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Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Foreign Minister of Indonesia Ahmad Subardjo, Ambassador of Indonesia Ali Sastroamidjojo, William S. B. Lacy, and W. D. Coerr
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
812
Memorandum of Conversation
276
ARCHIVES AND
RECORDA
DATE:
SERVICE*
September 14, 1951
SUBJECT:
Indonesian Foreign Minister's Call on the Secretary
PARTICIPANTS:
Mr. Dean Acheson, Secretary of State
Mr. Ahmad Subardjo, Indonesian
Mr. W.S.B.Lacy, Director, Office of
Foreign Minister
Philippine and Southeast Asian Affairs
Dr. Ali Sastroamidjojo, Indo-
Mr. W. D. Coerr, Acting Officer in Charge,
nesian Ambassador to the
COPIES TOdonesia and Pacific Island Affairs
United States
S
FE
PSA
u. s. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
16-61120-1
Having come to Washington after signing the Japanese Peace Treaty at San Fran-
cisco, Indonesian Foreign Minister Subardjo, accompanied by Ambassador Ali Sastro-
amidjojo, called at his request on the Secretary Friday evening, September 14.
After amenities were exchanged, Subardjo informed the Secretary that economic
and security conditions in Indonesia are still bad and that Indonesia faces a
difficult problem in rehabilitation. He dwelt briefly upon the Indonesian Govern-
ment's difficulty in dealing with guerilla activity, and as an example mentioned
that the lack of telephones with which to equip villages in outlying regions
seriously hampers the coordination of repressive action by Government forces.
As
a partial remedy for the above situation, Subardjo said that his Government would
be interested in the possibility of obtaining from the United States a "general
purpose" loan, although he did not elaborate as to the amount desired or the pre-
cise uses to which such a loan would be put. He said that the Indonesian Ambassa-
dor mi ght discuss this matter further with the Department.
The Secretary replied that the above type of financial assistance would probably
be difficult for the United States to provide in view of the current availablity of
appropriations He assured the Foreign Minister, however, of the United States
Government's continuing desire to be of assistance. The Secretary added that the
Department would be very glad to receive from Ambassador Ali any specific requests
for material with which to meet Indonesia's pressing needs which the Foreign
Minister had described.
DECLASSIFIED
E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E)
5-12-26
Dept. of State letter, Aug 9, 1073
By NLT HC . NARS Date 6.30-76