Foreign Relations of the United States, 1948, General; the United Nations, Volume I, Part 2

560.AL/12–447: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Cuba

confidential

Washington, December 6, 1947—3 p. m.

670. For Wilcox from Brown State Department distribution only. Clayton will confer Australian Ambassador¹ here Tues morning re subject urtel 709 Dec 4. Instruction to US Ambassador Canberra² not being sent pending outcome Clayton talk with Australian Ambassador here. Caffery³ requested discuss matter with French cabinet ministers along lines indicated urtel and repeat results discussion to Habana.

Re Australian director on Fund, Board of Governors Fund adopted resolution at London Sept 1947 providing for fourteenth director to be elected by countries not represented by a director as of Dec 31 1947. This assures election of Australia. US sponsored this proposal. Suggest you request Coombs cable rather than write this information to Canberra since Chifley will undoubtedly receive cable message from Australian Ambassador here reporting conversation with Clayton. Luthringer fully conversant background Fund director problem. [Brown.]

Lovett

1. Norman J. O. Makin.
2. Robert Butler.
3. Jefferson Caffery, United States Ambassador to France.