Office of the Historian

501.BC Indonesia/12–2448: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom 1

secret
us urgent
Washington, December 24, 1948—2 p. m.

4755. Request you see For Sec and make known following views re Indonesian case:

US considers resolution just passed by SC2 as decision of SC which all members of UN are obligated to support. We consider it important that the Netherlands abide by this Council decision; otherwise, Netherlands action could have most serious effect upon solidarity Western Europe and upon US public opinion with respect to cooperation with Western Europe. In order to avoid these serious consequences, we believe US, UK and France should make strongest representations to the Netherlands to comply with Council resolution and that such representations should be made if possible before Netherlands announces its attitude toward resolution. Please report reaction as matter urgency.

Lovett
  1. Repeated as 4920 to Paris, 666 to The Hague, and 694 to Batavia (for Cochran).↩
  2. For the voting on the proposed resolution and its amendment, see SC, 3rd yr., no. 134 (December 24), pp. 28–36; voting followed on other proposals.↩