Foreign Relations of the United States, 1955–1957, Southeast Asia, Volume XXII

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.

169. National Intelligence Estimate

Washington , August 7, 1956 .

Source: Department of State, INR–NIE Files. Secret.

170. Telegram From the Embassy in Djakarta to the Department of State

Djakarta , August 10, 1956—5 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.5–MSP/8–1056. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution.

171. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Netherlands

Washington , August 14, 1956—6:23 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 856D.10/8–1456. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Djakarta. Drafted in WE, cleared with SPA, and approved in EUR.

172. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State

Djakarta , August 16, 1956—6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 856D.10/8–1656. Secret; Priority. Repeated to London, Paris, and The Hague.

173. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State

Djakarta , August 18, 1956—1 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 856D.10/8–1856. Confidential. Repeated to The Hague.

174. Memorandum of a Conversation, London, August 20, 1956, 2 p.m.

London , August 20, 1956, 2 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 62 D 181, CF 746. Secret. Drafted by W.R. Tyler of WE. The discussion took place at the London Conference on the Suez Canal.

175. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State

Djakarta , August 22, 1956—8 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 856D.10/8–2256. Secret. Repeated to The Hague and London.

176. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State

London , August 25, 1956—1 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 856D.10/8–2556. Secret. Repeated to Djakarta and The Hague.

177. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Hoover) to the Director of the International Cooperation Administration (Hollister)

Washington , August 31, 1956 .

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.5–MSP/8–1756. Secret.

178. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State

Djakarta , September 11, 1956—4 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.5–MSP/9–1156. Secret; Limited Distribution.

179. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State

Djakarta , September 30, 1956—10 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 70756D.5–MSP/9–3056. Secret. Repeated to The Hague.

180. Telegram From the Embassy in the Netherlands to the Department of State

The Hague , October 2, 1956—6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.5–MSP/10–256. Secret. Repeated to Djakarta.

181. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State

Djakarta , October 3, 1956—4 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.5–MSP/10–356. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution. Repeated by the Department to The Hague on October 4. (Ibid., 756D.5–MSP/10–456)

182. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Indonesia

Washington , October 12, 1956—6:55 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.5–MSP/9–2656. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted in SPA; cleared with U/MSA, L, NA, MC,ICA, and OSD; and approved in FE.

183. Letter From the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy) to the Ambassador in the Netherlands (Matthews)

Washington , October 17, 1956 .

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.5–MSP/10–956. Secret; Strictly Personal.

184. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, October 19, 1956

Washington , October 19, 1956

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/10–1956. Confidential. Drafted by Sebald. Hoover’s initials appear on the source text, indicating his approval.

185. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State

Djakarta , October 20, 1956—9 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 856D.0061/10–2056. Secret; Limited Distribution.

186. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State

Djakarta , October 27, 1956—1 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.11/10–2756. Secret; Priority. Repeated by the Department to The Hague on October 29. (Ibid.)

187. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, October 29, 1956

Washington , October 29, 1956

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.56D13/10–2956. Confidential. Drafted by T.C. Cameron.

188. Telegram From the Embassy in the Netherlands to the Department of State

The Hague , October 30, 1956—6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.5–MSP/10–3056. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution.

189. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy)

Washington , October 31, 1956 .

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 811.0056D/10–3156. Secret. Although this memorandum was addressed to Hoover and sent to Murphy for his concurrence, Murphy initialed it and approved the attached telegram rather than forwarding them to Hoover.