460.509/10–1851: Telegram
The Chargé in Indonesia (Benninghoff) to the Secretary of State
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Djakarta, October 18, 1951—10 a. m.
603. Deptel 449, October 15.1 In brief conversation Djuanda said Czech agreement not yet formally approved by Cabinet although such action expected soon. Said figures in agreement not considered as firm contract but rather as upper limit which in other similar agreements not always met. See second para Embtel 552.
As Amb Cochran has already covered ground thoroughly with Djuanda and Subardjo, suggest I defer detailed discussion pending his arrival Wash next week.
Benninghoff
- In telegram 449 to Djakarta, October 15, the Department of State informed Chargé Benninghoff that it had noticed discrepancies between the tonnages reported in telegram 552 from Djakarta, October 10, p. 712 and those which had arrived from The Hague. If the new Indonesian commitments to deliver tin and rubber to the Czechs were greater than the amounts included in the previous accord, Mr. Benninghoff was to point this out to the appropriate officials. He was also told that if these trade plans were finalized, the shipment of these items should be kept to a minimum and within the limits of the economic and strategic importance of the items received in return. (460.509/10–1051)↩