Telegram from Secretary of State Dean Acheson

OUTGOING 57 TELEGRAM Department of State i P @ e INDICATE: COLLECT CONFIDENTIAL CHARGE TO CONTROL PRIORITY RE 5417 SENT TO: Amembassy DJAKARTA NTACT 1239 MY 14-51 RPTD INFO: Amembessy LONDON 5222 29-B-X Origin FE INDO AMB called on SEC May fourteenth to pay his respects before Info: SS departing Djakarta. SEC told Ali that DEPT had been seriously considering G SISA ECON aspects INDO-US relations; that he hoped Ali WLD emphasize to his GOVT SFA E that US considers, in this connection, maintenance by INDO of historic P EUR pattern of trade wights matter of highest importance; that any departure OLI CIA from historic pattern of trade by INDO WID almost certainly be regarded EFAA DCL by US public as evidence of desire on part of INDO to move in direction USSR and satellites at expense of its happy relations with US and its allies. SEC also asked Ali to emphasize to his GOVT that, aporadic shortages in domestic products netwithstanding, US and its friends the proprietors of the largest and most productive ECON system in world and therefore able, RPT able, to supply those commodities which INDO Dist. Desired (Offices requires. He pointed out that the USSR and its satellites are in fact Only) unable to meet INDO requirements and that if they were no ASST WID be extended without strings attached. SEC took this occasion to point out that the ASST extended to INDO had been on a friendly basis and that we had not "attached strings" to that ASST. Referring to the friendly character of the relationship between INDO and US, which he hoped WLD long continue, SEC pointed out that Zain's statement Draited by: Telegraphic transmission and FL:PSA:1 Blacy:cst 5/14/51 classification approved by: W. S. B. Lacy Clearances: DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 State Dept. Guideline, June 12, 1979 REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY, IF CLASSIFIED, IS By NLT- HL NARS, Date 10.29-11