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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
WASHINGTON
December 20, 1948
SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS
INDONESIA
We feel that the main objective of today's meeting of
the Security Council should be the issuance of a warn-
ing to both parties that hostilities in Indonesia must cease immed-
iately, and our representative in Paris has been advised of our
desire to secure a resolution in this sense and also to secure fur-
ther Security Council consideration of appropriate subsequent steps.
He is also to inquire privately what course of action the other gov-
ernments are prepared to take, including the possible application of
sanctions.
Our Embassy at The Hague is of the opinion that the
Dutch will carry through with military action regardless of any
decisions by the Security Council. The Embassy points out that most
people in the Netherlands regret that police action was halted in
1947 and now feel that it must be carried through to successful com-
pletion even in the face of strong international condemnation.
CHINA
In reviewing the confused Chinese political picture,
Ambassador Stuart concludes that while there is still
some possibility that a coalition can be formed in opposition to com-
munism, such a course appears highly unlikely. Both Vice President
Li Tsung-jen and Hu Shih are now apparently exploring the question
of direct negotiations with the Communists. At the same time Stuart
believes that any decision on our part to stop the shipment of muni-
tions to China at this time would inevitably be taken as an indica-
tion that we were through with Chiang Kai-shek and might react to
the detriment of our best interests.
We have informed the Nanking Embassy that, in the event
of the collapse of the Chiang regime, we wish the Embassy and all US
interests to stay completely out of any negotiations for the forma-
tion of a coalition government. We consider that this problem is
strictly one for the Chinese alone, and we do not wish to be placed
in the position of underwriting any particular faction or solution.
DECLASSIFIED
E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402
State Dept. Guideline, June 12, 1979
By NLT- HL NARS, Date 11-13-to