501.BC Indonesia/9–2748
The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in France 1
Gadel 104. For Bancroft, Rusk, Jacobs.2 In your discretion suggest informing Chinese Del (re Delga/1383) if Indonesian case before SC, most effective action might be appropriate measures in SC to induce settlement rather than increase powers GOC. China presumably willing support such measures SC.
For your info we consider implied threat held out Neth that US may wish recover freedom action including possibility trade or other relations Rep might be powerful weapon induce Neth agreement Cochran Plan. Accordingly if you and Cochran concur and on [if?] contingency matter comes to SC, we will take following position with NethEmbassy: (1) We actively support Cochran proposals, (2) we [Page 381] support appropriate SC action to bring it into effect, (3) we will help parties carry out settlement in any appropriate way, (4) if, after SC consideration and action, settlement does not appear prospective, we may have to regain our freedom of action, which might include withdrawal from GOC.
For your info taking above position with Dutch would not mean fixed purpose at this time carry out all measures indicated.4
- Repeated as 462 to Batavia (for Cochran) and as 485 to The Hague.↩
- Joseph E. Jacobs, adviser to the U.S. Representative at the United Nations, had been Political Adviser in Korea until August.↩
- September 27, not printed.↩
- Telegram Delga 250, October 7, 2 p. m., from Paris, replied that the Chinese delegate would be informed and the course proposed was concurred in. (501.BC Indonesia/10–748)↩