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CHINESE REPRESENTATION IN UN-IMPORTANT QUESTION RESEN
INFORM IN CONFIDENCE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES IN FM/STATE DEPT
THAT AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION IT HAS BEEN DECIDED THAT CDA WILL
VOTE IN FAVOUR OF QUOTE IMPORTANT QUESTION UNQUOTE RESLN THIS YEAR
WHEN ISSUE IS CONSIDERED IN UNGA.CDN POSITION IN FUTURE YEARS
WILL BE SUEJ TO REVIEW.
2.FOR PERMISNY:
GIVE ABOVE INFO ON CDN POSITION PRIVATELY TO UN DELS OF COUNTRIES
OF POSTS TC WHICH THIS TEL ADDRESSED AND OTHER DELS YOU CONSIDER
IT APPROPRIATE TO INFORM,HO/NO PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT HAS YET BEEN
MADE.STATEMENT FOR USE IN PLENARY IS BEING SENT TO YOU SEPARATELY.
3.FOR ALL ADDRESSEES:
CDA WILL VOTE IN FAVOUR OF SEATING OF PRC REP AND THIS IS
PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE.
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Important Question resolution.
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Dear Department,
Please refer to your telegram No. 1693
of 12 November to UKMis New York about Chinese representation in the
United Nations. We would like to see a copy of Morgan's letter of 4
November to Jamieson in case we are called upon to discuss this question
with the Quai d'Orsay. Perhaps you could let us have a copy if you have
not already done so.
Yours ever,
Chancery
Far Eastern Department,
F.C.O.
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TELEGRAM NO. 2858
TO FOREIGN AND CƠN
13 NOVEMBER 1970.
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FOR INFORMATION TO PEKING AND WASHINGTON, AND SAVING TO MOSCOW, PARIS
AND HONG KONG,
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MY TELEGRAM NO. 2846: GENERAL ASSEMBLY: CHINESE REPRESENTATION.
THE DEBATE CONTINUED TODAY WITH STATEMENTS FROM HUNGARY, CANADA,
ALBANIA, SOMALIA AND AFGHANISTAN.
2 BEAULNE (CANADA) SAID HE WOULD VOTE FOR BOTH THE ALBANIAN RESOLUTION
AND THE IMPORTANT QUESTION RESOLUTION. ON THE LATTER HE
HE WENT SAID THAT CANADA'S VOTE HAD NEVER BEEN A PROCEDURAL TACTIC. ON,
DUOTE I WISH TO MAKE IT CLEAR, HOWEVER, THAT IF IN OUR JUDGMENT
CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR SUCH A RESOLUTION COULD IN THE FUTURE FRUSTRATE
THE WILL OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, MY GOVERNMENT WILL CHANGE ITS
POSITION. UNQUOTE.
3. FARAH (SOMALIA) STRESSED THAT THE IMPORTANT QUESTION WAS A DEVICE TO
FRUSTRATE JUSTICE. ARTICLE 18 WAS IRRELEVANT AS CHINA WOULD NOT BE A NEW
MEMBER. HE WAS EMPHATIC ALSO ON THE UNACCEPT- ABILITY OF A TWO CHINAS
SOLUTION: NEITHER SIDE WANTED IT AND IT WOULD CREATE ENORMOUS LEGAL
DIFFICULTIES.
4. THE SPEAKERS' LIST IS TO BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. AT PRESENT A FURTHER 25
SPEAKERS ARE INSCRIBED FOR THE FIRST THREE DAYS OF NEXT WEEK AND THE
SECRETARIAT EXPECT THE VOTE TO BE TAKEN ON WENNESDAY
AFTERNOON OR THURSDAY.
F C O PLEASE PASS ROUTINE TO PEKING, AND SAVING TO MOSCOW, PARIS
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YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 1693: GENERAL ASSEMBLY: CHINESE REPRESENTATION THE
DEBATE ON CHINESE REPRESENTATION OPENED YESTERDAY MORNING (THURSDAY).
THE TWO DRAFT RESOLUTIONS WERE INTRODUCED RESPECTIVELY BY ALGERIA AND
THE PHILIPPINES, AND STATEMENTS WERE ALSO MADE BY CHINA, PAKISTAN, COSTA
RICA, AND THE UNITED STATES.
