Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Ambassador of Iran Nasrollah Entezam, and Edwin Plitt

CONFIDANDIA SECURITY INFORMATION UNITED STATES DELEGATION TO THE SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1030 DECLASSIFIED 329 E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and S(D) or (E) MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION Dept. of State letter, 10.26.71 40.5.1973 339 Bg NLI-He , NARS Date/12-26 October 29, 1952 (Typed October 30, 1952) SUBJECT: Korea and Tunisia PARTICIPANTS: Ambassador Nasrollah Entezam The Secretary Mr. Plitt Ambassador Entezam called on the Secretary at 11:30 8.m. today in response to the latter's invitation. The Secretary thanked him for coming and explained that he thought that an exchange of views on Korea and Tunisia might be useful, especially as he greatly valued Ambassador Entezam's opinions on United Nations matters in connection with which the latter had suoh extensive experience. The Secretary took the opportunity to praise the Ambassador's masterful presiding over the Fifth General Assembly and that perhaps his unusual influence among the trab-Asiengroup could be very useful in connection with the Korean and Tunisian questions. 1. Korea. In regard to Korea, Ambassador Entezam replied that the Secretary had covered the subject so completely in his statement and had explained a number of things so well, some of which had not been sufficiently clarified before, and had spoken of others of which the Ambassador had had no previous knowledge, that he and other Committee 1 members had been deeply impressed and were now in a better position to assess the Korean situation as described by the Secretary In regard to the resolution submitted by the United States Delegation, Ambassador Entezam thought that 1t was both logical and moderate and implied that he was inclined to vote for it. This seemed emphasized with his remark that he would not ask for instructions from his foreign office. /presumably on this subject.7 He was not optimistic, however, in regard to the attitude of the other members of the Arab-Asian group. Some of them wanted first to hear Mr. Vyshinsky, and then take a careful look at any proposal he might make in the course of his statement which is scheduled for today. 306 SECURITY INFORMATION