would serve no good purpose.
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Having said that, I wish to state again that my feelings on Vietnam are
that the United States went in there on very honourable grounds, and
they became in- creasingly sucked into a conflict which was, am certain,
even to their own military commanders a situation which would not, and
could not, be solved by a military solution. Therefore we ap plauded the
United States, the South Vietnamese Government, the North Viet- namese
and th; Viet Cong, the N.L.F., when they agreed to go to Paris for
talks. Throughout the months we, who were then in government, did what
we could to encourage both sides to talk and to reach a settleshent, and
certainly we shared everyont's disappointment-par- ticularly that o`the
United States Goy- ernment-th.it progress could not be made. We lase
applauded every initia- tive that the United States Government have
inade in an effort to de-escalate the conflict. We certainly applauded
Presi- dent Nixon's declaration, and in fact im- plementation, of the
withdrawal of United States forces from South Vietnam. We believe that
Cambodia and Laos are en- titled to a neutrality respected by all coun-
tries within the region. We believe that the people of Vietnam, whether
North or South, should have ways and means of having a Government of
their choice, whether it be Communist or otherwise.
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We felt, and still feel, that there is unlikely to be a permanent
solution in that part of the wol until China has been admitted to the
United Nationa. I must express, as I am ertain the Govern- ment will,
deep reg Nations have once ain barred China from the comity of itions. I
was not going to speak this 'ternoon, as I felt that what I said on M.:y
14 was sufficient, since circumstances Lid little changed; but I must
say-and I wish to ask a series of questions of Her Majesty's Govern-
ment-that the recent bombings of North. Vietnam by the United States Air
Force in retaliation, as I understand it, for the shooting down of a
connaissance air- craft, must be deeply disturbing. Much as one may
sympathe with the search and rescue mission, this also must be re-
garded in the general vruation as a matter for deep concern. At this
moment of time anything that can increase tension, or that creates a
situation where the other side may decide to escalate the conflict, will
not only make it more difficult for the United States Government to
with- draw its forces but will clearly reduce any possibility of early
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I was delighted to hear the noble Lord, Lord Shepherd, say from this
side that we must get China into the United Nations. Our fundamental
policy should be, out of friends and understanding with the Americans,
to show them that there is a new China Canada talking to Thant only a
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emerging. I was in Trudeau and to U nths ago, and inside men who know
that
They must get a medus vivendi with the Chinese; they mu be brought into
the comity of nations. If we want to do a job of work, ki us get on with
the Mekong project. Finally, I wonder whether noble Lord, will agree
with me about a first-class jub of work which was mooted 70 years ... I
should like to see the modem Un ted Nations at work cutting a canal 10
degrees North of the Equator at the K:.. Isthmus, I believe that it
would make such a difference to the economy of the area.
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ADDRESSED TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NUMBER 1334 OF 21
NOVEMBER REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO PEKING, UKMIS NEW YORK,
WASHINGTON AND PARIS.
CHINESE VOTE IN THE U.N.
TASS ISSUED A STATEMENT LAST NIGHT, TOO LATE FOR INCLUSION IN TODAY'S
SOVIET PRESS, SAYING THAT THE WESTERN POWERS LED BY THE U.S. HAD AGAIN
SUCCEEDED IN PREVENTING A POSITIVE SOLUTION OF THE QUESTION OF RESTORING
THE LEGITIMATE RIGHTS OF THE CHINESE PEOPLES REPUBLIC IN THE U.N.
STATEMENT GIVES DETAILS OF THE VOTING ON THE ALBANIAN RESOLUTION AND THE
''IMPORTANT QUESTION** RESOLUTION AND ADDS THAT ALTHOUGH BY THE ADOPTION
OF THE LATTER
THE IMPERIALIST CIRCLES HAD SUCCEEDED IN DELAYING THE ADMISSION OF THE
CPR TO THE UN, THE ADOPTION OF THE FIRST RESOLUTION IS A BIG VICTORY FOR
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ADDRESSED TO FCO TELNO. 2953 OF 20 NOVEMBER REPEATED FOR INFORMATION
TO PEKING MOSCOW WASHINGTON TAMSUI SAVING TO PARIS AND HONG KONG.
MY 1.P.I., GENERAL ASSEMBLY: CHINESE REPRESENTATION
THE VOTING OF THE ALBANIAN RESOLUTION TURNED OUT ROUGHLY
EXPECTED. THE ONLY SWITCHES OF VOTING OF WHICH WE HAD NO PREVICUS
INDICATION WERE THOSE OF BOTSWANA (FROM A NEGATIVE VOTE TO AN
ABSTENTION) AND OF MAURITIUS (FROM A POSITIVE VOTE TO A NEGATIVE ONE).
