Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams

DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 DEPARTMENT OF STATE State Dept. Guideline, June 12, 1979 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON By NLIHC NARS, Date 11-10-16 May 29, 1946 OF FEGRES SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS 051- GERMANY Murphy reports that the French have agreed to recognize the Social Democratic Party and the United Workers Party in Berlin, thus removing the Soviet objection to holding elections in Berlin and making possible the fixing of a definite election date probably in October. 051 NEI INDONESIA The Netherlands Government's new offer to the Indonesians recognizes the de facto authority over Java of the Indonesian Republic except those parts occupied by Allied military administration. It takes cognizance of the Republic's claim of de facto authority over Sumatra and provides that Sumatra and other parts of the Netherlands East Indies will be given an opportunity to express freely their wishes concerning their status in a. "federative free state" which would be a partner in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. 051- IRAN Prime Minister Qavam has told our representative that a delegation will leave Tehran shortly to resume negotia- tions with Azerbaijan leaders. Qavam added that he was very anxious not to weaken Iran's position before the United Nations but had ordered Ambassador Ala to return to Washington. He said that if Iran should need a representative to appear again before the Security Council, a new one would be designated. 057 - ITALY Embassy Rome reports that a decision to accept the "French line" as Italy's eastern frontier would be a bitter disap- pointment to all Italians and that the representatives of the Italian Government elected on June 2 could accept such a line only under duress. 051 - SAUDI ARABIA Amir Faisal has told our representative in Jidda that it would be useless to discuss cooperation between Saudi Arabia and the US as long as the atmosphere is clouded by grave distrust of the basic US policy in the Middle East. He added that he hoped the US would not sacrifice the good will and the considerable investment of the US people in the Middle East in favor of Zionism. 081-USS - Molotov has agreed to reconsider our request for permission to open a Consulate in the Soviet occupied zone of Korea. Ambassador Smith thinks we may get an affirmative reply and asks that no action be taken to close the Soviet Consulate in Seoul until the Soviet reply