Indonesia
174. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Rostow) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/5–1261. Secret. Copies were sent to McGhee, McConaughy, and Battle.
175. Memorandum From the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/5–2361. Secret. Drafted by Johnson and Sullivan.
176. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/5–2461. Secret; Limit Distribution.
177. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Indonesia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 798.11/5–1561. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Lindquist and Bell on May 29; cleared by Wallner, Tyler, and McConaughy; and approved by Bowles. Also sent priority to Paris for Rusk and repeated to The Hague, Kuala Lumpur, Canberra, Moscow, London, CINCPAC, and USUN.
In a May 19 memorandum to Rostow, Robert Johnson described a conversation he had with Lindquist who indicated he was clearing a telegram (which was sent as this telegram to Djakarta) “designed to give some sort of general reassurances to Sukarno prior to his arrival in Moscow.” Lindquist said he feared there might be some delay in the approval of a new U.S. position and therefore was clearing the telegram separately and expected to ask for White House clearance. Johnson encouraged Lindquist in his efforts. (Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, West New Guinea, 5/61)
178. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, President’s Office Files, Countries, Indonesia—Security, 1961–1963. Secret.
179. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/6–1661. Confidential. Drafted by Blue and approved in U on July 15.
180. Memorandum From Robert H. Johnson of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Rostow)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Indonesia, Vol. I, 5–8/61. Secret. Copies were sent to Bromley Smith, Komer, and Samuel Belk of the NSC Staff.
181. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Cleveland) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/7–2461. Secret. Drafted by Beaudry and cleared by Tyler and Steeves. Cleveland proposed this course of action to McConaughy and Tyler in a memorandum of July 21. (Ibid., 656.9813/7–2161)
182. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Indonesia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/8–361. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Lindquist on July 31; cleared by McConaughy, Tyler, Buffum, U. Alexis Johnson, Bell, and Jenkins; and approved by Rusk. Repeated to The Hague, Canberra, London, New Delhi, and Rangoon for Bowles who was visiting the Far East.
183. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/8–2261. Secret. Drafted by Ingraham and approved in S on September 11.
184. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Ball) and the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (McConaughy)
Source: Kennedy Library, Ball Papers, Telephone Conversations, Indonesia. No classification marking. Transcribed in Ball’s office.
185. Memorandum From Robert H. Johnson of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Rostow)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Indonesia, Vol. I, 8/61–9/61. Secret.
186. Memorandum From Robert H. Johnson of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Rostow)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Indonesia, Vol. I, 8/61–9/61. Secret.
187. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, President’s Office File, Countries, Indonesia, Security, Sukarno–Keita Visit, 9/13/61. No classification marking. Assistant Secretary Tyler urged Rusk to send this memorandum, which was drafted by Beaudry, to President Kennedy, fearing that “the President might be put in an exposed position if he should urge this step on Sukarno because we are convinced that the Dutch Government is not at this time prepared to negotiate directly with Sukarno.” (Memorandum from Tyler to Rusk, September 8, with attached memorandum from Rusk to Kennedy; Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/9–861)
188. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Rostow) to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, President’s Office Files, Indonesia, Security, Sukarno–Keita Visit, 9/13/61. Secret.
189. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Indonesia, Sukarno-Keita Visit, 9/12/61. Secret.
190. Memorandum From Robert H. Johnson of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Rostow)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, West New Guinea, 9/61. Secret. A copy was sent to Komer.
191. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/9–1661. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution.
192. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/9–1661. Secret; Limited Distribution.
194. Memorandum From Robert H. Johnson of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Rostow)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, West New Guinea, 9/61. Secret. A copy was sent to Komer.
196. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/10–1161. Confidential. Drafted by Bell; cleared by Sisco, Blue, and Steeves; and approved by Wallner. Repeated to Djakarta and The Hague.
197. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Rostow) to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, West New Guinea, 10/16/61–10/31/61. Secret. This memorandum was not initialed by Rostow nor was there any indication that the President saw it. On October 13, Robert Johnson submitted a draft of this memorandum to Rostow under cover of a memorandum that reads as follows: “Attached, as per your suggestion on Wednesday [October 11], is a draft of a new memorandum to the President on West New Guinea. I think it is very important that this go forward as quickly as possible.
“You will note that I have introduced the idea that we should speak frankly to the Dutch and put some real pressure on them. I know that FE would be in favor of this kind of an approach—which I have long advocated—but is up against opposition from WE and IO. The Secretary’s reluctance to become more actively involved is also an important factor. I think that the President will have a much more fruitful discussion with the Secretary if he is given a point of view to present than if he simply raises the question in a rather bland fashion.” (Ibid., 10/1/61–10/15/61)
On October 16, Johnson sent a copy of this memorandum to the President and McGeorge Bundy, indicating in a covering memorandum that “this question could be a live one during the next couple of weeks.” (Ibid., 10/16/61–10/31/61)
198. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Secretary of Defense McNamara
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC 66 A 3542, 091 Indonesia. Top Secret.
199. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/10–1861. Secret; Priority. Repeated to USUN, The Hague, London, and Canberra.
200. Memorandum From Robert H. Johnson of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, West New Guinea, 11/1/61–11/15/61. Secret. Also sent to Rostow.
201. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Cleveland) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/11–1561. Confidential. Drafted by Stephen Palmer and Buffum of UNP and cleared by Tyler and Blue, but FE did not concur. A note on the source text indicates that Harlan Cleveland “presented these views to Sect’y orally.”
202. Memorandum From Robert H. Johnson of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Rostow)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, West New Guinea, 11/1/61–11/15/61. Secret. Copies were sent to McGeorge Bundy, Schlesinger, and Komer.