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90. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State

n Europe. Ambassador Young and Mr. Maynes mentioned Fiji and Argentina as possibilities. 4. The Secretary also mentioned Brazil, which he understood possibly had some interest in participating. He said Botha had been disturbed by an early mention of Nigeria, which had emerged in South Africa papers as a decision already taken without consultations. He said he thought a large part of South Africa’s concern about Africans related to its need to be consulted on these matters, as much as an unalterable basic objection to blacks. The Secretary suggested that many of these questions would smooth the…