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.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/1–1955. Secret.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/1–1955. Secret.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/1–2055. Secret.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/1–2055. Secret.


84. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson) to the Under Secretary of State (Hoover)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.5–MSP/1–2555. Confidential.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.56D13/2–855. Secret. Repeated to The Hague.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/2–2155. Secret.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/2–2555. Confidential.


88. National Intelligence Estimate

Source: Department of State, INRNIE Files. Secret. National Intelligence Estimates (NIEs) were high-level interdepartmental reports presenting authoritative appraisals of vital foreign policy problems. NIEs were drafted by officers from those agencies represented on the Intelligence Advisory Committee (IAC), discussed and revised by interdepartmental working groups coordinated by the Office of National Estimates of the CIA, approved by the IAC, and circulated under the aegis of the CIA to the President, appropriate officers of Cabinet level, and the National Security Council. The Department of State provided all political and some economic sections of NIEs.


89. Memorandum of a Meeting of the OCB Working Group on NSC 171/1, OCB Conference Room, Washington, March 8, 1955, 10 a.m.

Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430, Indonesia. Secret. Drafted by Landon on March 9. Sent with a covering memorandum of March 10 from Staats to the OCB Board Assistants. Regarding NSC 171/1, see Document 81.


90. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, March 15, 1955

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 60 D 627, CF 439. Secret. Presumably prepared by Robertson, although the source text, dated March 22, bears no drafting information. Another memorandum of this conversation, MTW MC–2, refers to a separate memorandum by Robertson. (Ibid.)


91. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Merchant) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State (Murphy)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.56D13/4–555. Top Secret.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.56D/4–1355. Top Secret; Priority.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/4–2955. Secret; Priority.


95. National Security Council Report

Source: Department of State, S/SNSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5518 Series. Top Secret. Transmitted under cover of a note from NSC Executive Secretary Lay stating that the enclosed draft statement of policy was transmitted for consideration by the Council at its May 12 meeting and that it was intended, if adopted, to supersede NSC 171/1 (see Document 81) and NSC 5417/3, “United States Rubber Policy”, October 18, 1954 (see footnote 2 below).


96. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, May 6, 1955

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.56D/5–655. Secret. Drafted by Haring.


97. Memorandum of Discussion at the 248th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, May 12, 1955

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Prepared by Gleason on May 13.


98. Letter From the Ambassador in Indonesia (Cumming) to the Director of the Office of Philippine and Southeast Asian Affairs (Young)

Source: Department of State, 123–Cumming, Hugh S., Jr. Top Secret; Official-Informal.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/6–1055. Secret.


100. Memorandum of a Conversation Between Secretary of State Dulles and Foreign Minister Luns, Mark Hopkins Hotel, San Francisco, June 23, 1955

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/6–2355. Confidential. Drafted by Merchant. Secretary Dulles and Foreign Minister Luns were in San Francisco for the 10th anniversary celebration of the founding of the United Nations.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.56D13/7–655. Confidential. Drafted in EUR/WE and approved in FE; cleared in EUR and PSA. Repeated to The Hague.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/7–2455. Secret.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 320/8–1255. Secret.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.56D/8–1655. Secret.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.56D13/8–1655. Secret. Repeated to The Hague and Canberra.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.13/8–1655. Secret.


108. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, August 24, 1955

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Secret. Drafted by Betty Gough of UNP on August 29.