Foreign Relations of the United States, 1947, The Far East, Volume VI

856E.01/1–647: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Consulate General at Batavia

confidential

Washington, January 6, 1947—7 p.m.

3. Unless you perceive objection, Dept desires you discreetly seek out individual views of Republican leaders on following:

1. Probability Central National Committee approval Cheribon Agreement.²

2. When decisive vote may be expected.

3. How enlargement Central National Committee reported Aneta Dec 31 may affect probability of approval.

4. Willingness of those within Central National Committee opposed to Agreement to abide by majority decision in democratic spirit.

In seeking above info you might keep in mind Dept’s Press Release of Dec 17³ (RCA No. 181045 sent Batavia Dec 18). In this connection Dept would be interested in knowing whether Press Release understood by Indonesian leaders as indicating this Govt’s interest in prompt and responsible fulfillment of Agreement by both sides.

Byrnes

2. Known also as the Linggadjati Agreement, initialed November 15, 1946; see ibid., p. 852, footnote 27.
3. For Department’s statement of December 17, 1946, see Department of State Bulletin, December 29, 1946, p. 1188.