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GENERAL (ASSESSMENT. PRESENT INDICATIONS ARE 2FIH UNGA 1. OPENING SEPTEMBER i q WILL BE POLITICALLY BLAND In COMPARISON TO RECENT YEARS. KOREA APPEARS MAJOR POLITICAL ISSUE FROM US STANDPOINT. EASING OF TENSIONS WITH USSR AND TO SOME EXTENT IN SOUTHEAST ASI..AND KOREAN PENINSUL),v AS WELL AS SEATING OF TWO GERMANIES SHOULD IMPROVE POLITAL ATMOSPHERE. HOWEVER, MILITANT PAPS MAY PRESS- POLITICAL OFFENSIVE AGAINST ISRAEL, AMD US, AND GROUP OF 77 WILL PROMOTE CONTENTIOUS TRADE AND AID ISSUES STIMULATED BY ALGIERS NONALIGNED CONFERENCE. GIVEN TENOR OF JUNE 1973 OSLO UN/OAU CONFERENCE ON COLONIALISM AND APARTHEID - AND ANTICIPATED RESULTS OF MOM-ALIGNED CONFERENCE - AFRICAN ISSUES WILL PE INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT AND AGAIN LEAVEUS AND OTHER DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IN UNCOMFORTASLE MTAORITY. ALTHOUGH WE EXPECT NO GENE R AL PROGRESS ON TERRORISM, WE ARE HOPEFUL UNOA CAN COMPLETE CONVEPTIOM ON PPOTEZION OF DIPLMATS. WE SHALLSTRIVE AGAINST MOUNTING ODDS IN 2 9,TH UNGA TO 2. MINIMIZE ACRIMONIOUS DERATE, TO ARREST DRIFT TOWARD POLEMICAL TYRANNY OF NUMERICAL MAJORITY, AND TO PROMOTE VIEW THAT SINCE NORTM-SOUTH NATIONS MUST LIVE TOG'ZTFER AND NEED EACW OTHER, THEY SHOULD IN MUTUAL INTEREST SEEK COOPERATION NOT CONFRONTATION. ALSO, WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE GREATER EMPHASIS TO 9ROAD HUMANRIGHTS FIELD WHERE
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r US POSITION IS RELATIVELY STRONG. WE WILL URGE INCREASING UN FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION, AND SFEK TO PROMOTE SPECIFIC US INTERESTS AS INDICATED PELOW,, 30 FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS SUMMARIZE ISSUES OF r4AJOF INTEREST TO US AND OUTCOME WE HOPE TO ATTAIN. YOt SHOULD DRAW ON THESE POINTS IN DISCUSSIONS WITH HOST GOVT OFFICIALS, DETERMINE POSITIONS AND LIKELY INITIATIVES AND AS A PPROPRIATE ENLIST SUPPORT. PLEASE CAPLE REPOTS TO DEPT, INFO USUN. FOR RACKGROUND ON 27TH UNGA SESION SEE A-12F, JANUARY 5, 1973; VOTING RECORD OF POST GOVT CONTAINED IN 10 SURVEY OF ROLL CALL VOTES HAS PEEN TFANSMITTEL) SEPAPATELY. 4. KaREA. KGRFAN' ITEM IS INSCRIBED ON 2P114 UNGA AGENDA AND WILL RE OF MAJOR IMPORTANCE, GIVEN RECENT POLICY INITIATIVE BY PDX. IN SPEECH JUNE 23, ROK PPES. PARK STATED INTER ALIA 'NAT SOUTH KOREA WOULD NOT OBJECT TO: (A) NORTH-KOREAN PARTICIPATION IN UNGA DERATE; (1; NORTH KOREAN PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL ORGAMIZATIWS; (C) CONCURRENT ADMISSION! OF SOUTH AND NORTH KOREA TO IA 11EMBERSHIP0 IN SURSEOUEMT PRESS CONFERENCE, ROK FRIMIN 'KIM SAID IF UNGA RESOLVES TO DISPAND UN COMMISSIT FOR UNIFICATIO N AND PEPARILITATION OF KOREA (UNCURK), R044 WILL ACCEPT DECISION, US FULLY SUPPORTS CONSTRUCTIVE STANCE TAKEN RY PDX, AND EXPECTS UNGA DE9ATE ON K(PEA WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF SOUTH AND NORTH PARTICIPAlIMG. WE STRONGLY HOPE DERATE WILL CONTRI9UTE TO EASING OF TENSIOMS AND TO ENHANCIMG STARILITY ON KOREAN PPIINSAA ANT NOT DEGENERATE INTO ACRIMONIOUS EXCHANGE HINt)::-PING DETENTE PROCESS. DETAILED IMST P UCTIONS SENT SEF,!YATTLY,. CONVENTION ON PROTECTION OF DIPLOMATS„ LAST YEAR INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION SU9MITTED DRAFT ARTICLES ON PPOTECTION OF DIPLOMATS, COVERING SERIOUS CRIMES GAINST DIPLOMATS AND OTHER INTERNATIONALLY PROTECTED PEPONC. DRAFT REQUIRES STATE PARTY TO EXTRADITE OR SURMIT FOR PROSECUTION ALLEGED OFFEt'DER FOUND ON ITS TEPRITOFY. 27TH UNGA REQUESTED COMMENT ON ARTICLES w WITH A VEW TO US F INAL FLATIORATION A OF CONVENTION AT 2 9TH EXPECTS m AT STRONGLY SUPPORTS COMPLETION OF COMVENTIOm O SCHEDULE. WF I 1 OPE OTYER GOVERNMENTS WILL SUPPORT CUPPENT Or ,,ER OF ITEl'e S ON PROVISIONAL AGENDA WHIC4 GIVES THIS ITE HIGH FPIORITY (SECOND) ON SIXTH COMMITTEE AGENDA. PEnIt\IING TFCFNICAL DIFFERENCES CAM PE RESOLVED DUPING UNGA, WE WOULD RE PLEASED TO DISCUSS PRIOR TO UNGA ANY PROLES OTHER GOVTS MAY PAVE WITH DRAFT ARTICLES. G. TERRORISM. AD HOC COMMITTEE ON TERRORISM HAS REFLECTED SAME POLITICAL DIFFERENCES WHICH FRUSTRATED EFFORTS TO WITAIN ACTION LAST YEAR. (E.G. APAP OPPOSITION OVER PALESTINE QUESTION AND AFRICAN PREOCCUPATION WITH LEGITIMACY OF NATIONAL LIBERATIOM MOVEMENTS). NON-ALIGNED JIEMRERS OF COMMITTEE SUCCEEDED IN EST/MASHING THREE
