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The original documents are located in Box 2, folder "Indonesia - President Suharto"
of the National Security Adviser's Presidential Correspondence with Foreign Leaders
Collection at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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971
1A
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 27, 1975
Dear Mr. President:
I deeply appreciated your invitation of last September
for a visit to Indonesia. It was regretfully not possible
for me to accept at the time.
I definitely look forward to visiting your great country,
however, and to the opportunity to understand your
culture and your people better. I want to see with my
own eyes the outstanding progress that you have made in
Indonesia. But I ask your indulgence because my
schedule will not permit me to make the trip in the near
future.
Since our two countries share many common interests,
and since we face a number of challenges that we could
very usefully discuss, would it be possible for you to
visit the United States at a time convenient to you? I
would hope that we could meet here some time this year
to exchange views on matters of common concern and
on the general world situation.
Sincerely,
Hevard
R.
and
His Excellency
FORD
General Suharto
a
President of the
Republic of Indonesia
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CLASSIFICATION
NSC REFERRAL TO STATE SECRETARIAT
Date: Feb 28 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR:
GEORGE SPRINGSTEEN
NSC LOG#
7500971
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION:
TO:
Pres Suharto
FROM:
Pres Ford
DATE:
Feb 27 1975
SUBJECT:
Invitation
ACTION REQUESTED:
DRAFT REPLY FOR:
PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE
WHITE HOUSE STAFF SIGNATURE
OTHER
DIRECT REPLY
FURNISH INFO COPY
XXX DISPATCH
RECOMMENDATIONS/COMMENTS
TRANSLATION
APPROPRIATE HANDLING
INFORMATION
FOR ADDITIONAL PROCESSING AS INDICATED:
FORD
DUE DATE:
&
URGENT
ROUTINE
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LIBRARY
COMMENTS:
Secretary
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MEMORANDUM
971
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
CONFIDENTIAL
ACTION
February 27, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
HENRY A. KISSINGER
HK
SUBJECT:
Proposed Letter from You to
Indonesian President Suharto
Inviting Him for a State Visit
At Tab A is a draft letter from you to President Suharto inviting him
to make the state visit here, which you have already approved in
principle for some time this year.
Our Ambassador has already extended the invitation on your behalf.
However, I recommend that we also extend the invitation in a personal
letter since this personal touch would help improve our relations with
Indonesia as well as the spirit of the visit.
As to the timing of the visit, it would seem best to do it just before
or after President Suharto's visit to Canada this summer. We will
be discussing this orally with the Indonesians and do not need to make
any mention of it in the letter.
The draft letter of invitation has been coordinated with Mr. Paul Theis'
office.
RECOMMENDATION:
That you sign the draft letter to President Suharto at Tab A.
DECLASSIFIED
E.O. 12953, SEC. 3.5
NSC MEMO, 11/24/98, STATE DEPT. GUIDELINES
BY hh
CONFIDENTIAL
, NARA, DATE 3/5/04
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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20506
CONFIDENTIAL/NODIS
February 27, 1975
Attachments
MEMORANDUM FOR:
Mr. George S. Springsteen
Executive Secretary
Department of State
SUBJECT:
Telegram to Jakarta
on Suharto Visit
Will you please dispatch the attached telegram this evening.
Staff m Decretary
Jeanne Davis
CONFIDENTIAL/NODIS
Attachments
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CONFIDENTIAL/NODIS
MESSAGE FOR:
AMEMBASSY, JAKARTA
FROM:
STATE
SUBJECT:
U.S. VISIT FOR PRESIDENT SUHARTO
REF:
JAKARTA 2386
IMMEDIATE
1. Please deliver to Minister Sudharmono the following letter from
President Ford for President Suharto:
Begin Quote: Dear Mr. President:
I deeply appreciated your invitation of last September for a visit to
Indonesia. It was regretfully not possible for me to accept at the
time.
I definitely look forward to visiting your great country, however, and
to the opportunity to understand your culture and your people better.
