Press Release, Message of President Harry S. Truman to the United States Senate

382 # 418 HOLD FOR RELEASE HOLD FOR RELEASE HOLD FOR RELEASE December 19, 1945 CONTIDINTIAL To be held in STRICT CONFIDENCE and no portion, synopsis or intimation to be given out or published until the READING of the President's message has begun in the Senate. Extreme care must therefore be exercised to avoid premature publication. CHARLES G. ROSS Secretary to the President TO THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: In conformity with the provisions of S. 1580, I am sending to the Senate herewith for its advice and consent nominations of the American representatives and alternate representatives for the first part of the TRUMA NARA first mecting of the General Assembly of the United Notions which is to convene in London early in January. I am also sending to the Senate here- with the nominations of the American representative to the Security Council which will also moet in Lonçon sometime in January as soon a.s that body has been established through the election of its non-permanent members by the Genoral Assembly. Section 2 (d) of the pending bill wisely provides that the President, or the Socretary of State at the direction of the President, may represent the United States at any meeting of the United Nations rogardless of those provisions which call for the appointment of represontativos by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. At my request the Secretery of State will, for at loast a portion of the session, attend the initial session of the General Assembly. For that reason I am sending to the Senato the nominations of only four representatives to the Genoral Assembly. The Secrotary of State will, euring the period he is present, act as the senior representative of the United States to the General Assembly. The nominations of the Alternates will insure that there will at all times be five representatives of the United States qualified under the provisions of S. 1580. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE VHITE HOUSE, December 19, 1945.