Disarmament files, lot 58 D 133, “Chron File”
Memorandum of Conversation, by Howard Meyers of the Office of United Nations Political and Security Affairs1
Disarmament
The Secretary agreed the US should not introduce new substantive proposals in the Assembly but should co-sponsor a resolution reaffirming appropriate sections of the President’s April 16, 1953 address concerned with disarmament. If the Soviets suggest 4-Power talks on disarmament, the US will point out that the Disarmament Commission exists to deal with this problem and such discussions are always possible within the Commission’s framework. The Secretary also agreed that an important section of his opening speech in the General Assembly should be devoted to disarmament.
- According to Secretary Dulles’ appointment book, he met with Robert D. Murphy, Assistant Secretary of State for United Nations Affairs, and two aides at 4:30 p.m., Aug. 31. (Princeton University Library, Dulles papers, “Daily Appointments”) This memorandum, drafted on Sept. 1 and bearing a handwritten date, 31 Aug. 1953, is presumably based on a portion of the discussion at that meeting.↩