I want to see with my own eyes the outstanding progress that you have
made in Indonesia. But I ask your indulgence because my schedule
will not permit me to make the trip in the near future.
Since our two countries share many common interests, and since we
face a number of challenges that we could very usefully discuss,
would it be possible for you to visit the United States at a time
convenient to you? I would hope that we could meet here some time
DECLASSIFIED
CONFIDENTIAL/NODIS
E.O. 12958, SEC. 3.5
NSC MEMO, 11/24/98, STATE DEPT. GUIDELINES
BY bab
, NARA, DATE 3/5/04
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CONFIDENTIAL/NODIS
2
this year to exchange views on matters of common concern and on the
general world situation. Sincerely, Gerald R. Ford End Text.
2. Please advise Minister Sudharmono we will review the President's
schedule to see what arrangements might be most convenient for a
meeting between the two Presidents. In the meantime, we would
welcome such advance information as the Indonesians may have on
President Suharto's travel plans in June and July.
3. FYI. We appreciate your having taken the initiative to raise
President Ford's invitation with President Suharto before you received
this letter.
4. We will try to see whether arrangements outside Washington can
be made, but the President's schedule is very heavy and we do not
see how a meeting outside Washington would save very much time for Suharto.
We had in mind asking President Suharto to stop in Washington on
for a full state visit.
June 30 and July 1 or on July 7 and 8/ We could cut this schedule down
further and reduce the Washington time to such basics as an office
call and a working lunch or dinner. But one reason to have a Washing-
ton meeting would be the opportunity for ceremonial occasions such as
a state dinner that would, we should think, have a favorable impact in
Indonesia.
5. In determining our position, we would appreciate your estimate
of the Indonesian reaction if it proves infeasible to have a meeting
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3
outside Washington, as well as your evaluation of the purpose behind
President Suharto's suggestion for such a meeting.
6. You may draw as you wish on paragraph 4 above during your
conversation with Sudharmono if you think it would increase the
likelihood that Suharto would want to come to Washington, especially
if you believe that Suharto proposed another site because he did not
understand the nature of our invitation. End FYI.
CONFIDENTIAL/NODIS
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MEMORANDUM
971
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
CONFIDENTIAL
GDS
ACTION
February 15, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR:
SECRETARY KISSINGER
FROM:
W. R. SMYSER URS/tAx
SUBJECT:
Proposed Letter from the President
to Indonesian President Suharto
Inviting Him to Visit the U.S.
At Tab I is a draft memorandum from you to the President attaching
a draft letter from the President to President Suharto inviting him to
make a state visit to the U.S. The President has already approved in
principle a state visit for Suharto sometime this year.
Given our current problems with Indonesia, I recommend that the
President extend the invitation by personal letter, rather than verbally
through Ambassador Newsom. This more personal touch would be
useful in light of our severe cut in economic aid to Indonesia this year
and Indonesian doubts about our willingness to persist in Indochina.
Our major objective during his visit here will be to bolster his confidence
in our intentions towards Indonesia, and toward Southeast Asia generally.
As to the timing of the visit, President Suharto plans a trip for next
summer to Western Europe and then to Canada. I recommend that we
instruct Ambassador Newsom to propose to Suharto verbally, when he
delivers the President's letter, that Suharto make his visit to the U.S.
just before or after his visit to Canada, which is now tentatively
scheduled for July 2-6. I believe his timing should be suggested
verbally, in order not to give Suharto the feeling that we are pressing
this particular time on him.
The draft letter of invitation has been coordinated with Mr. Paul Theis'
office.
RECOMMENDATION:
FORD
That you sign the draft memorandum to the President at Tab I.
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CONFIDENTIAL
GDS
Tab I fuded 2-27-75
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MEMORANDUM
971
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
CONFIDENTIAL GDS
ACTION
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
HENRY A. KISSINGER
SUBJECT:
Proposed Letter from You to Indonesian
President Suharto Inviting Him for a
State Visit
At Tab A is a draft letter from you to President Suharto inviting him
to make the state visit here, which you have already approved in
principle for some time this year.
