157. Minutes of the Secretary of State’s Staff Meeting, Washington, June 1, 1976, 8:10 a.m.1 2

In Attendance - Tuesday, June 1, 1976

  • Secretary of State Kissinger - Chairman
  • T Mr. Maw
  • M Mr. Eagleburger
  • C Mr. Sonnenfeldt
  • AF Mr. Schaufele
  • EA Mr. Habib
  • EUR Mr. Hartman
  • NEA Mr. Atherton
  • INR Mr. Saunders
  • S/P Mr. Lord
  • EB Mr. Greenwald
  • S/PRS Mr. Funseth
  • PM Mr. Stern (Acting)
  • IO Mr. Lewis
  • L Mr. Leigh
  • S/S Mr. Springsteen
  • S Mr. Aherne
  • S Mr. Covey
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[Omitted is material unrelated to Indonesia.]

MR. HABIB: The only other thing I want to make sure you’re aware of is the first act in the integration of Timor in Indonesia has taken place. There’s a declaration by the Indonesian Assembly to integrate. Our guess is that the National Day will be the formal day of integration. I doubt that there will be any further difficulty. It will go very smoothly.

SECRETARY KISSINGER: Have we reopened our military-supply position?

MR. HABIB: The supply position has never been shut down.

SECRETARY KISSINGER: Come on — you know what I’m asking you.

MR. HABIB: New commitments will be made very shortly by our distinguished colleague (referring to Mr. Maw). New commitments are not being made.

SECRETARY KISSINGER: Today?

MR. HABIB: No. We’ve got one contract we’re holding off on. We have some helicopters with Sikorsky — which should be signed this week.

SECRETARY KISSINGER: Plus we’re not letting them

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MR. HABIB: You end up with a case like Chile, where we cut it off.

SECRETARY KISSINGER: With the result that they cut off all the rest. There was never any question of having it cut off from Chile. There is more or less the same thing — we’re cutting them off — and, eventually, the Congress will cut them off. You’ll never get a letter from Humphrey that you can use.

MR. HABIB: I’ll send it to you.

[Omitted is material unrelated to Indonesia.]

  1. Source: National Archives, RG 59, Transcripts of Secretary of State Kissinger’s Staff Meetings, 1973–1977, E5177, Box 10. Secret.
  2. Kissinger and his aides discussed military aid to Indonesia.