Cablegram [UNY]405 CANBERRA, 25 November 1946
MOST IMMEDIATE SECRET
Your UN783. [1] Continue to support Turkey and support also
Byelorussia. Support for Byelorussia should be associated with
favourable attitude to Australia's draft on trusteeship. [2]
1 The delegation had sought instructions regarding elections to
the Economic and Social Council.
2 Byelorussia was elected on 7 December. Voting between the
Netherlands and Turkey for the final position remained
inconclusive until Belgium announced its willingness to give up
its place, whereupon Turkey was elected for a three-year term and
the Netherlands was elected to fill the vacancy created by
Belgium's withdrawal.
[AA:A3196, 1946, 0.22245]
