Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams

DEPARTMENT OF STATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON October 3, 1946 SmcpT SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS UNITED The election of members to the Commissions of the Economic and NATIONS Social Council went through exactly as agreed upon in prior informal agreements among the Big Three, then the Big Five and then the remeining delegations. Results gave 17 seats to Latin America, 8 to the US, 17 to the East European countries (Byelo-Russia, Poland, Ukraine, and Czechoslovakia) and 8 to the USSR. Other seats were distributed on a basis satisfactory to our Delegation. Final agreement on the election was made possible by the formation of two new commissions--the Fiscal and the Demographic. AUSTRIA Our Legation in Vienna believes a statement by the Secretary on our objectives in Austria would strengthen US prestige in Central Europe. The Austrian Government wishes to invite the Secretary to come to Vienna. CHINA Ambassador Stuart reports that the Soviet Consul General in Sinkiang Province has requested that concessions be granted to the USSR of all mineral and petroleum rights in Sinkiang. Stuart has been informed that the Chinese Government may decide to grant the concessions so long as the sovereignty of the area is not affected. GREECE Discussing the recent armed clashes in northern Greece, a British Foreign Office official said the Greeks had made no request for assistance from UK troops and that no UK forces had been involved in the fighting. INDONESIA Our Consul General in Batavia reports that recognition of the Indonesian Republic by The Netherlands will be followed by the signing of an agreement between the Republic and The Netherlands which will protect Dutch economic and other interests and regulate relations between the Republic on the one hand and the Netherlands and other parts of the Netherlands East Indies on the other. The ranking Indonesian negotiator told our Consul General he was more hopeful than ever before that an agreement would be reached with the Dutch. IRAN We believe the present situation in Iran holds elements of a threat to international peace and security through possible involvement of the UK and the USSR in a protracted Iranian civil war which may break out. The present situation might result in either the division of DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 State Dept. Guideline, June 12, 1979 1 By NLT- HL NARS, Date 11-12-20