Foreign Relations of the United States, 1951, Asia and the Pacific, Volume VI, Part 1

756D.5–MSP/12–2851: Telegram

The Ambassador in Indonesia (Cochran) to the Secretary of State

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Djakarta, December 28, 1951—7 p. m.

924. Ref Embtel 846 and Ecato circ 165.¹ Discussed with FonMin Subardjo morn 28th draft note which I left with him eleventh seeking assurances required under MSA legis. Subardjo promised have draft considered cabinet mtg 29th and let me know results thereof 31st. No problems re amendments addition to those mentioned Embtel 846 have yet arisen, but FonMin will likely find necessary to request change in language JBMA 4 from “Govt of Indo considers aforementioned econ coop agreement fully effective” to that used in FonOff core of Oct 27 (see Embtel 660, Oct 31) namely “Govt of Republic of Indo states that econ coop agreement between Govt of Republic of Indo and Govt of United States of America, signed in Djakarta on Oct 16, 1950 has been and will continue to be a binding obligation of Republic of Indo, according to its terms pending Parl action”.

Hope report further after seeing Subardjo 31st.²

Cochran

1. Latter not printed.
2. On December 31, Ambassador Cochran, in telegram 931 from Djakarta, reported that Foreign Minister Subardjo had been unable to get the draft note regarding MSA assurances before the Cabinet on December 29 (756D.5–MSP/12–3151).