DECLASSIFIED A/ISS/IPS, Department of State E.O. 12958, as amended December 18, 2008
S UPCOMMITTFES OF THE WHOLE TO CONSIDER SEnUENTIALLY DEFINITION OF TERRORISM, ITS CAUSES, AND POSSIPLE MEASURES TO COMBAT IT. WE CONTINUE TO RELIEVE THAT, WHILE CONSIDERATION OF CAUSES IS LEGITIMATE FUNCTION OF UNI ATTENTION SHOULD RE CONCENTRATED ON CONCRETE MEASURES DESIGNED TO PREVENT ACTS, DIRECTED AT INNOCENT PER3MS, WHICH ARE UNACCEPTABLE TO INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY q EGARDLESS OF MOTIVE OR CAUSE, IN OUR VIEW SUCF MEASURES SHOULD mOT AYAIT RESULT OF WORK ON CAUSES, AND ATTEMPT Al DEFINITION OF TERRORISM IS UNDESIRPLE0 7, WORLD DISARAMENT CONFEPENCE (WDC). US RECOGIZES MOWE‘J. COULD PLAY USEFUL ROLE AT APPROPRIATE TIVE WOULD NOT CONTRIPUTE AT THIS TIME TO ACHIEVING COCRETE ARMS CONTROL AGREEMENTS AND COULD !'AM SEPIOUS DlEARMAVENT DISCUSSIONS IN OTHER FORUMS, ACCORDINGLY, WE VAVE MOT WE SUPPORTED EFFORTS LOOKING TO EARLY CONVENING OF ABSTAINED ON LAST YEAR'S WDC PES WHICM CREATED 35 SPECIAL COMMITTEE PECAUSE WE RELIEVED TWERE WAS NC NEED FOR FURTFFR STUDY OF M eTYREPS" VIEWS. US, UK, FROCE AND WE PRC YAW:: NOT PAPTICIPATED I SPECIAL COMMITTEE, REIM WOULD MOT CONSIDER IT PROPER FOR COMMITTEE WHICH UNABLE TO HOLD FORMAL mEETING TO SUBMIT PEPORT TO IJNOA CALLED FOR BY 27TH UNGA RES
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MON—USE OF FORCE (NUF). LAST YEAR'S UNGA PASIED NUF RESOLUTION WHICHRENOUNCED USE OP THREAT OF FORCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH UN CHARTER AD "PERMANENT PRO vTI9ITION OF USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS", AND RECOMMENDED IMPLEMENTING ACTION SY SC. WE ABSTAINED ON RES, WHICH REGAN AS SOVIET INITIATIVE, ON GROUNDS IT TENDED TO DETRACT FROM UN CYARTEP, WHICH IN OUR VIEW PROVIDES BASIC GUIDELVE FOR INTERNATIONAL CONDUCT AND SHOULD NOT RE SELECTIVELY REINTERPRETED. CHARTER DRAWS IMPORTANT DISTINCTICA BETWEEN LEGITIMATE AND UNLAWFUL USES OF FORCE, WHICH PUP RESOLUTION DOES POT. WE PAVE OPPOSED SC CONSIDERATION OF ISSUE AND SEE NO POINT IN FURTHER DISCUSSION OF NUF IN UNGA. RECENT US—SOVIET AGREEMENT ON PREVENTION OF NUCLEAR WAR, WHICH INCLUDES AGREEMENT TO REFRAIN FROM THRE:AT OR USE OF FORCE, MAY RE RAISED IN RELATION TO NUF ITEI Y, ‘ WE BELIEVE THIS AGREEMENT DIFFERS PASICALLY FROM NUF RES IN THAT IT EMPHASIZES PREVENTION OF NUCLEAR WAR, WITvOUT REFERENCE TO PAN ON USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN WAR OR TO IMPLEMENTING ROLE FOR SC. 9. NAPALM AND OTHER INCENDIARIES. PURSUANT TO SECRE TARIAT STUDY CALLED FOR PY UNGA ON NAPALM AND OTHER INCENDIARIES, SEVERAL COUNTRIES MAY NOW PRESS FOR ACTION TO CONTROL OR RAN THESE WEAPONS. WE DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PREPARATION OF SECRETARY — GENERAL'S REPORT OM SUBJECT AND WE ABSTAINED ON LAST YEAR'S UNGA RES WHICH REOUESTED CIRCULATION OF REPORT TO MEMBERS FOP COMVEMT. WE DO NOT MEND TO COMMENT OM REPORT, US POSITION IS NAPALM AND
DECLASSIFIED A/ISS/IPS, Department of State E.O. 12958, as amended December 18, 2008
OTHER INCENDIARIES ARE CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS AND NOT SEPRATE AND UNIQUE CATEGORY. ANY FURTHER UN ACTION SHOULD RE TAKEN IN THAT CONTEXT AY UNGA'S FIRST (PaLITICAL) COMMITTEE. l a . MIDDLE EAST. AFTER RECENT SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATE ON OVERALL MIDDLE FAST SITUATION (CULMINATING IM US VETO OF ONE-SIDED DRAFT WHICH RISKED UNDERMINIMG SC PES 2 , 2) AND SU9SEPUENT SESSION ON ISRAEL AIRCRAFT DIVERSIOM ICIDENT9 IT IS LIKELY EGYPT WILL WISH GE N ERAL DEBATE OM MIDDLE EAST TESTION IN UNGA. EGYPTIAMS MAY SEE NOM-ALIGNED CONSENSUS EXPECTED TO EMERGE FROM ALGIERS CONFERENCE IN EARLY SEPTEMRP AS SOINGROARD FOR GEMERAL UNGA RESOLUTION FAVORAFILE TO TEM. POSSIBLY WALDNEIM VISIT (LATE AUGUST EARLY SFPTEMER) TO MIDDLE EAST WILL INFLUENCE UNGA DEBATE nSTION. PAST EXPERIENCE 1 4 AS PEEN THAT UNGA DEBATE ON MIDDLE EAST EXACERBATES TENSIONS AND HARDEN POSITIONS. IN PREVIOUS UNGAS POSITIONS AT VARIANCE WITH SC PES 242 HAVE BEEN ADOPTED AND INCREASED ISRAELI DISENCHANTMENT WITH UN AS INSTRUMENTALITY TN SEARCH FOR PEACE. 