501.BC Indonesia/2–1348: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Consulate General at Batavia
64. Usgoc 66. Following was released to press today:
President announced today resignation of Graham as US Rep on UNSC GOC. In tendering his resignation in order resume duties as President University North Carolina, Graham expressed his willingness [Page 96] be available President or Secretary of State on call for service in field Indonesian affairs. President has accepted Graham resignation but has asked that it become effective after completion and presentation GOC Report to SC. Secretary of State has appointed Graham to be his Special Adviser on Indonesian affairs.
President also announced today he had sent to Senate nomination Coert duBois to succeed Graham as US Rep GOC. DuBois retired from Foreign Service May 1, 1945. Was US Consul General Batavia from 1927 to 1930 and was appointed by President in 1942 on Anglo-American Caribbean Commission. As US Rep GOC he will become member US Mission UN with personal rank Minister.1
Graham was appointed US Rep GOC Sept 30, 1947. Committee which consisted in addition Graham of Dr. Paul van Zeeland, Belgian Rep, and Mr. Justice Richard Kirby, Australian Rep, was successful in bringing about agreement between Netherlands and Republic Indonesia which involved both truce agreement for cessation hostilities and acceptance both parties of number political principles to provide basis permanent settlement, including provision for plebiscite in which people will have opportunity determine their future status within independent USI. GOC will continue mission Indonesia by assisting Representatives Republic and Netherlands in reaching definitive agreement based these principles.
Letters exchanged by Dr. Graham and the President follow: [Letters not printed.]
Sent to Batavia 64, repeated to The Hague 52.
- In telegram 59, February 13, to New York (65 to Batavia and 53 to The Hague), the Department noted in addition that Mr. du Bois was “now en route Batavia authorized by President to serve as Acting Representative on Committee in Batavia.”↩