2. PHILLIPS (US) DEVOTED A MUCH GREATER PART OF THE US STATEMENT THAN IN
FORMER YEARS TO ARGUING THAT THE MATTER WAS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION. HE
ALSO APPEALED FOR THE REJECTION OF THE ALBANIAN RES-
OLUTION ON THE GROUND THAT THE EXPULSION OF TAIWAN WOULD BE
UNACCEPTABLE. HE OMITTED THE USUAL CRITICAL REFERENCES TO THE
ATTITUDE OF PEKING AND ANY IMPLICATION THAT THE PARTICIPATION OF
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA WOULD BE AGAINST THE INTERESTS OF
THE UN
3. OTHER STATEMENTS WERE ON PREDICTABLE LINES. THE REPRESENTATIVES
OF ALGERIA AND PAKISTAN BOTH MADE A POINT OF THEIR OPPOSITION,
AND THAT OF PEKING, TO ANY SUGGESTION OF A TWO-CHINAS SOLUTION.
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YOUR TELEGRAMS NOS. 2772 AND 2773: CHINESE REPRESENTATION IN THE
UN.
IN THE LIGHT OF PEKING TELEGRAM NO. 752 WE THINK IT WOULD BE
BETTER ON BALANCE NOT REPEAT NOT TO MAKE A STATEMENT THIS YEAR.
IN YOUR DISCUSSIONS WITH FRIENDLY MISSIONS ABOUT OUR VOTE YOU
SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE GUIDED BY PARAGRAPH 5 OF MORGAN'S LETTER OF 4
NOVEMBER TO JAMIESON (NOT TO ALL). YOU SHOULD NOT REVEAL TO OTHER
MISSIONS, APART FROM THE AMERICANS, THAT WE SHALL BE TAKING A FRESH LOOK
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In the light of Peking telegram no. 752
we think it would be better on balance not repeat
not to make a statement this year.
In your
discussions with friendly missions about our vote
you should continue to be guided by paragraph 5 of
Morgan's letter of 4 November to Jamieson (not to
all). You should not reveal to other missions,
apart from the Americans, that we shall be taking a
fresh look at our vote next year, depending on the
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UNITED NATIONS
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ASSEMBLY
Twenty-fifth session Agenda iten 97
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2 November 19tawa ENGLISH
ORIGINAL: FRENCH
RESTORATION OF THE LAWFUL RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC
OF CHINA IN THE UNITED NATIONS
Albania, Algeria, Cuba, Guinea, Iraq, lali, Mauritania, Pakistan,
People's Republic of the Congo, Romania, Somalia, Southern Yemen Sudan,
Syria, United Republic of Tanzania, Yemen, Yugoslavia and Zambia; draft
resolution
The General Assembly,
Recalling the principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
Considering that the restoration of the lawful rights of the People's
Republic of China is essential both for the protection of the Charter of
the
United Nations and for the cause that the United Nations must serve
under the
Charter,
Recognizing that the representatives of the Government of the People's
Republic of China are the only lawful representatives of China to the
United
Nations,
Decides to restore all its rights to the People's Republic of China and
to recognize the representatives of its Government as the only lawful
representatives of China to the United Nations, and to expel forthwith
the representatives of Chiang Kai-shek from the place which they
unlawfully occupy at the United Nations and in all the organizations
related to it.
70-24306
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11 NOVEMBER 1970
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Peking, UKIIIS liew Yorkas
China Seat.
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The Nationalist Authorities are worried about their prospects in the
General Assembly. The Australian Ambassador informs me that the
Nationalists most hopeful analysis of the outcome of the vote on the
Albanian Resolution as dajority of one in their favour.
FCO please pass.
Mr. Duffy
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about the: likely vobe on the Albanian Revolutiɔe · foresaw six switches
from shavensímtaleta \ votes in favour and two possible nitebas from
votes against to in favour. He also conceded that Cambodia would not
vote i favour and agreed that they would probably
If the Norwegian absent themselves. Krithmatic is correct, this would
produće, 54 positive votes against 2 negative VOSOK,.
2.
