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Title items-in-United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC)Secretary-General's correspondence with Indonesia

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Container S-0845-0004: Subject Files of the Secretary-General: Dag Hammarskjold: ONUC

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QlT Cable_tjL jL.i» Pr.._3oajcarnoiPii President, of ... the_ .Republic, of Indonesia

4537NT/14 S NEW YORK &>3 17 1815 EDS? UMXJVTBTAT PRIORITY

His Excellency Dr. SoekarnoPresident of the Republic of Indonesia

Djakarta (Indonesia)

Ton will no doubt recall , Mr. President ay appeal to you of 3 March

of this year to review the possibility of providing replacement for the

Indonesian contingent which Tuae then preparing to ba repatriated. Sine©

that time, as you are surely aware, developments relating to the United

Nations operation in the Congo and in the Congo itself have been moreencouraging.) particularly as regards the implementation of the Security Council

resolution of 21 February. Indeed , we are now at a vital juncture of our

operation In the Congo,, -with at least the possibility of the convening ofthe Congolese Parliament and the establishment of a constitutional government

of national unity through reconciliation of the differences dividing the

major political factions. It need not be pointed out that achievement ofthese goals would virtually eliminate the danger of civil war which has

been averted thus far mainly through the persistent and even bold efforts

of the United Nations in pursuance of the 21 February resolution.

It is just at this crucial stage,, in which the responsibilities of

the United Nations for maintaining security become greater in order that

the meeting of Parliament and political discussions laay take place in an

atmosphere of quiet that there is ah urgent need for additional strength

in the United Nations force, his new need could be for only a relativelyshort period,, and even a gradual reduction in the sise of OMJC may be

reasonably contemplated if the present hopes for Parliament and government

are sustained,I address rayself to you nows accordijsglyj, in the earnest hope that you

will find it possible to provide once more an Indonesian contingent for theUnited Nations force in the Congo. The sis© of the contingent would,, of

course 9 depend upon your judgement but at this stage even a battalion -would

be warmly welcome if it could be quickly provided. The Commander of the

force,, Lieutenant General Sean MacSoin, strongly endorses this appeals

I trust that in this hour of most serious need we may again count uponyour sjmpathetic and understanding assistance. Please accept mj- e-orf.Ial andrespectful regards,

Dag HanmarskjoldSeeretaiy General of the United Nations

RCA POSN 77

W7NY UKATIONS

4937 NY/ 14 S NEWYORK-4Q3 17 ISiSEBST UNGGVT

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HIS EXCELLENCY BR SQEKARNO

PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

DJAKARTA (INDONESIA)

YOU ¥ILL m DOUBT RECALL, MR, PRESIDENT , MY APPEAL TO YOU OF 3

J3ARCH OF THIS YEAR TO REVIEW THE POSSIBILITY OF PROVIDING

REPLACEMENT FOR THE INDONESIAN CONTINGENT W H I C H WAS THEN PREPARING

TO BE. REPATRIATED.

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SINCE THAT TIME, AS YOU ARE SURELY A W A R E , DEVELOPMENTS RELATING

TO THE UNITED NATIONS OPERATION IN THE CONGO AND IN THE CONGO

ITSELF HAVE BEEN MORE ENCOURAGING, PARTICULARLY AS REGARDS THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION OF 21

FEBRUARY, INDEED, tf£ ARE NOW AT

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A tflTAL JUNCTURE OF OUR OPERATION IN THE CONGO, WITH AT

LEAST THE POSSIBILITY OF THE CONVENING OF THE CONGOLESE

PARLIAMENT AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT

OF NATIONAL UNITY THROUGH RECONCILIATION OF THE DIFFERENCES

DIVIDING THE KAJOR POLITICAL FACTIONS, IT NEED HOT BE POINTED

OUT THAT

ACHIEVEMENT OF THESE GOALS MOULD VIRTUALLY E L I M I N A T E THE BANGER

OF CIVIL WAR 3 WHICH HAS BEEN .AVERTED THUS FAH MAINLY THROUGH

THE PERSISTENT AND EVEN BOLD EFFORTS OF THE UNITED NATIONS IN

PURSUANCE OF THE 2! FEBRUARY RESOLUTION. PARA IT IS JUST AT

THIS CRUCIAL STAGE, IN iHICH

PS « • .

THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE UE^ITED NATIONS FOR M A I N T A I N I N G

SECURITY BECOME GREATER IN ORDER THAT THE MEETING OF PARLIAMENT

AND POLITICAL DISCUSSIONS HAY TAKE PLACE IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF QUIET

THERE IS AN URGENT WEED FOR ADDITIONAL STRENGTH IN THE UNITES^

NATIONS FORCE. THIS NEW NEED COULD BE

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FOR ONLY A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD, AND EVEN A GRADUAL REDUCTION

W THE SIZE OF ONUC MAY BE REASONABLY CONTEMPLATED IF THE PRESENT

HOPES FOR PARLIAMENT AND GOVERNMENT ARE SUSTAINED. PARA

I ADDRESS MYSELF TO YOU NOW, ACCORDINGLY, IN THE EARNEST HOPE

THAT YOU WILL FIND

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IT POSSIBLE TO PR IV IDE ONCE MORE AN INDONESIAN CONTINGENT FOR

THE UNITED NATIONS FORCE IN THE CONGO. THE SIZE OF THE CONTIN-

GENT WOULD ? OF COURSE , DEPEND UPON YOUR JUDGEMENT BUT AT THIS

STAGE WEN A BATTALION WOULD BE WARMLY WELCOME IF IT COULD BE

QUICKLY PROVIDED. THE

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COMMANDER OF THE F O R C E j LIEUTENANT GENERAL SEAN MACEOIN, STRONGLY

ENDORSES THIS APPEAL, PARA I TRUST THAT IN THIS HOUR OF I^OST

SERIOUS NEED ME HAY AGAIN COUNT UPON YOU8 SYMPATHETIC AND UNDER-

STANDING ASSISTANCE* PLEASE ACCEPT MY CORDIAL AND RESPECTFUL

REGARDS*0

DAS HA^MARSKJQLD

SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS

COL 3 21 31

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RCA POSN 77

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h you this time eoaeerniBg aa aspect of tho withdrawal of tho

contingent f rcaa the United Nations force HI the Congo,, namelythe ttaiin^ of the aetusl departure of ycmr troops from the Congo, It hasbean indlcsated by the Sspims^statlves of join* Hoverriiaent that Vide departureshould be not Istesr than the end of Febj".jsrya ttbsn their sis rrtonf-hs tour of

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EXCELLENCY M* S0EKARNO

PRESIDENT QT THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

1 APPROACH YOU THIS TIME CONCERNING AW ASPECT OF .

OF THE INIWES IAN CONTINGENT FROM THE fetEB NATIONS.. > -f: , ' .- ' . .. .• ,. - .3?-:"" ••IN THE CONGO, NAMELY THE TB3ING SF THE ACTUAL BEPARTUBE OF

Y0BR TROOPS FfiOW .TflE' CONGO, :

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THAT THIS DEPARTURE SHOULB BE NOT LATER THAN THE END OF FEBRUARY.; . • • , . - . • • . , • • .< :" • / " ' • "

WHEN THEIR SIX MONTHS TOUR OF BUTY W1U flA?E BEES' " ' • " : ' ' * • ^ ' ' •

IN RESPONSE TO *M$ ^fiUIRY ABOUT TRANSPORtATIOti

AMBASSADOR ¥IRJOPRANOTO HAS BEEN INF§*MEB

THE EARLIEST DATE QN WHICH TRANSPORT F01lt THE INDO^ESIAM TROOPS .

CAN BE AVAILABLE IS 8 MARCH* THIS LATT;Ea DATErlWClDENTALLY,

WOtILD MARX THT SIXTH MONTH SINCE THOSE TROOPS EMBARKED FOR THE1 CONGO ON 10 SEPTEMBER, ARRIVING IN HATABI ON 1 OCTOBER,

B Y U N RECKONIN6J " ' . ' ' • „ . , • ' . - : ' . . ' ^••^V'^- • ' • • • ' ' •

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. ARRIVED IN THE AREA OF SERVICE, AND THttS THE NOIIpt ^|l tl@!JTKS

DUTY TOUR OF THE INDONESIA CONTlNCiENt SHOULD TERMINATE ON

31 MARCH. HOWEVER, I £10 NOT BAS'E HY LATEST APPEAL TO YOU ON' • * , ' • • .

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WITH REFERENCE TO THE CABLE OF MY GOVERNMENT ADDRESSED TO

THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS ON THE 10TH

OF JANUARY l$»<Sl, CONCERNING ITS DEFINITE DECISION ON THE

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WITHDRAWAL OF THE INDONESIAN CONTINGENT FROM THE

ONUG IN CONGO, AND FOLLOWING TO MY CONVERSATION

WITH YOUR EXCELLENCY ON JANUARY 2STH AND AGAIN ON

MUARY 30TH LAST, I WOULD LIKE TO CONFIRM MY REQUESTW- ON BEHALF OF MY GOVERNMENT - THAT THE NECESSARY

ARRANGEMENTS COULD BE MADE s

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FOR THE -WITHDRAWAL OF THE INDONESIAN CONTINGENT FROM

THE UNQC AT THE END OF FEBRUARY 1961.

