Foreign Relations of the United States, 1948, The Far East and Australasia, Volume VI

501.BC Indonesia/6–2548: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Consulate General at Batavia

confidential
us urgent

Washington, June 25, 1948—2 p. m.

293. Usgoc 118. Following are pertinent portions letter addressed to Lovett by Van Kleffens June 22: [For text, see page 260.] Dept believes that Neth desire that GOC respect Hatta-Van Mook discretion (2nd para foregoing letter) should be favorably considered by GOC and that para 2 Gocus 320 June 23 should be considered in connection therewith.

At same time GOC as a body should, in Dept’s view, continue work in effort to achieve unanimity (Usgoc 109 June 16). During this period BelDel may well get some indication from NethDel re modifications NethDel would wish to see incorporated in USDel-AusDel working paper.

Sent Batavia as 293. Repeated to The Hague as 277.

Marshall