106. Editorial Note
On May 22 the United States and Indonesia concluded an agreement by which the United States agreed to provide Indonesia with 35,000 tons of surplus rice, worth approximately $5.5 million, under Public Law 480. The agreement was effected by an exchange of notes in [Page 191] Djakarta May 22 between Ambassador Jones and Foreign Minister Subandrio. For text of the agreement, see 9 UST 1083. The Embassy reported on the signing ceremony in telegram 4339 from Djakarta, May 22. (Department of State, Central Files, 611.56D/5–2258) See Supplement.
Following the ceremony at the Foreign Office concluding the rice agreement, President Sukarno, Foreign Minister Subandrio and other Indonesians lunched with Ambassador Jones at his residence. Jones reported that Sukarno was “in warm, expansive mood, joking throughout luncheon.” Responding to Jones’ toast, Sukarno said that “he wanted to speak from the heart” about his friendship with Americans and his desire for closer U.S.-Indonesian relations. (Telegram 4341 from Djakarta, May 22; Department of State, Central Files, 611.56D/5–2258) See Supplement. Jones discussed his luncheon engagement with Sukarno in Indonesia: The Possible Dream, page 150.