Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Foreign Minister of Australia Richard Casey, and Ward P. Allen

137 9 UNITED STATES DELEGATION TO THE SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OECRET SECURITY INFORMATION MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION 361 November 7, 1952 SUBJECT: Dutch New Guinea; Status of Troops in Japan; (typed November 10, 1952) ANZUS. PARTICIPANTS: Foreign Minister Casey, Australian Delegation The Secretary of State Ward P. Allen COPIES TO: U.S. Deleg (tion, 7th GA Department Mr. Taylor Distribution to be Ambassador Key determined by s/s. Mr. Ross Secretary-General Ward P. Allen Reference Dutch New Guinea. Minister Casey referred to a conversation which he had November 6th with Foreign Minister Luns of the Netherlands at which time Mr. Luns had given him a copy of the statement recently made in the States General (copy of which had been given to Mr. Acheson by Mr. Luns on Oct. 31). Minister Casey reported that the text as actually delivered was slightly stronger since it elimi- nated the following indicated phrases: "The Government believes that a resumption of the negotiations on Netherlands New Guinea with Indonesia will hardly not serve any useful of on-hieh-the-respeetive-Governments-heve-teken Since Minister Casey said that he had understood the general reaction in Djakarta had been mild and the press reaction in some cases quite good, the Secretary read to Mr. Casey Telegram No. 842 from Djakarta which reported sharp reaction both by government officials and by most sections of the press. Minister Casey reiterated Australia's hope that the U.S. would support the Dutch position on this issue. The Secretary indicated that the matter had been raised with him recently by both Minister Luns and by Minister Mukarto of Indonesia, each of whom had requested US support for their position. He had replied that in our view this was a matter between the Netherlands and Indonesia; we see no helpful contribution we can make now and, therefore, desire to maintain a neutral attitude. Minister Casey seemed to understand but pointed out that so far as Australia was DECLASSIFIED STATE DEPT. LTR. 5.5t3 SHORMT SECURITI INFORNATION Project NLT F2-4 By NLT- HC NARS, Date 6-20-3