Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams

w DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 DEPARTMENT OF STATE State Dept. Guideline, June 12, 1979 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY By NLT- He NARS, Date 11-12-to WASHINGTON September 16, 1946 SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS UNITED NATIONS A high official in the Secretary General's office has informed our delegation of a definite trend among United Nations delegates against having the permanent headquarters in the US. The informant said that Soviet representatives now appear to prefer to have the headquarters outside the US largely because of their displeasure with the treatment they have received in the US press. AUSTRIA After a stormy session with Soviet General Zheltov, Austrian Chancellor Figl informed our representative in Vienna that he believes the Russians are determined to force the present Austrian Government to resign. Figl said he would be willing to resign if a new government could be formed and approved by the Allied Council which would be more than a mere puppet of the USSR. CHILE The Chilean President-elect has informed Ambassador Bowers that the future of Chile and particularly its necessary industrializa= tion, calls for the closest relations with the US since from the US alone can Chile look for sympathetic consideration. He said Chilean Communists will not be permitted to affect his foreign policy. GERMANY The Soviet representative on the Berlin Coordinating Committee has rejected our proposal to call a conference of European Governments to explain the German level of industry plan. Our representative said he saw no other alternative but to go ahead with our plan unilaterally in the US zone. ICELAND The Iceland Communists attitude toward our base proposals is that full implementation of the 1941 agreement by the withdrawal of the US forces should be an essential condition precedent to any new agreement with the US. They said they were against giving the US any privileges in Iceland because anything done for the US would be regarded by the USSR as an unfriendly act. IRAN In reply to the Iranian Ambassador's expression of a desire that Iran obtain membership on the Security Council we expressed our inability to support the Iranian candidacy at this time and explained that the difficulties encountered by Iran in preserving its independence would be increased if it should become a member of the Council just now.