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Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams
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Records of the Naval Aide to the President (Truman Administration)
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Stikker, Dirk U. (Dirk Uipko), 1897-1979
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
WASHINGTON
October 20, 1949
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SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS
EUROPE
We are informing our Ambassadors meeting in Paris that
we believe the US and other nations of western Europe
and the Commonwealth should continue to develop and strengthen over-
all ties toward closer international association, using for this pur-
pose present political, economic and UN instrumentalities. At the
same time we consider it urgent that this line of action be paralleled
by action toward more intimate integration of the countries concerned,
though we feel that the Europeans themselves must work out the actual
pattern. While we consider that the French have the primary responsi-
bility for taking the initiative in this matter, we do not in any
sense consider leaving France alone on the continent. We believe
the UK should move as far as possible toward closer association with
the continent, and we are prepared to consider some form of US
membership in the OEEC.
INDONESIA
Our Embassy at The Hague reports that the Dutch Foreign
Minister is extremely discouraged over the current
Indonesian situation, believing that a rift has developed within the
Indonesian Republican government and that events are now beginning
to take a course which the Dutch are powerless to influence. The
Foreign Minister gave the impression that while he still felt there
was some hope, he rather counted on the US to intervene at the last
moment to save the situation. The British have proposed that repre-
sentations be made to both sides, but primarily to the Indonesians,
to keep the peace and come to an early agreement, and we have informed
our Consul General in Batavia that if he considers it appropriate he
should make friendly but firm representations to the local Indonesian
authorities. Meanwhile, however, our Consul has reported that the
situation is considerably calmer in Indonesia and that the government
professes to have control over its forces.
DECLASSIFIED
E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402
State Dept. Guideline, June 12, 1979
By NLT- Ne NARS, Date 11-15-fo R
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