Office of the Historian

501.BC Indonesia/12–948: Telegram

The Consul General at Batavia (Livengood) to the Secretary of State 1

secret
us urgent
Batavia, December 9, 1948—5 p. m.

1076. [Gocus 476.] Under letter December 7 Roem transmitted “report to GOC on informal conversations held between Vice President Republic Indonesia and Ministers of Netherlands Government” text whereof follows: [Here follows text printed in SC, 3rd yr., Suppl. (Dec), pages 126 ff.]

Annex I is aide-mémoire November 10 quoted Gocus 4412 Annex II is memo from Schuurman, Thomson and Gieben quoted Gocus 463.3 Annex III is Republican reply 29th quoted same cable. Annex IV is text joint communiqué quoted same cable. Annex V is letter November 30 to Hatta from Sassen as follows: [Here follows text printed ibid., page 141.]

Annex IV [VI] is letter dated December 3 from Hatta to Sassen quoted Gocus 4684 with few minor differences due principally to fact original message was hasty translation.

GOC is airmailing to SC Paris December 10 copy Roem’s report and annexes. Also sending copy letter December 8 to GOC from Leimena5 reporting “discussions pertaining to truce agreement” between Hatta and Netherlands Ministers which amplifies and supplements material on this subject contained in foregoing report. SC informed these documents to be consolidated with telegraphic report to follow. Signed Cochran.

Livengood
  1. Repeated in telegrams Gadel 736, December 10, 8 p. m., to Paris, and 622, December 13, 8 p. m., to The Hague.↩
  2. Telegram 998, November 10, p. 479.↩
  3. Telegram 1043, December 1, p. 504.↩
  4. Telegram 1055, December 4, p. 514.↩
  5. Text printed in SC, 3rd yr., Suppl. (Dec), p. 143.↩