11. AFRICAN ISSUES. '(A) WE ANTICIPATE RHODESIA WILL BE FOCUS OF AFRICAN HEAT OM US IN 2FTM UNGA. WE MUST EXPECT RESOLUTION ON SANCTIONS PROGRAM CONTAINING PARAGROR .SIGLIMO OUT US FOR SANCTIONS VIOLATIONS THROUGH •YRD 'AvENDMENT PEMITTING US IMPORTS OF RHODESIAN CHROE. WE 9FL:EVE THOSE INTERESTED IN UPHOLDING SANCTIONS :SIOULD ADDRESS STATES PERMIT PURCHASES OF VAST MAJ(RITY OF ILL CALLY TRADED RHODESIAN PRODUCTS RATHER THAN U FOR SMALL ifOUNT IMPORTED UNDER BYRD AMENDrENT PROVIAONS. (P) WE FORESEE FURTHER EFFO ? TS TO SECURE OFFICIAL RECOGNITION FOR PORTUGUESE LIBERATION MOVEMENTS. ALTHOUGH WE f ANNOT ROPE TO SUCH STATUS, WE HOPE TO AVOID CONFRONTATION ON THIS ISSUE. WE COULD CONTEMPLATE INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATION IN UNGA COMMITTEES ON CASE BY CASE Y-ASIS BY NATIONAL LIBERATION MOVEMENT REPRESENTATIVES ONmrITERS RELTING TO THEIR TERRITORIES AND IN WHICH THEY 'UN CONTRIBUTE TO WORK OF SPECIFIC ORGAMIZATIONS,, WE EXPECT CHARGES OF PORTUGUESE MASSACRES IN MOZAMBPUE AND OF SOUTHERN AFRICAN REPRESSION IN NAtq PIA MAY tIOVE AFRICANS TO 7 ROD US TO JOIN IN COMDFMMATIONS. THIS REGARD WE ARE 14'1',J_ING TO STUDY ANY EVIDENCE PRESENTED. THERE ALSO MAY OSLO PE r:FFORT TO APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS OF CO!lERENCE ON APARTHEID AND COLONIALISM. WE APE WILLING TO HAVE UNGA TAKE NOTE OF OSLO CONFERENCE PUT IT 127 PECOMMPTATIONS - MANY OF THEM UNACCEPTABLE TO US - WOULD REQUIRE INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
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HUMAN RIGHTS. OM DECEMBER 10, 1973 9 UNGA WILL MARK 12. 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS. WE INTEND TO EMPHASIZE NEED TO IMPROVE UN EFFECTIVENESS IN THIS AREA THROUGH BROADER-GUAGED TREATMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
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0PFROPLEMS. HEAVY EMPHASIS OM RACIAL QUESTIONS SHOULD 9E BALANCED FlY MORE ATTENTION TO OTHER PRPLEM AREAS E.G.9 FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT A1'D EXPRESSION, RIGHTS OF NOM-CITIZEN RFSIDENTS. WE WILL SUPPORT CURRENT VERSION OF DRA,7T PRORAM FOR DECADE FOR ACTION TO COMRAT RACISM Ar RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, WE WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR ESTAPLIMENT OF UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AS MEANS 70!?, PROlo OTINS EVEN-HANDED, ORJECTIVE TREATMENT OF MUM RIGHTS QUESTIONS. TO FOCUS ATTENTION UPOM BASIC PIG gT 07 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM SO IMPOPTA9T IM AMERICAN TRADIT )r\: WE WILL AGAIN ATTAC g HIGH PRIORITY TO DRAFTING OF DFCLARATION ON ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF RELIGTOIS INTOLERANCE. 13„ FINANCIAL PRORLEMS. US WILL RESIST ANY EFF04' : :4 10 REOPEN 25 PERCET ASSESSMENI ISSUE, SETTLED IN PRCIPLE IN 1972, AND WORK FOR UNGA ADOPTION OF COMMITTEE OA CONTRIPUTIWS ;,EPORT YMPLEmEMTING 25 PERCENT CFR - NG ON CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ANY ONE nlYPER STATE. US BELIE:T.2S IN CONTINUING NEED FOR AUSTERITY IN UN FINANCES AND S iPPORTS MEASURES INIITOED FY SYG P i /972. IN PARTICULAR, IT IS IMPORTANT'SYC VAINTAIN POLICY OF LIMITING EXPENDIRES TO LEVEL OF ANTCIPATED INCOME, (SO SMORTFALL T1-07.T!GH APREARAGES OF WITHHOLDING FROM ASSESSMENTS DOES NO INCREASE DEFICITS OR CONTRIPUTIONS OF OTHERS). REACTION Or A DMINISTRATIVE COSTS CAN INCREASE PROGRAM FUNDS. IMPACT OF DOLLO ? DEVALUATION O BUDGETS OF MOST UN AGENCIES HAS LED TO DISCUSSION OF (A) DENOMINATING BUDGETS iN ANOTHER CURRENCY AND (B) PROVISION FOR PAYMENT OF SSESSMENTS PARTLY IN DOLLARS AND PARTLY IN CURRENCY IN VI-UCH MAJOR PORTION OF EXPENDITURES MADE. THERE LITTLE PoSSIPILITY OF OPTION (A) GENERATING MUCH STEAM, BUT THERE MAY BE SUPPORT FOR (B)0 WE BELIEVE DOLLAR HAS PROVED ADVANTAGEOUS TO UN SYSTEM FOR 25 YEARS AND WILL CONTINUE TO RE SO. FEW COUNTRIES WOULD BENEFIT FROM CHANGE IN CURRENCY OF ACCOUNT AT PRESENT. AUTHORITATIVE OPINION MOLDS DOLLAR IS UNDERVALUED AND MAY 9E EXPECTED TO APPRECIATE. IT WOULD RE PRUDENT TO AWAIT ACHIEVErYINT OF NEW SYSTEM OF STABLE CURRENCIES PEFOPE MAKING DECISIONS WHICH COULD PE TO LONG TERM DISADVANTAGE OF ORGANI7ATIONS CONCERNED. 