Office of the Historian

357.AA/3–2851: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Indonesia

confidential
Washington, March 28, 1951—7 p. m.

1052. Usgoc 499. Re secretariat. As stated previously (Gocus 497) [Usgoc 4971] we do not believe it necessary secretariat remain, but under UN procedures final decision such matters rests with UN SYG.

We will advise him that so far as we can now foresee Comm will not be active in future and suggest that he might wish to take this situation into account in planning administrative arrangements when Comm does adjourn sine die.

Re suggestion that UNTA Mission secretariat take over UNCI secretariat functions. While we do not believe this practice of double responsibilities desirable believe this question one for secretariat NY decide and if they have no objections this solution, we wld acquiesce.

Sent to AmEmbassy Djakarta 1052; rptd info AmEmbassy Brussels 1286, Canberra 259, The Hague 1108, USUN New York for action as indicated 821.

Acheson
  1. Not printed, but see paragraph 3 of telegram 1309 from Djakarta, March 26, and footnote 2 thereto, p 627.↩