Given our current problems with Indonesia, I recommend that you
extend the invitation in a personal letter, rather than verbally through
our Ambassador in Jakarta. This more personal touch would be useful
in light of our severe cut in economic aid to Indonesia this year and
Indonesian doubts about our willingness to persist in Indochina. Our
major objective during his visit here will be to bolster his confidence
in our intentions towards Indonesia, and toward Southeast Asia generally.
As to the timing of the visit, President Suharto plans a trip for next
summer to Western Europe and then to Canada. I recommend that
we instruct our Ambassador in Jakarta to propose to Suharto verbally,
when he delivers your letter, that Suharto make his visit to the U.S.
just before or after his visit to Canada, which is now tentatively
scheduled for July 2-6. I believe his timing should be suggested
verbally, in order not to give Suharto the feeling that we are pressing
this particular time on him.
The draft letter of invitation has been coordinated with Mr. Paul Theis'
office.
CONFIDENTIAL GDS
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CONF IDENTIAL
2
RECOMMENDA TION:
That you sign the draft letter to President Suharto at Tab A.
That you approve Ambassador Newsom's proposal verbally that
President Suharto make the visit here just before or after his Canadian
visit.
APPROVE
DISAPPROVE
CONFIDENTIAL
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MEMORANDUM
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
GONFIDENTIAL
GDS
ACTION
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
HENRY A. KISSINGER
SUBJECT:
Proposed Letter from You to Indonesian
President Suharto Inviting Him for a
State Visit
Bunerto of recall Indonesia your earlier to make decision state 1m principle visit to to the invite U.S. President this year.
At Tab A is a draft letter from you to President Suharto inviting him
to make the state visit here, which you have already approved in
principle for some time this year. which formally tenders that
invitation at a time to be decided later.
Given our current problems with Indonesia, I recommend that you
extend the invitation in a personal letter, rather than verbally through
our Ambassador in Jakarta, This more personal touch would be useful
in light of our severe cut in economic aid to Indonesia this year and
Indonesian doubts about our willingness to persist in Indochina. Our
major objective during his visit here will be to bolster his confidence
in our intentions towards Indonesia, and toward Southeast Asia generally.
las world be exotrinary.
As to the timing of the visit, President Suharto plans a trip for next
summer to Western Europe and then to Canada. I recommend that
we instruct our Ambassador in Jakarta to propose to Suharto verbally,
when he delivers your letter, that Suharto make his visit to the U.S.
just before or after his visit to Canada, which is now tentatively
scheduled for July 2-6. I believe his timing should be suggested
verbally, in order not to give Suharto the feeling that we are pressing
this particular time on him.
text
The draft letter of invitation has been coordinated with Mr. Paul Theis'
office.
CONFIDENTIAL
GDS
3/5/04
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CONF IDENTIAL
2
RECOMMENDA TION:
That you sign the draft letter to President Suharto at Tab A.
That you approve Ambassador Newsom's proposal verbally that
President Suharto make the visit here just before or after his Canadian
visit.
APPROVE
DISAPPROVE
CONFIDENTIAL
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MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
ACTION (971)
WASHINGTON
CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
HENRY A. KISSINGER
SUBJECT:
Proposed Letter from You to Indonesian
President Suharto Inviting Him for a
State Visit
You will recall your earlier decision in principle to invite President
Suharto of Indonesia to make a State visit to the U.S. At Tab A is
a draft letter from you to President Suharto which formally tenders
that invitation at a time to be decided later.
Given our current problems with Indonesia, I recommend that you
extend the invitation in a personal letter, rather than verbally through
our Ambassador in Jakarta. This more personal touch would be
useful in light of our severe cut in economic aid to Indonesia this year
and Indonesian doubts about our willingness to persist in Indochina.
Our major objective during his visit here will be to bolster his
confidence in our intentions towards Indonesia, and toward Southeast
Asia generally.