14. ECOSOC: REVIEW AND APPRAISAL. REVIEW AND APPRAISAL OF PROGRESS TOWARDS ACHIEVING GOALS OF SECOND DEVFIOPMENT DECADE HAS BEEN A MAJOR FOCUS OF ATTENTION IN UN BODIES OVER PAST TWO YEARS. IT IS BASED ON "INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY" (IDS) ADOPTED BY UNGA I 1971 AND ON SURSE@UENT STUDIES BY UN SECRETARIAT, UNCTAD AND OTHER BODIES. FINAL RESOLUTION OF ISSUES ON PROPOSED AGREED POLICY STATEMENT ON IDS TO PE FORWARDED TO UNGA. BY ECOSOC IS EXPECTED DURING THIS 2STM UNGA. WE RELIEVE IT IMPORTANT THAT DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPI N G COUNTRIES CONTINUE TO SEEK AGREEMENT ON POLICY ISSUES OF TRADE, AID, INVEST-
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MEET COVERED IN FIRST 9IFNNIAL REVIEW AND APPRAISAL. AGREED STATEMEMT SHOULD REFLECT PPINCIPLE THAT PRIMARY RESPONSIRILITY FOR DEVELOPMENT RESTS UPON DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BUT THEY ALSO NEED ASSISTANCE FROM FINArCIAL RESOURCES AND THROUGH ECOMOtIC AND COMMERCIAL POLICIES OF DEVELOPED COUNTRIES. 15. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. UNGA WILL CONSIDER ECOSOC COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENr PFCMYTENDATION FOR rmmusioN I INTERMATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OF UNREALISTIC TARGETS FOR DEVELOPED courRY ASSISTANCE TO LDC G S FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY NE OPPOSED IN ECOSOC.) KEQYAN INITIATIVE TO CREATE UN SPECIAL FUND FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT WITH 4,,i1GE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERSTRUCTURE MAY ALSO SURFACE. US OPPOSES SPECIAL FUND SINCE UMDP ALREADY PROVIDES SUCH ASSISTANCE. UNGA WILL CONSIDER SYG REPORT ON COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT. US SUPPORTS UN IN ADVANCING APPLICATION OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY I LDC'S MT OPPOSES CREATION OF NEW UN BODY FOR COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY SUGGESTED BY ROMANIA, SINCE EXISTING 90DIES SUCH AS ADVISORY COto -MITEONSC ADTEHNOLGYFRDVEPMNTt*a) SECRETARIAT APE DEALING WITH MATTFP. 16. REGIONAL COMMISSION FOR WEST ASIA. RECENT FY)SOC SESSION IN GFAF_VA DECIDED TO ESTABLISH REGIONAL CL'1M7SSICN 'FOR WESTERN ASIA LIMITED TO STATES PRESENTLY USING UN SECRETARIAT'S ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL OFFICE IN PEIRUT -ND 07 THPERY EXCLUbYG ISRAEL, ALTHOUGH IT IS P I CENT WESTERN ASIA, Us VOTED AGAINST. ESTARLISFMEOT COM m ISSION CLEARLY CONTRAVENES BASIC UN CHARTERIPLE OF 'SOVEREI(1 EPUALITY OF ALL ITS MEMREPS.' BY 1):7_1v,)ATitriG AUTPOPITY TO nein O FUTURE MEMPEPSYIP APR:NAT-DNS, ECOSOC DECISION ALSO CONFLICTS WITH ARTICLE iS q OF :;HfiRTER VESTING SUCH PMER IN ECOSOCO US PROPOSAL TO SEEK INTERNATIONAL COURT nF JUSTICE ADVISORY OPINION ALSO Wil3 DEFEATED IN ECOSOCO i7, SANELIAO ZONE DROUGPT. SAFELIAM ZONE COUNTRS OF
CI4AD, MALI, MAURITANIA SENEGAL, NIGER AND UPPER ViTA HAVE REQUESTED AGENDA ITEM ON AID TO POPULATIONS 74PEATENE) WITH FAMINE q Y DROUGHT IN APEA. US IS MAJOR PARTICIPANT AND STRONG SUPPORTER OF UM COOPDIrAT;FT PROGRAMS OF PEL:EF AND RECOVERY FOR AFFECTED POPLATiONS. US WILL URGE CO N TINUING WORLD-WIDE SUPPORT FOR AND PARTICIPATION IN SAHELIAN RELIEF PROGRAMS, WHICH MOLVE NUMEROUS UN PONES AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, ALONG WUN EFFORTS TO INSURE EFFECTIVE COORDIMATION. IP. ECOSOC EXPANSION. MOST GOVTS MAY INQUIRE ABOUT US RATIFICATION OF CHARTER AMENDMENT TO INCREASE ECOSOC MEMBERSHIP FROM 27 TO 54. AMENDMENT WILL COME INTO FORCE WHEN RATIFIED BY TWO ... THIRDS OF UN MEMBERS, INCLUDING PERMANENT SC MEMPERS. US RATIFICATION WOULD BRING 'AmninmrmT imTn rFFFCT. IT PAS BEEN FAVORABLY PEPORTED
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BY SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE AND FULL SENATE EXPECTED TO CONSIDER THIS FALL, POSSIBLY IN SEPTEMER0 IF HOST GOVTS ASK US SUPPORT FOR SPECIFIC CANDIDATS TO EXPANDED ECOSOC, YOU SHOULD REPLY US NORMALLY DEFERS DECISION UNTIL PREFERENCES OF REGIONAL GROUPINGS KlOWNo 19. LAW OF THE SEA (-0S)0 THIS IMPORTANT ITEM WIJ_ BE SUBJECT OF SEPARATE MESSAGE. ROGERS
