Indonesia and the East Timor Crisis
156. Memorandum From Thomas J. Barnes of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft), Washington, May 17, 1976.
Barnes sent Scowcroft a memorandum on military equipment deliveries to Indonesia.
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Presidential Country Files for East Asia and the Pacific, Box 6, Indonesia (7). Secret; Sensitive. Urgent; sent for information. Scowcroft wrote on the memorandum, “Thanks. BS.” Jakarta Telegram 6442, March 17, is Document 155. Humphrey’s and Case’s April 28 letter is contained in Telegram 104735 to the Secretary’s delegation, May 1. (National Archives, Record Group 59, Central Foreign Policy Files) On May 17, at 2005Z, telegram 120825 to Jakarta gave the Department’s reply to telegram 6442 from Jakarta. The telegram, drafted by Miller and approved by Maw, stated, “The training program you cite will proceed on schedule. You can inform Indonesians accordingly.” (Ibid.)
157. Minutes of the Secretary of State’s Staff Meeting, Washington, June 1, 1976, 8:10 a.m.
Kissinger and his aides discussed military aid to Indonesia.
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Transcripts of Secretary of State Kissinger’s Staff Meetings, 1973–1977, E5177, Box 10. Secret.
158. Memorandum From Thomas J. Barnes of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Hyland), Washington, June 2, 1976.
Barnes sent a memo to Hyland about upcoming negotiations with Indonesia.
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Presidential Country Files for East Asia and the Pacific, Box 6, Indonesia (7). Secret. Hyland wrote, “good” near the top of the memorandum.
159. Minutes of the Secretary of State’s Staff Meeting, Washington, June 17, 1976, 8:18 a.m.
Kissinger and his aides discussed whether to send a diplomatic representative to accompany an Indonesian Parliamentary Delegation to East Timor.
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Transcripts of Secretary of State Kissinger’s Staff Meetings, 1973–1977, E5177, Box 10. Secret.
160. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, June 29, 1976.
Kissinger conferred about Indonesia with several Department of State officials.
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, P–820118–1488. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Ingraham and approved by Collums.
161. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, June 29, 1976.
Kissinger, Malik, and other officials discussed U.S. aid to Indonesia at a U.S.-Indonesian Joint Consultation.
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, P–820118–1495. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Ingraham and approved by Collums.
162. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, June 29, 1976, 2:30 p.m.
Kissinger and Malik discussed East Asian affairs.
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, P–820118–1470. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Ingraham and approved by Collums. A more concise version of this conversation, under the heading, “Summary of U.S.-Indonesian Joint Consultations,” is available at the Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Presidential Country Files for East Asia and the Pacific, Box 6, Indonesia (7).
163. Minutes of the Secretary of State’s Staff Meeting, Washington, August 25, 1976, 8 a.m.
Kissinger and his aides discussed whether to sell a missile system to Indonesia.
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Transcripts of Secretary of State Kissinger’s Staff Meetings, 1973–1977, E5177, Box 11. Secret.
164. Memorandum of Conversation, October 7, 1976, 5 p.m.
Ford and Malik discussed foreign aid and other matters.
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Memoranda of Conversation, Box 21. Secret; Nodis. Ford’s talking points from Scowcroft stated, “There are no major contentious issues in our relations with Indonesia.” The memorandum noted that the United States had increased Indonesia’s PL–480 commodity support by 200,000 extra tons of rice and its grant military aid by $9.8 million, adding, “The Indonesians have been informed of your decision and are very pleased by it.” (Ibid., Presidential Country Files for East Asia and the Pacific, Box 6, Indonesia [7]).