Mr. Belle said that at a dimer he gave last week for the Chinese they
dwelt on the significance of the "Important Question" this year.
He thought that they would like so enter the United Nations at once
because they ferred that the United States would think
up a new device to exclude them, for example
a resolution on "divided nations" which sight have some appeal to those
who thought that on
grounds of equity Taiwen should be
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represented. He thought that this wus the reason why the Chinese had
recently been so critical of the Belgian attitude which they construed
as 'one China, one Taiwan" (I have heard this confirmed from other
scurces). Fr. Helle added that if it become clear to the Chinese that
the Albanian Resolution would carry tuoy would regard a vote in favour
of the Important "uestion
e know from or an unfriendly act. conversations during Mr. Morgan's
visit that they also regard it as an unfriendly act but their attitude
would no doubt be sharpened if they thought that only the "Important
Question" was frustrating their entry.
3. Mr. Helle in a roundabout way made a plea for the United Kingdom to
change its vota on the Importart question emphasising that if we do so
the resolution would collapse (this is undoubtedly true). He also probed
me about the American attitude and I told him that I thought the
Americans were ready for a change but did not want it this year as they
had had insufficient time to prepar thenзelves and could not therefore
demonst to the Nationalists that they had made everë. effort on their
behalf. Mr. Helle said that their opinion from Washington and Bak York
coincided with this view.
4. Mr. Helle also said that be had learxy } from the French thation two
occurioní desi
M. Couve de- Pharwille's visit thay land about "sexi-relations" with the
United and the Netherlands. The Chinese maintain he said, that our vote
in the United Mathe was a result of our wasakinfactory stat about
Talwan. I pointed out that she? not in fact related and that in the qur
rata, in the United Sations could
OONE IDENTIAL:
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from ROBERT STEPHENS
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New York, 31 October THE probability that next year's United Nations
Assembly will vote to admit Communist China to the United Nations is now
in- creasingly accepted by American Administration.
American officials believe that when the annual debate on Chinese
representation comes up during the clarrent Assembly they will sull be
able to muster enough votes to pre- vent Peking from taking the sext now
held by the Chinese National- at regime in Formosa. But the virtual
certainty that July will shortly follow Canada in recogňak- ing
Communia. China is a sign chit the United States may not be able to
maintam its present stand after this year.
A1 UN headquarters it is believed that Peking may be softening its
attitude towards accepting member- ship. A senior Norwegen diplomat who
was recently in Peking is re- ported to have found the Chinese Foreign
Minstry interested
entering the UN as soon as possi- ble. They did not repeat the con-
ditions formerly attached by Peking. namel virtual adimation by the GN
that it was an imperialist - dominated institution requiring radios)
reform and the rescinding of UN's resolutions condemning China over the
Korean War.
American officials still here that if the UN voles to seat Peking, some
way will be found of avoidhor the complete expulsion of Formosa. They
admit that this wủi be difficult, boca um both Poking and the Chinese
Naboosinta reject any concept of two Chinas or of an in- dependent
Formosa.
Chiang Kai-shek's position sull tests un his claim that ha regume is the
legtraute Government of the whole of China and both be and sking
consider Formosa as part of China One ingenious solution has been
canvassed in UN circle is to give Formosa separate membership while
recognising her unity with China. The analogy is drawn with the Ukraine
and Byelorussia, which are integral parts of the Soviet Union but the
have separate weat alongude Russia at the UN.
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ADDSD TO FCO TELNO 752 OF 13 NOVEMBER
RFI UKIS NEW YORK, WASHINGTON, MOSCOW, PARIS, TAMSU
AND HONG KONG
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UKMIS NEW YORK TELNOS 2772 AND 2773:
CHINESE REPRESENTATION IN THE UNITED NATIONS.
