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

501.BC Indonesia/9–1348: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Consulate General at Batavia

confidential
us urgent

Washington, September 13, 1948—3 p. m.

415. Usgoc 138. Dept requested US Chiefs Missions Canberra Brussels Sept 10 approach FonOffs Australia, Belgium respectively explaining circumstances Indonesia necessitating approach to parties and members GOC suggested Gocus 367¹ and asking support those govts USDel plan. Same day Dept called Counselor Brit Emb Wash, made similar explanation similar request, pointing out absolute necessity Brit FonOff avoiding appearance knowledge of plan until Brit ConGen Batavia officially informed. Accordingly, Brit FonOff will not discuss existence plan until Dept receives Cochran’s signal. Dept will take similar steps Sept 13 and 14 Aus Bel Embs Wash, also consider similar conversations Wash representatives India, Pakistan, possibly Philippines. Finally Dept will discuss situation, plan and procedure representatives Indonesia Lake Success Sept 14.²

Marshall

1. Telegram 761, September 7, p. 322.
2. Repeated as 438 to The Hague.