United States Relations With Indonesia; United States Concern With Political Developments in Indonesia; United States Interest in the Question of Western New Guinea (West Irian)1
1. For previous documentation on this subject, see Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. XII, Part 2, pp. 245 ff.
259. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/8–3057. Secret.
260. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.56/8–3057. Secret; Limited Distribution. Repeated to Manila and Singapore.
261. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Indonesia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/8–2657. Top Secret; Limited Distribution. Drafted by Mein and Murphy; approved by Murphy; and cleared with Cumming, Howard P. Jones, and the Executive Secretariat. Repeated to Kuala Lumpur for Under Secretary Herter.
262. Report Prepared by the Ad Hoc Interdepartmental Committee on Indonesia for the National Security Council
Source: Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5518 Series. Top Secret. The Ad Hoc Interdepartmental Committee on Indonesia was established pursuant to NSC Action No. 1758 (see footnote 3, Document 240). The report was circulated to NSC members with a covering memorandum of September 6 from Lay and a letter of September 3 from Hugh S. Cumming, the committee chairman, to Lay. Cumming’s letter noted that the committee had held seven formal meetings, at “practically all of which” representatives were present from the Departments of State and Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Central Intelligence Agency, International Cooperation Administration, National Security Council, and Operations Coordinating Board. The letter also stated the committee suggested updating NSC 5518 in light of any action the NSC might take on the report.
Annex A, entitled “Types of Action Which Might Be Taken Under 8b Regarding Economic Development and Technical Assistance Programs”, and four appendices, entitled “The Implications for U.S. Security of Recent Developments in Indonesia, Especially Communist Political Gains in Java,” “Economic and Technical Assistance Programs in Indonesia,” “USIA Operations in Indonesia,” and “Educational Exchange Program, Indonesia,” are not printed.
263. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790.5/9–857. Secret.
264. Telegram From the Department of State to the Consulate General at Hong Kong
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/9–957. Secret. Drafted and signed by Dulles.
265. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/9–1357. Top Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution.
266. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5518 Series. Top Secret. Sent to Secretary Dulles with the memorandum Infra, copies of NSC Action No. 1758 (see footnote 3, Document 240), and NSC 5518 (Document 95) on September 23 as part of his briefing material for the NSC meeting that day.
267. Memorandum From the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant for Intelligence (Cumming) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5518 Series. Top Secret. See footnote 1, Supra.
268. Memorandum of Discussion at the 337th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, September 23, 1957
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Gleason on September 24.
269. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, September 24, 1957
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756C.022/9–2457. Secret. Drafted by Torbert.
271. Memorandum From the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.56D13/10–257. Secret.
272. Memorandum for the Record, by Robert K. German of the Executive Secretariat
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756C.021/10–357. Secret.
273. United States Minutes of ANZUS Council Meeting, Washington, October 4, 1957, 10:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m. and 2:15–4:15 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 62 D 181, CF 920. Top Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Mein and distributed with a covering memorandum of October 18 by Robert K. German of the Executive Secretariat.
274. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, October 4, 1957
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.56D/10–457. Confidential. Drafted by Mein.
275. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.56/10–1157. Secret.
276. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, October 15, 1957
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756C.022/10–1557. Secret. Drafted by Mein and initialed by Robertson indicating his approval.
277. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.56D13/10–1557. Secret.
278. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.5856D/11–457. Confidential.
279. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.56D13/11–457. Secret.
280. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.56D13/11–457. Secret.
281. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.56D13/11–557. Secret.
283. Telegram From the Embassy in the Netherlands to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756C.00/11–857. Confidential. Repeated to Djakarta and Canberra. Received on November 11.
284. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Indonesian Ambassador (Moekarto) and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Jones), Washington, November 12, 1957
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/11–1257. Secret. Drafted by Jones who made two memoranda of this conversation; see infra.
285. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Indonesian Ambassador (Moekarto) and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Jones), Washington, November 12, 1957
Source: Department of State, FE Files: Lot 59 D 19, MC—Indonesians 1957. Secret. Drafted by Jones who made two memoranda of this conversation; see supra. Filed as an attachment to Document 290. The source text bears the notation “Not to be distributed outside FE”.
286. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Southwest Pacific Affairs (Mein) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.5–MSP/11–1257. Secret. Sent through Howard Jones who initialed. Also sent to Under Secretary Herter with a covering memorandum of November 15 from Robertson, suggesting that he arrange a conference with Deputy Secretary of Defense Donald A. Quarles and Allen Dulles to make a final decision on Indonesia’s request. Robertson wished to be present and to discuss the subject briefly with Herter before the meeting. (Ibid., 756D.5–MSP/11–1557)
287. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.56D13/11–1357. Secret; Priority.
288. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.56D13/10–3057. Confidential