Indonesia
233. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Indonesia, Pope Case. Top Secret; Priority; Eyes Only; No Distribution Outside Department.
234. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) and the Under Secretary of State (Ball)
Source: Kennedy Library, Ball Papers, Telephone Conversations, Indonesia. No classification marking. Transcribed in Ball’s office.
235. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Indonesia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/2–1462. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Rusk and Ball; cleared by Tyler, Cleveland, Harriman, and McGeorge Bundy; and approved by Ball who initialed for Rusk. Repeated to The Hague and USUN.
236. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/2–2062. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Repeated niact to Rome.
237. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Indonesia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/2-2062. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Harriman and approved by Rice. Repeated to The Hague, Rome, and Berlin. A typed note on the bottom of the source text indicates that Harriman obtained approval of this telegram in draft from Rusk and the President.
238. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between the Under Secretary of State (Ball) and Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Kennedy Library, Ball Papers, Telephone Conversations, Indonesia. No classification marking. Transcribed in Ball’s office. Rusk was at Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina; Ball was in Washington. Rusk and Ball had an earlier brief conversation, part of which dealt with Indonesia. The transcription reads as follows: “Ball said this related to a message we had in from Sukarno answering the President’s letter. Very briefly he comes out in favor of some kind of secret informal negotiations along the pattern of the Algerian and French in the presence of a third party. It is not explicit that he would like to get us in the middle of some sort of negotiation. On the question of Pope, he says Pope won’t be executed, but that he will be released soon and the timing has to be left to him.” (Ibid., Atomic Testing)
239. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/2–2362. Secret; Niact; Limited Distribution. Drafted by Tyler, Stone, Komer, and Ball; cleared by Harriman, McGeorge Bundy, and Tyler; and approved by Rusk. Regarding the drafting and clearing process of this telegram, see Document 238. Repeated priority to The Hague and to Djakarta and USUN.
On February 23, McGeorge Bundy sent a copy of the State draft of this telegram to the President in Palm Beach, Florida. Bundy observed that “it is based on premise that Sukarno’s more forthcoming position on willingness negotiate justifies our putting real heat on Dutch. This draft goes further than anything we’ve said yet to Dutch in telling them we believe only satisfactory solution will be one resulting in effective transfer WNG Administration to Indonesia.” Bundy also noted that it expressed U.S. willingness to act as moderator for the secret talks. Harriman, Ball, and the NSC Staff strongly favored this approach, Bundy stated, while Rusk was skeptical. Bundy also noted that he and Komer felt that the State draft needed “more ammo” to convince the Dutch to accept it and provided additional arguments. The telegram as sent combined the State draft with Komer’s and Bundy’s suggestions. (Telegram CAP 5078–62 to, Palm Beach, February 23; Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, West New Guinea, 2/23/62–2/24/62)
240. Memorandum From the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Tyler) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/2–2762. Secret. Drafted by Beau-dry and cleared by Sisco and Harriman.
241. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/2–2762. Secret; Priority. Repeated priority to Djakarta and to The Hague.
242. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Staff Memos, Komer, 2/62. Secret. In a covering note to Bundy, Komer suggested that, in setting up the meeting at the White House at 6 p.m. on March 1, it was “best to let Rusk talk to AG and others at lunch first, because Rusk won’t be ready to make up his mind until after he has heard from Bobby.” Robert Kennedy had lunch at the Department of State with Rusk and others on February 28. (Johnson Library, Rusk Appointment Book) Komer also stated that he thought “it important President talk to AG and concert strategy before the latter sees Rusk.” Komer asked if Bundy would give the President this memorandum that evening. There is no indication whether Bundy did so.
244. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/3–262. Secret. Drafted by Beau-dry and approved by the White House on March 10. The time of the meeting, which was held at the White House and lasted until 5:50 p.m., is taken from the President’s Appointment Book. (Kennedy Library)
245. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Staff Memos, Komer, 3/62. Secret.
246. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Indonesia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/3–562. Confidential. Drafted by Stone; cleared by Tyler, U. Alexis Johnson, Buffum, and Rice in draft; and approved by Bell. Repeated to The Hague and USUN.
247. National Intelligence Estimate
Source: Department of State, INR/EAP Files: Lot 90 D 165, NIE 55–62. Secret. Prepared by the CIA and the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State, Defense, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force; the Joint Staff; and NSA. All members of the U.S. Intelligence Board concurred with it on March 7 except the Atomic Energy Representative and the Assistant Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, who abstained on the grounds the subject was outside his jurisdiction.
248. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Netherlands
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/3–1262. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Stone; cleared by Bell, Rice, Tyler, and Sisco; and approved by McGhee. Also sent niact to Djakarta as telegram 1012 and repeated priority to USUN and to Baguio for Harriman, who was attending a conference of U.S. Far Eastern Ambassadors.
249. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Indonesia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/3–862. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Bell; cleared by Lindquist, Tyler, and in draft by Rice; and approved by McGhee. Repeated to The Hague, USUN, Geneva for Rusk, and priority to Tokyo.
250. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Indonesia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/3–2162. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Lindquist; cleared by Rice, in draft by Tyler and Wallner, shown in draft to Bunker, and McGhee was informed of the substance; and approved by Bell. Repeated to The Hague, USUN, Bangkok, and Geneva for Rusk.
251. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Indonesia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/3–2462. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Lindquist; cleared by Bell, Sisco, Rice, Tyler, and Bunker; and approved by McGhee. Repeated priority to The Hague, to USUN, niact to Geneva for Rusk, and niact to Vientiane.
252. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Staff Memos, Komer, 3/62. Secret.
254. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Netherlands
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/3–2962. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Sisco; cleared by Bunker, Cleveland, Tyler, Rice, and Bell; and approved by McGhee. Also sent niact to Djakarta as telegram 1089 and priority to USUN as telegram 2505.
255. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/3–3062. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated priority to The Hague and USUN.
256. Telegram From the Embassy in the Netherlands to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/4–362. Secret; Niact.
257. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Staff Memos, Komer, 4/62. Secret. Copies were sent to Kaysen and Forrestal.
258. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/4–1762. Drafted by Stone and approved in S on May 11. The meeting lasted until 3:34 p.m.; van Roijen remained alone with the Secretary for a few minutes after the meeting. (Johnson Library, Rusk Appointment Book)
259. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Indonesia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/4–1962. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Lindquist; cleared by Bell, Cleveland, and Bunker, and in draft by Tyler; and approved by Harriman. Repeated priority to The Hague and to USUN.
260. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Staff Memos, Komer, 4/62. Secret.
261. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Staff Memos, Komer, 4/62. Secret.
262. Telegram From the Department of State to Secretary of State Rusk, at Athens
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/5–262. Secret; Priority. Rusk was in Athens for the North Atlantic Council Ministerial Meeting May 4–6. Although the source text lists McGeorge Bundy as the drafter, the telegram was drafted by Komer, On May 2, Komer sent a copy to President under cover of a memorandum stating that Robert Kennedy, Harriman, Bunker, and Tyler concurred with the draft. Komer noted that the “Dutch had stalled on the Bunker formula for a month, and Subandrio’s trip to Moscow is an ominous sign that Sukarno may be giving up hope.” Komer told the President that the best way to “lean on” the Dutch was to threaten to withdraw Bunker and to publish the details of his efforts, which Luns had carefully kept from the Dutch public and Parliament. Such a move would cause a “ruckus” and might lead to Luns’ fall, so he would be anxious to forestall it. Without Presidential instructions, Rusk would not put such pressure on Luns. Komer’s draft was identical to this telegram. (Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Staff Memos, Komer, 5/62)