Foreign Relations of the United States, 1946, The Far East, Volume VIII

856E.00/8–3046: Telegram

The Consul General at Batavia (Foote) to the Secretary of State

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Batavia, August 30, 1946—4 p.m.
[Received August 30—3:20 p.m.]

350. Mytel 348, August 27.⁹ After Killearn received invitation from Sjahrir through Hadji Agoes Salim¹⁰ to visit Djocjakarta he changed plans and went Djocja early yesterday morning by RAF plane to stay only 2 hours but he talked with Sjahrir about 5 hours, returned Batavia same day and returned Singapore by air this morning. Before taking off, he sent for me and gave following re Djocja trip:

He impressed on Indonesians need for immediate truce, is hopeful that it will be arranged and asked General Mansergh to send plane for Indonesian officers to negotiate it; he told Indonesians British troops will leave NEI by end of November and impressed on them necessity for resumption of negotiations. He then told me he will return Batavia after arrival Schermerhorn so that negotiations may be hastened as much as possible.

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9. Not printed; it reported the arrival from Singapore of Lord Killearn, British Special Commissioner in Southeast Asia (856E.00/8–2746).
10. Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs in the new Cabinet headed by Soetan Sjahrir.