后 Fe 2/4
THE CHINESE MADE CLEAR DURING MORGAN'S RECENT VISIT THAT THEY REGARD OUR
VOTING IN FAVOUR OF THE QUOTE
IMPORTANT QUESTION UNQUOTE AS UNFRIENDLY AND THE RESULT OF A MISTAKEN
DECISION TO FOLLOW THE AMERICANS
RATHER THAN A DIFFERENCE IN INTERPRETATION OF
THE INTENTION OF THE RESOLUTION. WHILE OUR POLICY
OF VOTING THIS YEAR BOTH FOR THE ALBANIAN RESOLUTION
AND FOR THE QUOTE IMPORTANT QUESTION UNQUOTE DOES NOT REPRESENT A CHANGE
ON OUR PART, THE ATTITUDE
OF THE CHINESE HAS CHANGED IN THAT THEY ARE NOW SHOWING A MUCH KEEMER
INTEREST IN ENTERING THE UNITED NATIONS. THEY APPEAR TO HAVE DROPPED ALL
PRE-CONDITIONS APART FROM THE EXPULSION OF TAIWAN AND THEY HAVE RECENTLY
BEEN EXPRESSING FEARS TO WESTERN REPRESENTATIVES (SEE RECORDS OF
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE NOPWEGIAN CHARGE D'AFFAIRES AND THE DANISH
AMBASSADOR SENT BY BAG) THAT IF TAIWAN IS NOT EXPELLED SOON, THEIR ENTRY
MAY BE BLOCKED BY ANOTHER DEVICE THOUGHT UP BY THE AMERICANS E.G. A
QUOTE DIVIDED NATIONS
V'IQUOTE RESOLUTION.
IF, AS NOW SEEMS POSSIBLE, THE ALBANIAN
RESOLUTION CONTRARY TO EARLIER PREDICTIONS IS CARRIED,
THE QUOTE IMPORTANT QUESTION URQUOTE WILL FOR THE FIRST TIME
BE THE REAL OBSTACLE TO CHINESE ENTRY AND THE
ARGUMENT WE USED DURING MORGAN'S VISIT THAT IT WAS A QUOTE PAPER TIGER
UNQUOTE WILL NO LONGER HOLD UP.
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2. WE ARE CERTAIN BY SUPPORTING THE QUOTE
IMPORTANT QUESTION UNQUOTE TO DAMAGE OUR RELATIONS WITH CHINA AND
PROBABLY SLOW DOWN PROGRESS WHICH IS BEING MADE IN VARIOUS FIELDS.I
ASSUME THAT THIS
WAS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN THE DECISION WAS MADE.
BUT I THINK WE SHALL BE COMPOUNDING OUR DIFFICULTIES WITH THE CHINESE IF
WE AT THE SAME TIME MAKE A STATEMNET ON THE LINES PROPOSED "HICH HOWEVER
DEFENSIBLE FROM OUR POINT OF VIEW WILL BE REGARDED BY THE CHINESE AS
THE ULTIMATE IN HYPOCRISY. WE SHALL IN THEIR
WORDS BE LIFTING UP ONE HAND TO KNOCK IT DOWN
WITH THE OTHER, THE LAST SENTENCE OF THE DRAFT
IS LIKELY TO BE REGARDED BY THE CHINESE AS PARTICULARLY GRATUITOUS AND
COULD, IN MY VIEW, ONLY CAUSE IRRITATION.
3.
WHILE I FULLY RECOGNIZE THE ADVANTAGE OF A STATEMENT
IN THE UNITED NATIONS CONTEXT, I RECOMMEND
THAT IN THE INTERESTS OF SINO-BRITISH RELATIONS
NO, REPEAT NO, STATEMENT SHOULD BE MADE.
THE ABSENCE OF A STATEMENT MIGHT GIVE RISE TO SPECULATION
BJT WOULD IT NOT SUFFICE IF ADVANCE ASSURANCES ON OUR VOTING THIS YEAR
WERE GIVEN IN PRIVATE TO OUR FRIENDS AND
TO ANY COUNTRIES WE JUDGED SENSITIVE ON THE QUOTE IMPORTANT QUESTION
UNQUOTE RESOLUTION. IF WE COULD
AT THE SAME TIME INDICATE THAT NEXT YEAR WE SHOULD BE RECONSIDERING OUR
POSITION (AND THIS WERE IN
DUE COURSE RELAYED TO THE CHINESE ) IT WOULD
DO SOMETHING TO MITIGATE THE DAMAGE OF THIS
YEAR'S VOTE.
FCO PASS IMMEDIATE UKMIS NEW YORK
PRIORITY WASHINGTON MOSCOW PARIS AND TAMSU|
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