As to the timing of the visit, President Suharto plans a trip for next
summer to Western Europe and then to Canada. I recommend that we
instruct our Ambassador in Jakarta to propose to Suharto verbally,
when he delivers your letter, that Suharto make his visit to the U.S.
just before or after his visit to Canada, which is now tentatively
scheduled for July 2-6. I believe his timing should be suggested
verbally, in order not to give Suharto the impression that we are
pressing this particular time on him.
The draft letter of invitation has been coordinated with Mr. Theis'
office.
CONFIDENTIAL - GDS
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MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
CONFIDENTIAL GDS
ACTION
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
HENRY A. KISSINGER
SUBJECT:
Proposed Letter from You to Indonesian
President Suharto Inviting Him for a
State Visit
You will recall your earlier decision in principle to invite President
Suharto of Indonesia to make a State visit to the U.S. this year. At
Tab A is a draft letter from you to President Suharto which formally
tenders that invitation at a time to be decided later.
Given our current problems with Indonesia, I recommend that you
extend the invitation in a personal letter, rather than verbally through
our Ambassador in Jakarta as would be customary. This more personal
touch would be useful in light of our severe cut in economic aid to
Indonesia this year and Indonesian doubts about our willingness to
persist in Indochina. Our major objective during his visit here will
be to bolster his confidence in our intentions towards Indonesia and
toward Southeast Asia generally.
As to the timing of the visit, President Suharto plans a trip for next
summer to Western Europe and then to Canada. I recommend that
we instruct our Ambassador in Jakarta to propose to Suharto verbally,
when he delivers your letter, that Suharto make his visit to the U.S.
just before or after his visit to Canada, which is now tentatively
scheduled for July 2-6. I believe his timing should be suggested
verbally, in order not to give Suharto the impression that we are
pressing this particular time on him.
The text has been coordinated with Paul Theis' office.
CONFIDENTIAL GDS
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RECOMMENDATION
That you sign the draft letter to President Suharto at Tab A.
That you approve Ambassador Newsom's proposing that President
Suharto make the visit here just before or after his Canadian visit.
APPROVE
DISAPPROVE
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CONFIDENTIAL GDS
ACTION
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
HENRY A. KISSINGER
SUBJECT:
Proposed Letter from You to Indonesian
President Suharto Inviting Him for a
State Visit
You will recall your esalier decision in principle to invite President
Suharte of Indonesia to make a State visit to the U.S. this year. At
Tab A is a draft letter from you to President Suharto which formally
tenders that invitation at a time to be decided later.
Given our current problems with Indonesia, I recommend that you
extend the invitation in a personal letter, rather than verbally through
our Ambassador in Jakarta as would be customary. This more personal
touch would be useful in light of our severe cut in economic aid to
Indonesia this year and Indonesian doubts about our willingness to
persist in Indochina. Our major objective during his visit here will
be to bolster his confidence in our intentions towards Indonesia and
toward Southeast Asia generally.
As to the timing of the visit, President/Subarte plans a trip for next
summer to Western Europe and then to Canada. I recommend that
we instruct our Ambassador in Jakarta to propose to Subarto verbally,
when he delivers your letter, that Subarto make his visit to the U.S.
just before or after his visit to Canada, which is now tentatively
scheduled for July 2-6. I believe his timing should be suggested
verbally, in order not to give Suharto the impression that we are
pressing this particular time on him.
The text has been coordinated with Paul Theis' office.
FORD
CONFIDENTIAL GDS
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Goda
3/5/04
GERALD
LIBRARY
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CONFIDENTIAL GDS
ACTION
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
HENRY A. KISSINGER
SUBJECT:
Propesed Letter from You to Indonesian
President Suharto Inviting Him for a
State Visit
You will recall your exalier decision in principle to invite President
Suharto of Indonesia to make a State visit to the U.S. this year. At
Tab A is a draft letter from you to President Suharto which formally
tenders that invitation at a time to be decided later.
