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tions-wanted to proceed. I-haddpreviously told him what we knew of
the views of the French, Norwegian and Egyptian Delegations.-Cole
said that in so far as he knewonly Mr. Menon (Indian Delegation)'

had expressed' doubts._
  4. In° regard-to preparation-for-the meeting of the Commission on
April 27, Cole suggested
   (a) -that Noyes and Laskey compare notes on the Chinese represen-
tation question, and
   (b) that it would be preferable to haveý the-resolutions of the
 Security Council of January 17, 1950 and of the General Assembly of
 December 5, 1949 referred to.the working Committee by action of the
 chairman rather than through voting on a draft resolution.
   5. Cole said that it was possible that the U.K. Delegation might
 hear further from the Foreign Office before April 2 and that, in
 that event, he would let us know. He saw no reason otherwise for a
 meeting between-representatives of the U.K. and U.S., Delegations
 tomorrow. We said -that Mr. Nash would be here tomorrow and -that
 we were at their- disposal.
   'M. Gopala Menon, Alternate Indian Representative to the Commission for
 Conventional Armaments.
   2The Commission for Conventional Armaments held its 20th Meeting on
   April 27*, 1950, its first since August 1, 1949. His proposal for the:expunlsion
of
   the Representative ofIthe Republic of-China having been ,rejected, Soviet
Repre-
 sentative Yakov. A. Malik withdrew from the meeting. He indicated that the
 Soviet Union would not regard as valid decisions taken in its absence.
   At. the same meeting, the Commission approved the proposal submitted by
   Frank, C. Nash, the United States Representative, transmitting. General
As-
   sembly Resolution 300.(IV) (see Foreign Relations, 1949, vol. i, p. 242)
to the
   CCA Working Committee with instructions that that body resume work on
item
   3. of the Commission's plan of work (safeguards). (10 Files: S/C.3/SR.20)

   USUN Files
   Testimony by the Assistant Secretary of State for United Nations
   Affairs (Hickerson) Before the Joint Congressional Committee on
   Atomic Energy, Washington, April 26, 1950, 2 45 p. mm.
   SECRET
   In testifying before this Committee, I should like first of all to tell
   you that I am not a scientist nor an engineer. I rely upon my advisers
   in the Department,-the Atomic Energy Commission, and in individual
   scientists.-for the best available tehnical opinion and advice in; the
   field of international control of atomic energy. Through -an- inter-
   departmentil committee on which the Departments of State -and De-

     'This text.was forwarded-by Hickerson on May 10 to Deputy Representative
   John C. Ross at the United States Mission with instructions to transmit
copies
   to the British and French delegations (USUN Files).


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