Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, East Asia and the Pacific, Volume XII, Part 2

856D.00 TA/9–1352: Telegram

No. 217
The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Indonesia

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Washington, September 13, 1952—1:30 p.m.

393. 1. Dept is presenting fol note Indo Amb Wash in response his Note Sep 9:

The SecState presents compliments to Indo Amb and has honor acknowledge receipt Amb’s Note Sep 9, 1952, pursuant to conversations Indo Amb has been conducting with Asst Secy FE. It Sec-State’s belief that these conversations and Indo Amb’s note have achieved their purpose of developing a clear understanding upon which Indo FonMin and US Amb to RI may bring to fruition formal arrangements in Djakarta mutually satis to both Govts.

Indo Amb is informed that substance this note has accordingly been conveyed to US Amb Djakarta.

2. Emb is instructed send fol note re econ aid to Indo FonMin soonest:

US Amb presents compliments Indo FonMin and has honor refer to Note Sep 9, 1952 addressed to SecState by Indo Amb US pursuant to recent conversations between Indo Amb and Asst SecState for FE concerning continuation aid under Econ and Tech Assistance Agreement signed Oct 16, 1950.

US Govt also refers to Indo Govt’s Note Oct 27, 1951¹ stating that Econ and Tech Assistance Agreement Oct 16, 1950 is binding obligation of RI pending Parl action. In this connection US Govt has received with gratification recent statement by Indo Amb in above conversations that Indo Govt has decided submit Agreement of Oct 16, 1950 to Parl of Indo for ratification.

US Amb informs FonMin that wording of obligations to be undertaken by RI as stated in above note Sep 9, 1952 wld be acceptable to US Govt in new exchange of notes which in accordance with desire of Indo Govt wld replace Indo-US Agreement Jan 5, 1952.

3. At same time Emb shld present fol Note:

US Amb presents compliments and has honor to refer to Note Sep 9, 1952 addressed to SecState by Indo Amb Wash. Amb desires to inform FonMin that Tech considerations involved in implementing proposal made by Indo Amb in last two paras above Note, now receiving attn US Govt in order that further Note this subj may be presented to His Excellency in near future.

4. It is desired Emb inform Dept of any communications received from Indos re above and defer action in order Dept may correlate negots re econ and mil aid.

Acheson

1. For text, see telegram 660, Oct. 31, Foreign Relations, 1951, vol. vi, Part 1, p. 722.