August 1959–August 1960: President Sukarno’s Invitation to President Eisenhower To Visit Indonesia; Khrushchev’s Visit to Indonesia; and Heightened Indonesian-Netherlands Tension Over the West Irian-West New Guinea Dispute Occasioned by the Cruise of the Karel Doorman


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.5–MSP/7–859. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Wenzel and Moore on August 14; cleared with W/MSC, EUR, and Defense; and approved by Parsons. Repeated to CINCPAC, The Hague, London, and Canberra.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.5622/8–2259. Confidential. Transmitted in two sections and also sent to CINCPAC.


221. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656C.56D/8–2259. Secret. Drafted by Milton C. Rewinkel, Deputy Director of the Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs, and cleared in draft by Merchant.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.5–MSP/8–1159. Secret. Drafted by Moore on August 22; cleared with SPA, FE, FN, U/MSC, ED, L/MSA, WE, ICA, Defense, and Treasury; and approved by Parsons. Repeated to CINCPAC for POLAD.


223. Despatch From the Embassy in the Netherlands to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.56D13/9–359. Secret.


224. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Southwest Pacific Affairs (Mein) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Parsons)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.11/9–1059. Secret. Drafted by Moore and cleared with O’Sullivan, Green, and Mary S. Olmsted.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.5–MSP/9–2159. Secret. Transmitted in two sections and also sent to CINCPAC.


226. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.56D13/9–2959. Secret. Drafted by Chadbourn. Approved in S on October 9.


228. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/11–459. Top Secret. Drafted by Mein. Approved by S November 10.


229. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/11–1759. Top Secret. Drafted by Mein.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.1100–PI/11–1759. Confidential. Repeated to Canberra, London, The Hague, and CINCPAC.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.11–EI/11–1859. Confidential. Also sent to CINCPAC.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.5–MSP/12–759. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Wenzel, cleared in draft with ISA, and approved by Steeves. Repeated to CINCPAC, The Hague, London, Paris, and Canberra.


234. National Intelligence Estimate

Source: Department of State, INRNIE Files. Secret. According to a note on the cover sheet, this NIE was prepared by the CIA and the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State, the Army, Navy, Air Force, and the Joint Staff. All members of the IAC concurred with this estimate on December 8, except the representatives of the AEC and the FBI, who abstained on the grounds that the subject was outside their jurisdiction.


236. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Parsons) to Acting Secretary of State Dillon

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.56D/12–3159. Secret. Drafted by Moore and cleared with Mein and Steeves. According to a handwritten note on the source text Dillon saw this memorandum.


237. Letter From Acting Secretary of State Dillon to Secretary of Defense Gates

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756.5622/1–760. Secret. Drafted by Cromwell of WE and James R. Fowler of U/MSC and cleared with SPA, RA, FE, U/MSC, and WE.


238. Memorandum From the Commander in Chief, Pacific (Felt) to the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Source: Washington National Records Center, OASD/ISA Records: FRC 64 A 2170, 092 Indonesia. Secret.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/2–1960. Confidential; Niact. Also sent to CINCPAC and repeated to The Hague.


240. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756C.5/2–1960. Secret. Drafted by W. Kennedy Cromwell of WE.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 861.0098/2–1960. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Moore and approved by Parsons. Repeated to The Hague, CINCPAC, and Moscow.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 798.00/3–460. Confidential. Repeated to The Hague, Moscow, Canberra, and CINCPAC.


243. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Southwest Pacific Affairs (Mein) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Parsons)

Source: Department of State, SPA Files: Lot 63 D 436, Parliament. Confidential. Drafted by Moore.


245. Despatch From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 798.11/3–1460. Secret.


246. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Southwest Pacific Affairs (Mein) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Steeves)

Source: Department of State, SPA Files: Lot 63 D 436, Briefing File. Secret. Drafted by Moore.