MACMILLAN TALKS WASHINGTON, MARCH 19-23, 1959 FURTHER UN ACTION ON HUNGARY (BACKGROUND PAPER)

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• Publication Date: March 19, 1959
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MACMILLAN TALKS
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The Secretary on February 2 wrote Mr. Lloyd to seek UK support for a
five.,atep program on Hungary which would take account of Sir Leslie Munrole
efforts as the UN representative on Hungary, provide for a Security Council
initiative for Hungary's expulsion from the UN (which the USSR would pre-
sumably veto), and rejection of Hungarian credentials at the heat General
Assemb4., Mr. Lloyd on February 23 reiterated strong British opposition to
rejection of Hungarian credentials end contended that Sir Leslie Munro sae
only a raoporteur and that failure of his efforts would be insufficient
justification for expulsion and rejection action. Mr. Lloyd also repeated
UK objections to increasing tension between oureelves and the USSR deliber-
ately. The acting Secretary replied on March 11 that We consider Sir Leslie
to be more than a raoporteur and urged the UK to join us in supporting strong
private and public initiatives by Munro. We agreed to defer 'in present circus..
etancen consideration of expulsion action in the Securitee Council and rejection
of credentials in the General Assembly.
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The CS, during the 13th UN General Assembly last folio urged the ;MU
join us and others; in an effort to reject the credentials of the Hungarian
delegetion, Foreign Minister Lloyd replied on November 26 that (a) it was
doubtful that the twoethirdo majority 'required for rejection could be ebtained,
(b) to try and fail would be a "major rebuff" to western prestige, (c) it las
uredue deliberately to increase tension between the USSR and the West. On
De.vmber 8, 1958, the Secretary wrote Mr. Lloyd that we had reluctantly decided
not to pursue this matter at the 13th Aesembly.
Pureuant to the Secretaryie suggestion on Jenuary 7, the Department gave
eoneideration to an initiative in the Security Council to meek Hungary's ars.
puluion. On February 2, the Secretary requested Mr. Lloyd's reactions to the
following five-step programs (1) behind-the-scenes approaches by Sir Leans
Munro, the UN representative on Hungary, to the Hungarians and the USSR; (2)
public, approaches by Sir Leslie Munro to the USSR and Hungary; (3) aaauldng
ths failure of these approaches, consideration by the Security Council of
retelution urging the present Hungerian,rogime to cooperate with Munro, which
}meld be vetoed by the USSR; (h) a second resolution in the Security Council
rncommanding to the Oceerel Assembly that Hungary be expelled, which would ale*
bo vetoed; (5) action at the 11,th General Assembly this fall to seek rejection
of credentials,
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Mr. LloYdee
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Mr. Lloyd's reply on February 23 reiterated strong British opposition, .
in the absence of new outrages by the present regime, to tasking rejection :-
of Hungarian credentials. Among other objections, he contended that Sir .
Leslie Munrols mandate was only that of a rapporteur and failure of his
efforts could not be considered sufficient justification for a Security.
Council initiative,
The Acting Secretary replied to Mr. Lloyd on March 11 that we consider
Sir Leslie Munro to be more than a raprteur (this title having been speci-
fically rejected at the time the pertinent resolution on Hungary was drafted.)
The reply also noted certain indications that the USSR and Hungary feel that
the free world is giving up in regard to seeking an improvement in conditions
in Hungary, and reiterated our determination to support strong private said
public initiatives by Sir Leslie Munro to secure the cooperation of the -
Communist regimes concerned with the relevant UN recommendations on Husiguly.
The reply urged the UK to join in supporting such initiatives, Finally,
pending the possible conraission of further flagrant outrages by the present
Hungarian regime, we agreed to keep in reserve consideration of expulsion
action in the Security Council arrl rejection of credentials in the General.
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