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181 Australian Delegation, United Nations, to Department of External Affairs

Cablegram United Nations 48 NEW YORK, 9 April 1946, 9.15 p.m.

MOST IMMEDIATE TOP SECRET

Security 32.

1. The Polish representative transmitted a letter to the Secretary
General to-day to the effect that the existence and activities of
the Franco regime in Spain had created a situation of the nature
referred to in article 34 [1] of the charter and stated that he
would shortly request that this matter be placed on the Agenda of
the Security Council. The text of the Polish letter will be sent
En Clair.

2. The Polish Ambassador, informed our Mission privately, that the
nature of the recommendations he would ask the Council to make
would depend on the support he received. He hoped for a
recommendation that members of the United Nations break off
Diplomatic relations with Spain, but doubted whether he would seek
for any form of economic action. He was seeking agreed action by
the Security Council and had no interest in making extreme
proposals only to be voted down.

3. Your UNY 26 [2] has been received. It is now considered
unlikely that Spanish question will be considered by Council
before the 12th, and it may be deferred until the 15th.

1 A situation that was 'likely to endanger the maintenance of
international peace and security'.

2 Document 178.


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