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GENERAL (ASSESSMENT. PRESENT INDICATIONS ARE 2FIH UNGA 1. OPENING SEPTEMBER i q WILL BE POLITICALLY BLAND In COMPARISON TO RECENT YEARS. KOREA APPEARS MAJOR POLITICAL ISSUE FROM US STANDPOINT. EASING OF TENSIONS WITH USSR AND TO SOME EXTENT IN SOUTHEAST ASI..AND KOREAN PENINSUL),v AS WELL AS SEATING OF TWO GERMANIES SHOULD IMPROVE POLITAL ATMOSPHERE. HOWEVER, MILITANT PAPS MAY PRESS- POLITICAL OFFENSIVE AGAINST ISRAEL, AMD US, AND GROUP OF 77 WILL PROMOTE CONTENTIOUS TRADE AND AID ISSUES STIMULATED BY ALGIERS NONALIGNED CONFERENCE. GIVEN TENOR OF JUNE 1973 OSLO UN/OAU CONFERENCE ON COLONIALISM AND APARTHEID - AND ANTICIPATED RESULTS OF MOM-ALIGNED CONFERENCE - AFRICAN ISSUES WILL PE INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT AND AGAIN LEAVEUS AND OTHER DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IN UNCOMFORTASLE MTAORITY. ALTHOUGH WE EXPECT NO GENE R AL PROGRESS ON TERRORISM, WE ARE HOPEFUL UNOA CAN COMPLETE CONVEPTIOM ON PPOTEZION OF DIPLMATS. WE SHALLSTRIVE AGAINST MOUNTING ODDS IN 2 9,TH UNGA TO 2. MINIMIZE ACRIMONIOUS DERATE, TO ARREST DRIFT TOWARD POLEMICAL TYRANNY OF NUMERICAL MAJORITY, AND TO PROMOTE VIEW THAT SINCE NORTM-SOUTH NATIONS MUST LIVE TOG'ZTFER AND NEED EACW OTHER, THEY SHOULD IN MUTUAL INTEREST SEEK COOPERATION NOT CONFRONTATION. ALSO, WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE GREATER EMPHASIS TO 9ROAD HUMANRIGHTS FIELD WHERE
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r US POSITION IS RELATIVELY STRONG. WE WILL URGE INCREASING UN FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION, AND SFEK TO PROMOTE SPECIFIC US INTERESTS AS INDICATED PELOW,, 30 FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS SUMMARIZE ISSUES OF r4AJOF INTEREST TO US AND OUTCOME WE HOPE TO ATTAIN. YOt SHOULD DRAW ON THESE POINTS IN DISCUSSIONS WITH HOST GOVT OFFICIALS, DETERMINE POSITIONS AND LIKELY INITIATIVES AND AS A PPROPRIATE ENLIST SUPPORT. PLEASE CAPLE REPOTS TO DEPT, INFO USUN. FOR RACKGROUND ON 27TH UNGA SESION SEE A-12F, JANUARY 5, 1973; VOTING RECORD OF POST GOVT CONTAINED IN 10 SURVEY OF ROLL CALL VOTES HAS PEEN TFANSMITTEL) SEPAPATELY. 4. KaREA. KGRFAN' ITEM IS INSCRIBED ON 2P114 UNGA AGENDA AND WILL RE OF MAJOR IMPORTANCE, GIVEN RECENT POLICY INITIATIVE BY PDX. IN SPEECH JUNE 23, ROK PPES. PARK STATED INTER ALIA 'NAT SOUTH KOREA WOULD NOT OBJECT TO: (A) NORTH-KOREAN PARTICIPATION IN UNGA DERATE; (1; NORTH KOREAN PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL ORGAMIZATIWS; (C) CONCURRENT ADMISSION! OF SOUTH AND NORTH KOREA TO IA 11EMBERSHIP0 IN SURSEOUEMT PRESS CONFERENCE, ROK FRIMIN 'KIM SAID IF UNGA RESOLVES TO DISPAND UN COMMISSIT FOR UNIFICATIO N AND PEPARILITATION OF KOREA (UNCURK), R044 WILL ACCEPT DECISION, US FULLY SUPPORTS CONSTRUCTIVE STANCE TAKEN RY PDX, AND EXPECTS UNGA DE9ATE ON K(PEA WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF SOUTH AND NORTH PARTICIPAlIMG. WE STRONGLY HOPE DERATE WILL CONTRI9UTE TO EASING OF TENSIOMS AND TO ENHANCIMG STARILITY ON KOREAN PPIINSAA ANT NOT DEGENERATE INTO ACRIMONIOUS EXCHANGE HINt)::-PING DETENTE PROCESS. DETAILED IMST P UCTIONS SENT SEF,!YATTLY,. CONVENTION ON PROTECTION OF DIPLOMATS„ LAST YEAR INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION SU9MITTED DRAFT ARTICLES ON PPOTECTION OF DIPLOMATS, COVERING SERIOUS CRIMES GAINST DIPLOMATS AND OTHER INTERNATIONALLY PROTECTED PEPONC. DRAFT REQUIRES STATE PARTY TO EXTRADITE OR SURMIT FOR PROSECUTION ALLEGED OFFEt'DER FOUND ON ITS TEPRITOFY. 27TH UNGA REQUESTED COMMENT ON ARTICLES w WITH A VEW TO US F INAL FLATIORATION A OF CONVENTION AT 2 9TH EXPECTS m AT STRONGLY SUPPORTS COMPLETION OF COMVENTIOm O SCHEDULE. WF I 1 OPE OTYER GOVERNMENTS WILL SUPPORT CUPPENT Or ,,ER OF ITEl'e S ON PROVISIONAL AGENDA WHIC4 GIVES THIS ITE HIGH FPIORITY (SECOND) ON SIXTH COMMITTEE AGENDA. PEnIt\IING TFCFNICAL DIFFERENCES CAM PE RESOLVED DUPING UNGA, WE WOULD RE PLEASED TO DISCUSS PRIOR TO UNGA ANY PROLES OTHER GOVTS MAY PAVE WITH DRAFT ARTICLES. G. TERRORISM. AD HOC COMMITTEE ON TERRORISM HAS REFLECTED SAME POLITICAL DIFFERENCES WHICH FRUSTRATED EFFORTS TO WITAIN ACTION LAST YEAR. (E.G. APAP OPPOSITION OVER PALESTINE QUESTION AND AFRICAN PREOCCUPATION WITH LEGITIMACY OF NATIONAL LIBERATIOM MOVEMENTS). NON-ALIGNED JIEMRERS OF COMMITTEE SUCCEEDED IN EST/MASHING THREE
