Telegram from Acting Secretary of State David Bruce

UUTGUING TELEGRAM Department of State 7/8/52, 11:30 a .m. INDICATE COLLECT SECRET SECURITY INFORMATION CORRECTED COPY. CHARGE TO 02174 July 7, 1952 2:35 p.m. SENT TO: Amembassy KARACHI PRIORITY 36 SANTIAGO II 23 6 Origin UNA RPTD INFO - USUN - New York 15 Info: SS In UN SC July 3 SOV DEL vetoed US RES calling for ICRC G NEA investigation COMMIE charges use BW by UN forces. US thereupon ARA FE introduced second RES concluding from refusal COMMIE GOVTS and L OLI AUTHS permit impartial investigation that BW charges must be CIA P presumed false and condemning practice fabricating and dissemi- I DCR nating such charges (Text in separate TEL). DEPT feels it im- DCRM portant that this second RES be fully supported as was first RES to maintain free-world solidarity. USUN informs DEPT Bokhari and Santa Cruz lukewarm RE second US RES and understands they have reported to their GOVTS accordingly. Burden of their objection appears to be that RES Dist. condemns certain GOVTS and AUTHS without giving them opportunity Desired (Offices for hearing. Only) In your discretion discuss matter with FONOFF pointing out new US RES does not RPT not condemn any GOVTS or AUTHS but rather practice of fabricating and disseminating false charges. (At request Santa Cruz, we modified RES from condemning GOVTS to condemning practice, etc.) Clearly such charges are serious source INTERNATL tension and SC is fully warranted in condemning them Drafted 1 UNA :DHPopper DWWainhouse:ssc:rp 7/7/52 classincation approved by: UNP-Mr. Wainhouse Clearances: ARA SOA STOREO SECURITY INFORMATION REPRODUCTION FOOM THIS DECLASSIFIED PROJECT NLT 7A55 COPY, IF CLASSIFICO, IS -102 PROHIBITED. By NARS, Date 5.9.79