Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Ambassador of the Netherlands Eelco Van Kleffens, and Joseph W. Scott

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 3/5 Memorandum of Conversation 735 DATE: 148 June 9,1950 SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Matters of Interest to the Netherlands Foreign Office PARTICIPANTS: The Secretary ARCHIVES AND NATIONAL RECORDS Mr. van Kleffens, The Netherlands Ambassador s COPIES TO: Mr. Joseph Scott, EUR s/s, BUR, we, BNA, GER, UNA, USUN 1-1493 Ambassador van Kleffens, who is leaving Washington on June 15 for another post, called to say goodbye. After a friendly exchange, the Ambassador raised the question of his Government's interest in succeeding to Norway's seat on the United Nations Security Council. He said he had mentioned this briefly to Mr. Hickerson yesterday at lunch and that Otto Reuchlin, Minister of the Netherlands Embassy, would shortly be calling on various officers of the Department to discuss the details. He added that he understood informally that Denmark was a possible candidate for Norway's seat. I said I was a little surprised to hear that Denmark was interested in a seat on the Security Council since I had gathered from a conversation I had had with Foreign Minister Rasmussen recently in London that Denmark was not at this time looking for increased responsibilities of the type called for by representation on the Security Council. I told Mr. van Kleffens that the Department would give the Netherlands candidacy the most careful consideration. Mr. van Kleffens next mentioned that he had heard that Mr. Hoffman was interested in Dr. Stikker's coming to the United States to make a number of speeches across the country in his OESC capacity. I said that I had discussed this with Mr. Hoffman and that I agreed with DECLASSIFIED Mr. Hoffman E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) Dep: of State letter, 127735 IDENTIAL Bx NLT. HC NARS Date 6-11-26