Given our current problems with Indonesia, I recommend that you
extend the invitation in a personal letter, rather than verbally through
our Ambassador in Jakarta as would be customary. This more personal
touch would be useful in light of our severe cut in economic aid to
Indomesia this year and Indonesian doubts about our willingness to
persist in Indochina. Our major objective during his visit here will
be to bolster his confidence in our intentions towards Indonesia and
toward Southeast Asia generally.
As to the timing of the visit, President Subarto plans a trip for next
summer to Western Europe and then to Canada. I recommend that
we instruct our Ambassador in Jakarta to propose to Suharto verbally,
when he delivers your letter, that Suharto make his visit to the U.S.
just before or after his visit to Canada, which is now tentatively
scheduled for July 2-6. I believe his timing should be suggested
verbally, in order not to give Subarto the impression that we are
pressing this particular time on him.
The text has been coordinated with Paul Theis' office.
GONFIDENTIAL GDS
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CONFIDENTIAL GDS
ACTION
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
HENRY A. KISSINGER
SUBJECT:
Propesed Letter from You to Indonesian
President Suharto Inviting Him for a
State Visit
You will recall your earlier decision in principle to invite President
Subarto of Indonesia to make a State visit to the U.S. this year. At
Tab A is a draft letter from you to President Subarto which formally
tenders that invitation at a time to be decided later.
Given our current problems with Indonesia, I recommend that you
extend the invitation in a personal letter, rather than verbally through
our Ambassador in Jakarta as would be customary. This more personal
touch would be useful in light of our severe cut in economic aid to
Indonesia this year and Indenesian doubts about our willingness to
persist in Indochine. Our major objective during his visit here will
be to belster his confidence in our intentions towards Indonesia and
toward Southeast Asia generally.
As to the timing of the visit, President Subarto plans a trip for next
summer to Western Europe and then to Canada. I recommend that
we instruct our Ambassader in Jakarta to propose to Subarto verbally,
when he delivers your letter, that Subarto make his visit to the U.S.
just before or after his visit to Canada, which is now tentatively
scheduled for July 2-6. I believe his timing should be suggested
verbally, in order not to give Subarto the impression that we are
pressing this particular time on him.
The text has been coordinated with Paul Theis' office.
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CONFIDENTIAL GDS
ACTION
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
HENRY A. KISSINGER
SUBJECT:
Propesed Letter from You to Indonesian
President Subarto Inviting Him for a
State Visit
You will recall your esulier decision in principle to invite President
Subarto of Indonesia to make a State visit to the U.S. this year. At
Tab A is a draft letter from you to President Subarto which formally
tenders that invitation at a time to be decided later.
Given our current problems with Indenesia, I recommend that you
extend the invitation in a personal letter, rather than verbally through
our Ambassador in Jakarta as would be customary. This more personal
touch would be useful in light of our severe cut in economic aid to
Indemesia this year and Indenesian doubts about our willingness to
persist in Indochina. Our major objective during his visit here will
be to bolster his confidence in our intentions towards Indonesia and
toward Southeast Asia generally.
As to the timing of the visit, President Subarte plans a trip for next
summer to Western Europe and then to Canada. I recemmend that
we instruct our Ambassador in Jakarta to propose to Subarto verbally,
when he delivers your letter, that Subarto make his visit to the U.S.
just before or after his visit to Canada, which is now tentatively
scheduled for July 2-6. I believe his timing should be suggested
verbally, in order not to give Subarto the impression that we are
pressing this particular time on him.
The text has been coordinated with Paul Theis' office.
BERALD
CONFIDENTIAL GDS
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ACTION (971)
CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
HENRY A. KISSINGER
SUBJECT:
Proposed Letter from You to Indonesian
President Suharto Inviting Him for a
State Visit
You will recall your earlier decision to principle to invite President
Suharto of Indonesia to make a State visit to the U.S. At Tab A is
a draft letter from you to President Subarto which formally tenders
that invitation at a time to be decided later.
