Telegram from Secretary of State Dean Acheson

DIVISION OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDS COPY TELEGRAPH BRANCH DEPARTMENT OF STATE Tedt USCHET OUTGOING TELEGRAM x TOP CONTROL 752 2038 Origin: US URGENT EUR - Info: SS CAR 3 174 B LOTTDON C 4,° 768 0 UCFA / folt impolled in all fairness to make clonr o UGT prior to MAP discussions position set forth in deptel' UFAA DCLC 736, MAR 4 since failuro to point out poss ibility would ITP LOG leave US open to charge of bad faith. US has no (zpt no) objections to NETH participation 818 and 821, MAR 7) in WU Meeting MAR 14 and trusts moeting will be held, and planning continued on assumption Indonesian situation will I have been clarified priox to actual transfers military equipment by US to Netherland: US GOVT has not (rpt not) maintained rigid attitude toward SC resolution but seeks mutually satisfactory solution rather than litoral adherence any formula as is cloarly indicated in aide memoiro handed BRIT Counselor in WASH 5 PM. MAR 4 and in DEPTEL 140, MAR 7 to USUN, rptd London as 750, Hague as 193 and Brussels as 259, which should be bro ght Bevin's attention. Bovin should also be informed in strict confidence that our IUFO indicates that Indonesian Federalist Group (BFO) on MAR se unanimously voted support REPUB restoration at Jogja as condition precedent Hague conference but has been sub- sequently sub jected pressure by Beel reverse this TRUMAN position. NETH REP in both Batavia and Hague have ARCHIVES 3 AND RECORDS DECLASSIFIED TOP SECREY privately SERVICE¹ Es E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) Depr. of State letter, By NLT- GC NARS Date F-21-75