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S UPCOMMITTFES OF THE WHOLE TO CONSIDER SEnUENTIALLY DEFINITION OF TERRORISM, ITS CAUSES, AND POSSIPLE MEASURES TO COMBAT IT. WE CONTINUE TO RELIEVE THAT, WHILE CONSIDERATION OF CAUSES IS LEGITIMATE FUNCTION OF UNI ATTENTION SHOULD RE CONCENTRATED ON CONCRETE MEASURES DESIGNED TO PREVENT ACTS, DIRECTED AT INNOCENT PER3MS, WHICH ARE UNACCEPTABLE TO INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY q EGARDLESS OF MOTIVE OR CAUSE, IN OUR VIEW SUCF MEASURES SHOULD mOT AYAIT RESULT OF WORK ON CAUSES, AND ATTEMPT Al DEFINITION OF TERRORISM IS UNDESIRPLE0 7, WORLD DISARAMENT CONFEPENCE (WDC). US RECOGIZES MOWE‘J. COULD PLAY USEFUL ROLE AT APPROPRIATE TIVE WOULD NOT CONTRIPUTE AT THIS TIME TO ACHIEVING COCRETE ARMS CONTROL AGREEMENTS AND COULD !'AM SEPIOUS DlEARMAVENT DISCUSSIONS IN OTHER FORUMS, ACCORDINGLY, WE VAVE MOT WE SUPPORTED EFFORTS LOOKING TO EARLY CONVENING OF ABSTAINED ON LAST YEAR'S WDC PES WHICM CREATED 35 SPECIAL COMMITTEE PECAUSE WE RELIEVED TWERE WAS NC NEED FOR FURTFFR STUDY OF M eTYREPS" VIEWS. US, UK, FROCE AND WE PRC YAW:: NOT PAPTICIPATED I SPECIAL COMMITTEE, REIM WOULD MOT CONSIDER IT PROPER FOR COMMITTEE WHICH UNABLE TO HOLD FORMAL mEETING TO SUBMIT PEPORT TO IJNOA CALLED FOR BY 27TH UNGA RES
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MON—USE OF FORCE (NUF). LAST YEAR'S UNGA PASIED NUF RESOLUTION WHICHRENOUNCED USE OP THREAT OF FORCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH UN CHARTER AD "PERMANENT PRO vTI9ITION OF USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS", AND RECOMMENDED IMPLEMENTING ACTION SY SC. WE ABSTAINED ON RES, WHICH REGAN AS SOVIET INITIATIVE, ON GROUNDS IT TENDED TO DETRACT FROM UN CYARTEP, WHICH IN OUR VIEW PROVIDES BASIC GUIDELVE FOR INTERNATIONAL CONDUCT AND SHOULD NOT RE SELECTIVELY REINTERPRETED. CHARTER DRAWS IMPORTANT DISTINCTICA BETWEEN LEGITIMATE AND UNLAWFUL USES OF FORCE, WHICH PUP RESOLUTION DOES POT. WE PAVE OPPOSED SC CONSIDERATION OF ISSUE AND SEE NO POINT IN FURTHER DISCUSSION OF NUF IN UNGA. RECENT US—SOVIET AGREEMENT ON PREVENTION OF NUCLEAR WAR, WHICH INCLUDES AGREEMENT TO REFRAIN FROM THRE:AT OR USE OF FORCE, MAY RE RAISED IN RELATION TO NUF ITEI Y, ‘ WE BELIEVE THIS AGREEMENT DIFFERS PASICALLY FROM NUF RES IN THAT IT EMPHASIZES PREVENTION OF NUCLEAR WAR, WITvOUT REFERENCE TO PAN ON USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN WAR OR TO IMPLEMENTING ROLE FOR SC. 9. NAPALM AND OTHER INCENDIARIES. PURSUANT TO SECRE TARIAT STUDY CALLED FOR PY UNGA ON NAPALM AND OTHER INCENDIARIES, SEVERAL COUNTRIES MAY NOW PRESS FOR ACTION TO CONTROL OR RAN THESE WEAPONS. WE DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PREPARATION OF SECRETARY — GENERAL'S REPORT OM SUBJECT AND WE ABSTAINED ON LAST YEAR'S UNGA RES WHICH REOUESTED CIRCULATION OF REPORT TO MEMBERS FOP COMVEMT. WE DO NOT MEND TO COMMENT OM REPORT, US POSITION IS NAPALM AND
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OTHER INCENDIARIES ARE CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS AND NOT SEPRATE AND UNIQUE CATEGORY. ANY FURTHER UN ACTION SHOULD RE TAKEN IN THAT CONTEXT AY UNGA'S FIRST (PaLITICAL) COMMITTEE. l a . MIDDLE EAST. AFTER RECENT SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATE ON OVERALL MIDDLE FAST SITUATION (CULMINATING IM US VETO OF ONE-SIDED DRAFT WHICH RISKED UNDERMINIMG SC PES 2 , 2) AND SU9SEPUENT SESSION ON ISRAEL AIRCRAFT DIVERSIOM ICIDENT9 IT IS LIKELY EGYPT WILL WISH GE N ERAL DEBATE OM MIDDLE EAST TESTION IN UNGA. EGYPTIAMS MAY SEE NOM-ALIGNED CONSENSUS EXPECTED TO EMERGE FROM ALGIERS CONFERENCE IN EARLY SEPTEMRP AS SOINGROARD FOR GEMERAL UNGA RESOLUTION FAVORAFILE TO TEM. POSSIBLY WALDNEIM VISIT (LATE AUGUST EARLY SFPTEMER) TO MIDDLE EAST WILL INFLUENCE UNGA DEBATE nSTION. PAST EXPERIENCE 1 4 AS PEEN THAT UNGA DEBATE ON MIDDLE EAST EXACERBATES TENSIONS AND HARDEN POSITIONS. IN PREVIOUS UNGAS POSITIONS AT VARIANCE WITH SC PES 242 HAVE BEEN ADOPTED AND INCREASED ISRAELI DISENCHANTMENT WITH UN AS INSTRUMENTALITY TN SEARCH FOR PEACE. 