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cil, and six states to the Economic and Social Council, to replace states
whose membership will expire in January 1947. If it is possible to
establish the Trusteeship Council, it may also be necessary to elect one
or more states to membership thereon, in order to attain an equal divi-
sion between states which administer trust territories and states which,
do not, in accordance with Article 86 of the Charter. (For present
composition of these Councils, see Table, page 3.) 99a

                        RECOMMENDATIONS
  1. It is recommended that the United States slate for lnon-perma-
nent membership on the Security Council be Belgium, Colombia, and
Syria.
  2. It is recommended that the United States slate for election to
the Economic and Social Council be the Netherlands, New Zealand,
Poland or the Byelorussian SSR, Uruguay, Turkey, and the United
States.
  3. If an election to the Trusteeship Council should be required, it
is recommended that the United States slate be Egypt, Denmark and
the Philippines, in the order named.
  4. It is recommended that no commitments for United States sup-
port for election to these Councils be made to the representatives of
any foreign countries prior to September 5, 1946 and that, whenever
possible, commitments be avoided until the United States Delegation
to the General Assembly reaches New York. It is further recommended
that if such representatives should approach the Department seeking
United States support, the Officers concerned should respond in
accordance with the following formula:
  (a) In answer to all inquiries, it should be empha sized that no
final decisions have been made, and that they will probably not be
taken until the Delegation reaches New York.
  (b) If an approach is made by a representative of a country which
the Department plans to support, a statement may be made to the
effect that the United States is giving serious consideration to its
candidacy.
  (c) If an approach is made by a country whose candidacy the
United States would definitely oppose, its representative should be
informed that there is no present prospect of support for it.
  It is further recommended that, unless special circumstances sug-
gest the desirability of a contrary course in a particular case, states
which may be admitted to membership in the United Nations at the
forthcoming meeting of the General Assembly not be considered for
election to these Councils at this time.

99a Reference is to the Table printed on p. 190.



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