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1946 - United Nations, Security Council Meeting Discussing Spain’s Franco Regime, Apr46 (?)

Reel Number: 221730-08

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1946

Country: Spain,USA

Location: United Nations

TC Begins: 19:46:47

TC Ends: 19:53:18

Duration: 00:06:31

1946 - United Nations, Security Council Meeting Discussing Spain’s Franco Regime, Apr46 (?) LS of Council over SOF: “The agenda has been circulated, does anyone object to its adoption?” (French repeat). Agenda is adopted. 19:47:06 MCU Polish delegate (Jozef Winiewicz ?) SOF: “..I wanted to declare that we are ready to support the Australian resolution, however we are very anxious that this sub-committee proposed, does really work & does not prove a means of indefinitely shelving the issue as was, as certain fears were expressed during he last meeting of our Council. I should like therefore to make, propose two minor amendments: one is that the date be added when the report is due, for instance, May 31. Furthermore in the very beginning of the second paragraph...or the unaminous moral condemnation of the Franco Regime in the Security Council; because as it stands there may be a certain misunderstanding...I wanted to ask the Delegate of Australia if these two changes would be acceptable to him.? 19:49:55 MS Stettinius & ?? of Australia. Australian SOF: “...we are quite ready to accept the suggestions...so long as those suggestions are acceptable to other members of the Council...” 19:50:39 MS Andrei Gromyko speaking (Russian): ??. Pan to UK delegate; Stettinius whispers to assistants behind him. Pan to delegates of ??, China, France, Mexico listening. 19:52:09 MS Stettinius SOF: “to agree that Mr. Gromyko’s abstention should not create a precedent for the future.” 19:52:22 Voting. “...movement is adopted.” Council members standing & talking, leaving. MCU of delegates, including Gromyko & Vishinsky Post-WW2; Post-WWII; Franco Regime; Recommendation; Discussion; Diplomacy; Dictators; NOTE: Relates to either Security Council Resolution Four of 29Apr46 (most likely), or Seven of 26Jun46, or Ten of 04Nov46.

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