Office of the Historian

501.BC Indonesia/9–248: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Consulate General at Batavia

secret
us urgent
Washington, September 3, 1948—5 p. m.

399. Usgoc 134, Gocus 3641 and 365.2 In light your comment Neth draft agreement would not prove acceptable even as basis for opening discussion, Dept agrees you should not urge Neth Del present this text GOC.

Reference garble in Gocus 360.3 Dept’s only desire (para 3, Gocus 365) is that at no stage should USDel paper be discussed with one party without discussing with other.

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Re last sentence para 3, Gocus 365, Dept does not believe US plan should be presented as Neth Del plan.

Marshall
  1. Telegram 742, September 1, not printed, but see footnote 1, p. 313.↩
  2. Telegram 747, September 2, p. 315.↩
  3. Telegram 728, August 26, p. 306.↩