856E.00/7–1547: Telegram
The Consul General at Batavia (Foote) to the Secretary of State
271. Situation yesterday looked hopeless and Dutch and Indonesians looked equally grim. Last night I met Van Mook and later Sjarifoeddin, [Page 977] Setiadjit, Gani and Leimena.47 We again discussed situation in general. Today the four Indonesians met Dutch at Koning Klein Palace and capitulated to Van Mook’s demands. He thereupon loaned them airplane to enable them visit Djocjakarta to obtain full Cabinet approval. They will proceed Djocjakarta early tomorrow morning.
Their agreement with Van Mook includes following points:
- 1.
- Joint constabulary accepted. Each state to have own police with Dutch furnishing instructors, et cetera. Dutch units may be used restore law and order where states unable do so.
- 2.
- Indonesian military to be demobilized or returned to their garrisons.
- 3.
- Perimeters to be guarded by mixed police force during first few days or weeks.
- 4.
- Indonesian military and other authorities to give orders to commanders all sectors and perimeters to cease fire by midnight July 16.
- 5.
- Nature of Indonesian propaganda to change by July 17.
- 6.
- Military withdrawals from perimeters to be completed by 6 p.m., July 19.
- 7.
- Plans for demolition and scorched earth to be cancelled and explosive charges everywhere to be withdrawn by July 21.
- 8.
- When above all completed Dutch will begin changing from military to police force.
Indonesian reply expected tomorrow night. If Indonesian Cabinet agrees, situation appears solved with possible exception of police action in certain areas to remove irregular or private fighting clubs. I hope to be able report full agreement tomorrow.
Department pass London and Hague.
- Setiadjit was Fourth Deputy Prime Minister; Dr. Johannes Leimena was Minister of Public Health.↩