656.56D/11–2651: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Indonesia
562. Urtel 7571 and Hague tel 529 Nov. 26.2 Brit Emb Officer Pridham3 on instrs his Govt today informed Lacy of Brit conversation with Indo FonOff based on desirability that discussions between Indo and Neth govts shld be deferred until feelings this issue less heated, and asked if Dept wished to make similar representations to Indo Emb Washington.
Lacy replied he agreed with Brit viewpoint that it wld be beneficial all parties concerned if matter cld be treated temperately, and assured Pridham that Amb Cochran has already discussed issue along these [Page 736] lines with Subardjo at Paris. Pridham stated he was pleased to learn this action had been taken and that Dept and FonOff views coincided.
Sent to AmEmbassy Djakarta 562; rptd info AmEmbassy The Hague 712, London 2701, Canberra 95.
- In telegram 757 from Djakarta, November 26, Chargé Benninghoff reported that an officer of the United Kingdom Embassy in Djakarta had made the following three points to officials of the Indonesian Foreign Office earlier that day: that the United Kingdom would deprecate a unilateral abrogation of the Union Statute; that the United Kingdom hoped Indonesia would not insist on discussing the Netherlands New Guinea issue at the impending meetings concerning the Union Statute; and that the United Kingdom hoped that the impending negotiations would result in a satisfactory settlement (641.56D31/11–2651).↩
- Not printed.↩
- K. R. C. Pridham, Second Secretary, United Kingdom Embassy in Washington.↩