Foreign Relations of the United States, 1947, The Far East, Volume VI

856E.00/8–1847: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

confidential

Washington, August 20, 1947—6 p.m.

3591. Dutch requested that US ConGen be directed participate in joint report on situation Indonesia with other career Consuls Batavia (urtel 4464, Aug 18³). Dept replying that in desire to be helpful is willing for ConGen to join with other career consuls in report but recognizes that arrangements for such report will require careful consideration and must be agreeable both Indos and Dutch.

Sent London as 3591. Repeated Hague as 426, Batavia as 230 and New York as 366.

Lovett

3. Not printed; it reported a similar request to the British (856E.00/8–1847).