Given our current problems with Indonesia, I recommend that you
extend the invitation in a personal letter, rather than verbally through
our Ambassador in Jakarta. This more personal touch would be
useful in light of our severe cut in economic aid to Indonesia this year
and Indonesian doubts about our willingness to persist in Indochina.
Our major objective during his visit here will be to belster his
confidence in our intentions towards Indonesia, and toward Southeast
Asia generally.
As to the timing of the visit, President Suharto plans a trip for next
summer to Western Europe and then to Canada. I recommend that we
instruct our Ambassador in Jakarta to propose to Suharto verbally,
when he delivers your letter, that Subarto make his visit to the U.S.
just before or after his visit to Canada, which is now tentatively
scheduled for July 2-6. I believe his timing should be suggested
verbally, in order not to give Suharte the impression that we are
pressing this particular time on him.
The draft letter of invitation has been coordinated with Mr. Theis'
office.
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CONFIDENTIAL
2
RECOMMENDATION
That you sign the draft letter to President Suharto at Tab A.
That you approve Ambassador Newsom's proposing that President
Suharto make the visit here just before or after his Canadian visit.
APPROVE
DISAPPROVE
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CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
HENRY A. KISSINGER
SUBJECT:
Proposed Letter from You to Indenesian
President Suharto Inviting Him for a
State Visit
You will recall your earlier decision to principle to invite President
Subarto of Indonesia to make a State visit to the U.S. At Tab A is
a draft letter from you to President Suharto which formally tenders
that invitation at a time to be decided later.
Given our current problems with Indonesia, I recommend that you
extend the invitation in a personal letter, rather than verbally through
our Ambassador in Jakarta. This more personal touch would be
useful in light of our severe cut in economic aid to Indonesia this year
and Indonesian deubts about our willingness to persist in Indochina.
Our major objective during his visit here will be to belster his
confidence in our intentions towards Indonesia, and toward Southeast
Asia generally.
As to the timing of the visit, President Subarte plans a trip for next
summer to Western Europe and then to Canada. I recommend that we
instruct our Ambassader in Jakarta to propose to Subarto verbally,
when he delivers your letter, that Subarto make his visit to the U.S.
just before or after his visit to Canada, which is now tentatively
scheduled for July 2-6. I believe his timing should be suggested
verbally, in order not to give Subarte the impression that we are
pressing this particular time on him.
The draft letter of invitation has been coordinated with Mr. Theis'
office.
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RECOMMENDATION
That you sign the draft letter to President Suharte at Tab A.
That you approve Ambassador Newsom's preposing that President
Suharto make the visit here just before or after his Canadian visit.
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
HENRY A. KISSINGER
SUBJECT:
Proposed Letter from You to Indonesian
President Suharto Inviting Him for a
State Visit
You will recall your earlier decision in principle to invite President
Suharto of Indonesia to make a State visit to the U.S. At Tab A is
a draft letter from you to President Suharto which formally tenders
that invitation at a time to be decided later.
Given our current problems with Indonesia, I recommend that you
extend the invitation in a personal letter, rather than verbally through
our Ambassador in Jakarta. This more personal touch would be
useful in light of our severe cut in economic aid to Indonesia this year
and Indonesian doubts about our willingness to persist in Indochina.
Our major objective during his visit here will be to belster his
confidence in our intentions towards Indonesia, and toward Southeast
Asia generally.
As to the timing of the visit, President Subarto plans a trip for next
summer to Western Europe and then to Canada. I recommend that we
instruct our Ambassador in Jakarta to propose to Suharto verbally,
when he delivers your letter, that Subarto make his visit to the U.S.
just before or after his visit to Canada, which is now tentatively
scheduled for July 2-6. I believe his timing should be suggested
verbally, in order not to give Suharto the impression that we are
pressing this particular time on him.
The draft letter of invitation has been coordinated with Mr. Theis'
office.
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RECOMMENDATION
That you sign the draft letter to President Suharto at Tab A.
That you approve Ambassador Newsom's proposing that President
Suharto make the visit here just before or after his Canadian visit.
APPROVE
DISAPPROVE
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