11. AFRICAN ISSUES. '(A) WE ANTICIPATE RHODESIA WILL BE FOCUS OF AFRICAN HEAT OM US IN 2FTM UNGA. WE MUST EXPECT RESOLUTION ON SANCTIONS PROGRAM CONTAINING PARAGROR .SIGLIMO OUT US FOR SANCTIONS VIOLATIONS THROUGH •YRD 'AvENDMENT PEMITTING US IMPORTS OF RHODESIAN CHROE. WE 9FL:EVE THOSE INTERESTED IN UPHOLDING SANCTIONS :SIOULD ADDRESS STATES PERMIT PURCHASES OF VAST MAJ(RITY OF ILL CALLY TRADED RHODESIAN PRODUCTS RATHER THAN U FOR SMALL ifOUNT IMPORTED UNDER BYRD AMENDrENT PROVIAONS. (P) WE FORESEE FURTHER EFFO ? TS TO SECURE OFFICIAL RECOGNITION FOR PORTUGUESE LIBERATION MOVEMENTS. ALTHOUGH WE f ANNOT ROPE TO SUCH STATUS, WE HOPE TO AVOID CONFRONTATION ON THIS ISSUE. WE COULD CONTEMPLATE INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATION IN UNGA COMMITTEES ON CASE BY CASE Y-ASIS BY NATIONAL LIBERATION MOVEMENT REPRESENTATIVES ONmrITERS RELTING TO THEIR TERRITORIES AND IN WHICH THEY 'UN CONTRIBUTE TO WORK OF SPECIFIC ORGAMIZATIONS,, WE EXPECT CHARGES OF PORTUGUESE MASSACRES IN MOZAMBPUE AND OF SOUTHERN AFRICAN REPRESSION IN NAtq PIA MAY tIOVE AFRICANS TO 7 ROD US TO JOIN IN COMDFMMATIONS. THIS REGARD WE ARE 14'1',J_ING TO STUDY ANY EVIDENCE PRESENTED. THERE ALSO MAY OSLO PE r:FFORT TO APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS OF CO!lERENCE ON APARTHEID AND COLONIALISM. WE APE WILLING TO HAVE UNGA TAKE NOTE OF OSLO CONFERENCE PUT IT 127 PECOMMPTATIONS - MANY OF THEM UNACCEPTABLE TO US - WOULD REQUIRE INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
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HUMAN RIGHTS. OM DECEMBER 10, 1973 9 UNGA WILL MARK 12. 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS. WE INTEND TO EMPHASIZE NEED TO IMPROVE UN EFFECTIVENESS IN THIS AREA THROUGH BROADER-GUAGED TREATMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
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0PFROPLEMS. HEAVY EMPHASIS OM RACIAL QUESTIONS SHOULD 9E BALANCED FlY MORE ATTENTION TO OTHER PRPLEM AREAS E.G.9 FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT A1'D EXPRESSION, RIGHTS OF NOM-CITIZEN RFSIDENTS. WE WILL SUPPORT CURRENT VERSION OF DRA,7T PRORAM FOR DECADE FOR ACTION TO COMRAT RACISM Ar RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, WE WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR ESTAPLIMENT OF UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AS MEANS 70!?, PROlo OTINS EVEN-HANDED, ORJECTIVE TREATMENT OF MUM RIGHTS QUESTIONS. TO FOCUS ATTENTION UPOM BASIC PIG gT 07 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM SO IMPOPTA9T IM AMERICAN TRADIT )r\: WE WILL AGAIN ATTAC g HIGH PRIORITY TO DRAFTING OF DFCLARATION ON ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF RELIGTOIS INTOLERANCE. 13„ FINANCIAL PRORLEMS. US WILL RESIST ANY EFF04' : :4 10 REOPEN 25 PERCET ASSESSMENI ISSUE, SETTLED IN PRCIPLE IN 1972, AND WORK FOR UNGA ADOPTION OF COMMITTEE OA CONTRIPUTIWS ;,EPORT YMPLEmEMTING 25 PERCENT CFR - NG ON CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ANY ONE nlYPER STATE. US BELIE:T.2S IN CONTINUING NEED FOR AUSTERITY IN UN FINANCES AND S iPPORTS MEASURES INIITOED FY SYG P i /972. IN PARTICULAR, IT IS IMPORTANT'SYC VAINTAIN POLICY OF LIMITING EXPENDIRES TO LEVEL OF ANTCIPATED INCOME, (SO SMORTFALL T1-07.T!GH APREARAGES OF WITHHOLDING FROM ASSESSMENTS DOES NO INCREASE DEFICITS OR CONTRIPUTIONS OF OTHERS). REACTION Or A DMINISTRATIVE COSTS CAN INCREASE PROGRAM FUNDS. IMPACT OF DOLLO ? DEVALUATION O BUDGETS OF MOST UN AGENCIES HAS LED TO DISCUSSION OF (A) DENOMINATING BUDGETS iN ANOTHER CURRENCY AND (B) PROVISION FOR PAYMENT OF SSESSMENTS PARTLY IN DOLLARS AND PARTLY IN CURRENCY IN VI-UCH MAJOR PORTION OF EXPENDITURES MADE. THERE LITTLE PoSSIPILITY OF OPTION (A) GENERATING MUCH STEAM, BUT THERE MAY BE SUPPORT FOR (B)0 WE BELIEVE DOLLAR HAS PROVED ADVANTAGEOUS TO UN SYSTEM FOR 25 YEARS AND WILL CONTINUE TO RE SO. FEW COUNTRIES WOULD BENEFIT FROM CHANGE IN CURRENCY OF ACCOUNT AT PRESENT. AUTHORITATIVE OPINION MOLDS DOLLAR IS UNDERVALUED AND MAY 9E EXPECTED TO APPRECIATE. IT WOULD RE PRUDENT TO AWAIT ACHIEVErYINT OF NEW SYSTEM OF STABLE CURRENCIES PEFOPE MAKING DECISIONS WHICH COULD PE TO LONG TERM DISADVANTAGE OF ORGANI7ATIONS CONCERNED. 