Office of the Historian

694.001/9–651: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Acting Secretary of State 1

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San Francisco, September 6, 1951—3 p. m.

Cosan 22. From USDel San Francisco.

1. Yoshida called September 4 on Subardjo. There have been subsequently talks between Indo del and Japs. As of noon September 6 Indos had prepared letter to be addressed to Japs covering reparations. Japs now considering letter which will probably be acceptable to them. Text not immediately available. Indos request that Jap reply be transmitted via USDel and we believe we may be able to accommodate them this matter.

2. Indos and Japs have also talked evening September 5 re fisheries. Zain2 and JapDel have indicated to USDel officers that these conversations were satisfactory. We will continue follow question closely to render what practical assistance we can to end that Japs and Indos reach satisfactory solution.

3. Indo del still maintains that Indo Govt has not yet authorized it sign treaty, even though Sudjono on September 5 informed Japs that Indo will sign. Therefore suggest you continue to press as you have done so skillfully and ably in past for Indo cabinet to authorize signature treaty. You of course may use such info as contained this tel and two preceding tels covering (1) conversation Subardjo with Dulles–Rusk;3 (2) Secy with Subardjo.4

4. Indo scheduled address conf morning September 7. Signing ceremony now set for September 8.

Acheson
  1. Repeated to Djakarta and Tokyo later on the 6th from Washington.↩
  2. Zairin Zain, Head of the Economic Division of the Indonesian Foreign Ministry and an Alternate Delegate to the Conference.↩
  3. See footnote 2, p. 1341.↩

  4. For the memorandum by Mr. Rusk of this conversation held September 3, see p. 1318.

    In telegram 394 from Djakarta, September 7, Ambassador Cochran reported in part that he had carried out this instruction (694.001/9–751).

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