June–December 1958: Establishment of a Token Military Assistance Program for the Indonesian Armed Forces and U.S. Encouragement of the Anti-Communist Elements Within the Indonesian Government


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/6–3358. Top Secret; Niact.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/6–658. Top Secret; Niact. Transmitted in two sections and also sent to CINCPAC.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/6–1658. Drafted by Underhill on June 13 and approved by Robertson.


121. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 63 D 123, CF 1020. Top Secret; Limited Distribution. Drafted by William N. Dale, Officer in Charge of United Kingdom and Ireland Affairs.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/6–1758. Secret; Limit Distribution. Also sent to CINCPAC.


123. Memorandum From the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Cumming) to Secretary of State Dulles

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.001/6–2058. Secret.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/6–2458. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Transmitted in two sections. Also sent to CINCPAC.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.56D/6–2658. Secret; Priority. Also sent to CINCPAC for POLAD.


127. Memorandum of the Substance of Discussion at a Department of State–Joint Chiefs of Staff Meeting

Source: Department of State, State–JCS Meetings: Lot 61 D 417. Secret. No drafting information indicated on the source text. The meeting was held at the Pentagon. A note on the source text reads: “State Draft. Not cleared with the Department of Defense.”


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/6–2758. Top Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Mein, O’Sullivan, and Dulles and approved by Robertson and Dulles.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/6–2858. Top Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted and approved by Dulles.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/6–2858. Secret; Niact.


131. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/7–558. Top Secret. Drafted by Looram of WE. Dulles was in Paris for talks with French leaders July 3–5.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/7–558. Top Secret. Drafted by Looram of WE. Dulles was in Paris for talks with French leaders July 3–5.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/7–958. Secret; Priority. Also sent to CINCPAC and repeated to Canberra, Manila, and Taipei.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/7–1558. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Transmitted in two sections and repeated to Taipei and Manila.


135. Telegram From the Commander in Chief, Pacific (Stump) to the Chief of Naval Operations (Burke)

Source: Department of State, Djakarta Embassy Files: Lot 63 F 50, 350.21 Communism. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Djakarta.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/7–2158. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Also sent to CINCPAC. Transmitted in three sections.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/7–2458. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Also sent to CINCPAC. Transmitted in two sections.


138. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson) to Secretary of State Dulles

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.56D/7–3058. Secret. Drafted by Parsons and Mein.


139. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/8–158. Secret. Drafted by Mein. Robertson initialed the memorandum, indicating his approval.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.5–MSP/8–558. Top Secret; Niact. Also sent to CINCPAC.


141. Special National Intelligence Estimate

Source: Department of State, INRNIE Files. Secret. According to a note on the cover sheet the CIA and the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Joint Staff participated in the preparation of this estimate. All members of the LAC concurred with the estimate on August 12, except the representatives of the AEC and the FBI, who abstained on the grounds that the subject was outside their jurisdiction.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.5–MSP/8–1458. Top Secret; Priority. Also sent to CINCPAC and repeated to The Hague.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.5–MSP/8–1458. Secret; Priority.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.56/8–1958. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Cameron and approved by Elbrick. Repeated to Djakarta and CINCPAC.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/8–1758. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Parsons and approved by Robertson. Repeated to The Hague and CINCPAC.