357.AE/6–2950: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the United States Representative on the United Nations Special Committee on the Balkans (Patterson), at Geneva1
Bagen 2. In light internati uncertainties resulting Korean developments and reports Balkan troop movements, Dept now agrees it wld be unrealistic and premature for UNSCOB recommend abolition UN observation activities in report currently being drafted, particularly since such action might unduly alarm Grks and provoke undesirable reactions that country.
Dept accordingly concurs with USDel 89 June 192 and Brit and Fr suggestions (Paris tel 3105 June 26)3 that specific recommendations be deferred or left to discretion GA. UNSCOB might meanwhile confine itself to pointing out that while abatement acute threats to Greece permits reconsideration organizational pattern UN vigilance Grk situation, residual problems Grk guerrilla warfare require that such vigilance in some adequate form be maintained.
Draft Departmental instr3 carried by Howard4 shld thus be disregarded, although attached draft conclusions and recommendations may still provide useful working basis for prelim discussions with colleagues of eventual specific measures to be considered by GA or UNSCOB.
- The U.N. Special Committee on the Balkans went to Geneva to draft its report. This telegram was sent to the Consulate there, and repeated as telegram 1327 to Athens, 3222 to London, and 3103 to Paris.↩
- From Jefferson Patterson in Athens; in it Mr. Patterson suggested that the Special Committee’s report draw “a tentative conclusion … that the Committee has substantially fulfilled as much of its mandate as circumstances permit. Recommendations concerning the future of UNSCOB should remain in suspense, such action to he taken by the GA only.” (357.AE/6–1950)↩
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- Harry N. Howard, U.N, adviser, Bureau of Near Eastern, South Asian and African Affairs, Department of State, went to Geneva, June 27, to help draft the Special Committee’s report.↩