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occupy more than one seat among them, particularly if only one seat
is allocated to the Soviet satellites.


501.BB/10-146: Circular telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Diplomatic Representatives in
                     the American Republics

RESTRICTED                 [WASHINGTON,] October 1, 1946-2 p. i.
  At early opportunity please convey informally following views to
FoMin.
  This Govt has expressed view in response to inquiry of Urug
FoMin and suggestions of certain other Amer FonOffs that no commit-
mrents should be made by Amer Govts with regard to the support of
specific AmReps for election to principal organs of United Nations
until delegations meet in NYC for General Assembly. This Govt holds
to this view and has made no commitments. However, in view post-
ponement meeting 12 and presence several delegations from   other
AmReps in this country it is recognized that some informal discussion
of views regarding selection of AmReps for these posts is inevitable.
Dept wishes inform FoMin informally of its view that following coun-
tries merit sympathetic consideration for two major posts: for Se-
curity Council, Colombia; for Economic and Social Council, Uruguay.
  Above views are communicated for FoMin for his information.
Dept not making any firm commitment at this time and considers
desirable continue discussion this subject among delegations in NYC
before final decision.
  For Embs info Dept does not wish encourage further discussion of
candidacies through you at this time, but would of course be glad
know any views FoMin may volunteer. This instruction prompted by
evidence that some AmReps actively campaigning for support now.13
Dept wishes its tentative views known before further commitments
are made by other govts.
  Mexico and Venezuela known to be soliciting support for ECOSOC.
Dept prefers Uruguay because of high qualifications including East

'2The date for the convening of the General Assembly had been postponed
from September 23 to October 23. This, a second postponement, was necessitated
by the slow progress of the Paris Peace Conference. For United States Delega-
tion Minutes of those meetings of the Council of Foreign Ministers at the
Paris
Peace Conference dealing with the postponement question. see vol. m, pp.
313-321, 364-370, 383-390, and 398-404, passem.
18 Venezuela had made several overtures to the TJnited States as early as
Jan-
uary 22 and as recently as September 26 (IO Files, United States Delegation
Briefing Book entitled "Elections of Members of Security Council, Economic
and
Social Council and Trusteeship Council [1946, New York]").