BUT IT IS INTERESTING THAT AS MANY AS NINE WAVERERS CHANGED FROM
NEGATIVE VOTES TO ABSTENTIONS IN SPITE OF HEAVY PRESSURE BOTH
HERE AND IN CAPITALS FROM THE AMERICANS. THE U.S. MISSION TOLD US
THIS AFTERNOON THAT THEY HAD HOPED TO PREVENT SOME OF THE
''DEFECTIONS'', PARTICULARLY THOSE OF IRELAND AND BOTSWANA: VIRTU- ALLY
THEIR ONLY SUCCESS WAS WITH KAURITIUS (THEY SAY THEY ACHIEVED
THIS BY POINTING CUT THAT IN VIEW OF MAURITIUS' ABSTENTION IN 1958
AND A POSITIVE VOTE IN 1969 THE BEST WAY OF SHOWING ITS NEUTRALITY
WOULD BE A NEGATIVE VOTE THIS YEAR).
2. THE SLIPPAGE ON THE IMPORTANT QUESTION RESOLUTION WAS RATHER
GREATER THAN WE HAD EXPECTED. ONE REASON FOR THIS MAY BE THAT SOME
COUNTRIES - EAGER TO FOLLOW THE SVING IN FAVOUR OF PEKING BUT RELUCTANT
TO DAMAGE THEIR RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN, E.G. CHAD, GUYANA AND TRINIDAD
HAY HAVE COMPROMISED BY WITHDRAWING THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE IMPORTANT
QUESTION RESOLUTION WHILE MAINTAINING THEIR
POSITION ON THE ALBANIAN RESOLUTION.
3. FIRST REACTION AMONGST DELEGATIONS ARE THAT THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECT
OF A SIMPLE MAJORITY FOR THE ALBANIAN RESOLUTION PLUS THE HEAVY EROSION
OF SUPPORT FOR THE IMPORTANT QUESTION CLEARLY IMPLY THAT THE LATTER
RESOLUTION MOULD FAIL IF IT CAME TO THE VOTE NEXT YEAR, 1.E. THAT, IF
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THE CLAUSE ABOUT EXPELLING THE REPRESENTATIVE OF CHIANG KAI SHEK) AND
TUNISIANS IN THIS YEAR'S CONSIDERATION OF THE PROBLEM, THERE IS ALSO A
STRONG FEELING THAT THERE WILL BE A DIFFERENT SCENARIO NEXT YEAR, THE
STATEMENTS IN THE DEBATE BY THE SPONSORS OF THE ALBANIAN RESOLUTION MADE
CLEAR THAT THEY SUSPECT THAT THE UNITED STATES INTEND NEXT YEAR TO
LAUNCH A TWO CHINAS INITIATIVE IN THE HOPE THAT THIS WILL ATTRACT ENOUGH
VOTES FROM THE LARGE NUMBER OF DELEGATIONS WHICH DO NOT WISH TO SEE THE
NATIONALISTS EXPELLED TO FOG THE ISSUE AND BUY MORE TIME, THE US MISSION
HERE CONFIRMED TO US THAT A MAJOR REVIEW OF US POLICY TOWARDS THE
CHINESE PROBLEM WILL NOW BE UNDERTAKEN IN THE LIGHT OF THE RESULT OF
THIS YEAR'S DEBATE.
5. WE SHALL DISCUSS THE SITUATION WITH THE AMERICANS AND OTHER FRIENDLY
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EXCLAIR
PRIORITY UK MISSION NEW YORK
TELEGRAM NO. 2952
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TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
20 NOVEMBER 1970
UNCLASSIFIED 219118Z
ADDRESSED TO FCO TELMO, 2952 OF 23 NOVEMBER REPEATED FOR INFORMATION
AND SAYING TO
TO PEKING MOSCOW WASHINGTON TAMSŪI PARIS AND HONG KONG.
M.I.P.T.: GENERAL ASSEMBLY: CHINESE REPRESENTATION.
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THIS ITEM WAS CONCLUDED TODAY. FOR A REPORT ON THE VOTING SEE
M.I.P.T. STATEMENTS IN EXPLANATION OF VOTE BEFORE THE VOTE WERE MADE BY
CAMBODIA, MADAGASCAR, CHAD, ALBANIA, GUATEMALA, CHILE, TUNISIA, JAMAICA,
SENEGAL, INDIA, SAUDI ARABIA. EXPLANATIONS AFTER THE VOTE WERE MADE BY
COLOMBIA, GUYANA, ITALY, AUSTRIA, ALGERIA, IRELAND, SIERRA LEONE,