14. ECOSOC: REVIEW AND APPRAISAL. REVIEW AND APPRAISAL OF PROGRESS TOWARDS ACHIEVING GOALS OF SECOND DEVFIOPMENT DECADE HAS BEEN A MAJOR FOCUS OF ATTENTION IN UN BODIES OVER PAST TWO YEARS. IT IS BASED ON "INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY" (IDS) ADOPTED BY UNGA I 1971 AND ON SURSE@UENT STUDIES BY UN SECRETARIAT, UNCTAD AND OTHER BODIES. FINAL RESOLUTION OF ISSUES ON PROPOSED AGREED POLICY STATEMENT ON IDS TO PE FORWARDED TO UNGA. BY ECOSOC IS EXPECTED DURING THIS 2STM UNGA. WE RELIEVE IT IMPORTANT THAT DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPI N G COUNTRIES CONTINUE TO SEEK AGREEMENT ON POLICY ISSUES OF TRADE, AID, INVEST-
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MEET COVERED IN FIRST 9IFNNIAL REVIEW AND APPRAISAL. AGREED STATEMEMT SHOULD REFLECT PPINCIPLE THAT PRIMARY RESPONSIRILITY FOR DEVELOPMENT RESTS UPON DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BUT THEY ALSO NEED ASSISTANCE FROM FINArCIAL RESOURCES AND THROUGH ECOMOtIC AND COMMERCIAL POLICIES OF DEVELOPED COUNTRIES. 15. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. UNGA WILL CONSIDER ECOSOC COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENr PFCMYTENDATION FOR rmmusioN I INTERMATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OF UNREALISTIC TARGETS FOR DEVELOPED courRY ASSISTANCE TO LDC G S FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY NE OPPOSED IN ECOSOC.) KEQYAN INITIATIVE TO CREATE UN SPECIAL FUND FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT WITH 4,,i1GE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERSTRUCTURE MAY ALSO SURFACE. US OPPOSES SPECIAL FUND SINCE UMDP ALREADY PROVIDES SUCH ASSISTANCE. UNGA WILL CONSIDER SYG REPORT ON COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT. US SUPPORTS UN IN ADVANCING APPLICATION OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY I LDC'S MT OPPOSES CREATION OF NEW UN BODY FOR COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY SUGGESTED BY ROMANIA, SINCE EXISTING 90DIES SUCH AS ADVISORY COto -MITEONSC ADTEHNOLGYFRDVEPMNTt*a) SECRETARIAT APE DEALING WITH MATTFP. 16. REGIONAL COMMISSION FOR WEST ASIA. RECENT FY)SOC SESSION IN GFAF_VA DECIDED TO ESTABLISH REGIONAL CL'1M7SSICN 'FOR WESTERN ASIA LIMITED TO STATES PRESENTLY USING UN SECRETARIAT'S ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL OFFICE IN PEIRUT -ND 07 THPERY EXCLUbYG ISRAEL, ALTHOUGH IT IS P I CENT WESTERN ASIA, Us VOTED AGAINST. ESTARLISFMEOT COM m ISSION CLEARLY CONTRAVENES BASIC UN CHARTERIPLE OF 'SOVEREI(1 EPUALITY OF ALL ITS MEMREPS.' BY 1):7_1v,)ATitriG AUTPOPITY TO nein O FUTURE MEMPEPSYIP APR:NAT-DNS, ECOSOC DECISION ALSO CONFLICTS WITH ARTICLE iS q OF :;HfiRTER VESTING SUCH PMER IN ECOSOCO US PROPOSAL TO SEEK INTERNATIONAL COURT nF JUSTICE ADVISORY OPINION ALSO Wil3 DEFEATED IN ECOSOCO i7, SANELIAO ZONE DROUGPT. SAFELIAM ZONE COUNTRS OF
CI4AD, MALI, MAURITANIA SENEGAL, NIGER AND UPPER ViTA HAVE REQUESTED AGENDA ITEM ON AID TO POPULATIONS 74PEATENE) WITH FAMINE q Y DROUGHT IN APEA. US IS MAJOR PARTICIPANT AND STRONG SUPPORTER OF UM COOPDIrAT;FT PROGRAMS OF PEL:EF AND RECOVERY FOR AFFECTED POPLATiONS. US WILL URGE CO N TINUING WORLD-WIDE SUPPORT FOR AND PARTICIPATION IN SAHELIAN RELIEF PROGRAMS, WHICH MOLVE NUMEROUS UN PONES AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, ALONG WUN EFFORTS TO INSURE EFFECTIVE COORDIMATION. IP. ECOSOC EXPANSION. MOST GOVTS MAY INQUIRE ABOUT US RATIFICATION OF CHARTER AMENDMENT TO INCREASE ECOSOC MEMBERSHIP FROM 27 TO 54. AMENDMENT WILL COME INTO FORCE WHEN RATIFIED BY TWO ... THIRDS OF UN MEMBERS, INCLUDING PERMANENT SC MEMPERS. US RATIFICATION WOULD BRING 'AmninmrmT imTn rFFFCT. IT PAS BEEN FAVORABLY PEPORTED
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BY SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE AND FULL SENATE EXPECTED TO CONSIDER THIS FALL, POSSIBLY IN SEPTEMER0 IF HOST GOVTS ASK US SUPPORT FOR SPECIFIC CANDIDATS TO EXPANDED ECOSOC, YOU SHOULD REPLY US NORMALLY DEFERS DECISION UNTIL PREFERENCES OF REGIONAL GROUPINGS KlOWNo 19. LAW OF THE SEA (-0S)0 THIS IMPORTANT ITEM WIJ_ BE SUBJECT OF SEPARATE MESSAGE. ROGERS