IT'GAR BE NOTED, THAT THAT DATE WILL ALSO COINCIDE

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CONTINGENT NOW SERVING IN THE UNOC WILL ALSO BE ENDING. «

IT IS m SINCERE HOPE, THAT WITH YOUR COOPERATION ALL

PREPARATIONS COULD BE MADE WITH A VIEW OF REPATRIATING

THE INDONESIAN CONTINGENT WITHOUT DELAY AS SOON AS THAT

TERM OF DUTY IS TERMINATED AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.

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PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UNITED NATIONS

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CABUEADDRESS.-INDONESIA NEWYORK

37/0141 January 12, 1960

Excellency:

I have the honour to communicate herewith the text

of a cable received from the President of the Republic of Indo-

nesia for transmission to Your Excellency. The message reads

as follows:

"EXCELLENCY, AFTER CAREFUL STUDY OF YOUR MESSAGE OF DECEMBER 15

LAST AS CABLED TO ME BY AMBASSADOR SUKARDJO WIRJOPRANOTO, I VERY

MUCH REGRET TO STATE THAT MY GOVERNMENT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE SO FAR

TO FIND NEW ARGUMENTS WHICH SHOULD JUSTIFY A CHANGE IN ITS PRE-

VIOUS DECISION TO WITHDRAW ITS ARMED FORCES FROM THE UNOC IN CONGO.

BOTH THE SECURITY COUNCIL AND THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAVE FAILED TO

ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO EFFECTUATE THE RELEASE OF PRIME MINISTER

LUMUMBA AND OTHER LEADERS OF THE CONGOLESE PEOPLE FROM MOBUTU'S

PRISON AND FURTHER TO ENABLE THEM TO RESUME THEIR NORMAL DUTIES

AS THE LEGAL GOVERNMENT OF THE CONGO BY WHOSE REQUEST ONLY THE UN

INTERFERENCE IN CONGO THROUGH THE UNOC ACTUALLY COULD BE JUSTIFIED.

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THERE BEING NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE, I THEREFORE REQUEST YOUR

EXCELLENCY'S COOPERATION TO REPATRIATE THE INDONESIAN CONTIN-

GENT AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE, SINCE IN FEBRUARY NEXT IT

WILL IN ANY CASE HAVE TO FINISH ITS SIX MONTHS FIELD DUTY.'

SOEKARNO PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA."

Please accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of

my highest consideration.

jo Wirjopranotolent Representative of Indonesia

to the United Nations

His Excellency Mr. Dag HaramarskjoldSecretary-General of the United NationsUnited Nations, New York

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I 0a sure that y»a aav* been fully informs* fey yew fkrsaaent, •• »

Representative in Hew Tork eoaesmlng the stetesents wfeieh I &&d«

before the Security Council on 7 and 13 December andt particularly the

general appeal tbieh I felt it ay doty to address io those Goveraaeats

who bad announced their Intention to withdraw froa the UK force,

Aa Seeretary-<ton«r«l, £ feel obliged to ttBderliae these patelio

appeals by & personal approach to yen. tihile it is saperf laoaa to

reiterate what hae already been said publicly in the Saoority Coimcil,

perait &e to ezpreas to you ay dwp satiety about the coase^aeasda of

a liquidation of the United Batione oparatioa e^eh as aay be forced• •-. - t

upon the Organisation by the threatedpF tdthdrawals. Whatever opiaiaii

aay be held with regard to tfea extent of the functions of the United

Nations operation in the Congo*, the elimination or the vaakeaing of the•*

United Nations Force fw» the Congo vcrald inevitably lead to the

situation i&ieh in the coarse of the 1*06 five aonths w» have with all

our aean* attempted to forestall ncaely a disintegratiea withio. the

country provoking open and active tevelveBent of major Btm@rs« thet. •

threat of awcb an iavolveaent ia likely quickly to beeoae a reality if

present intentleae to wltbdraw £««« th* Caited Mafeion^ Fortte alie«ld

materialiu, r . . .; ' • • * - ' • ' • • •

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In the ll^ht of theae very mrloea prospeota, I regard it aa the

clear obll tiee of the Seorotary^Geaeral to appsfel to yea imd to your

6crtr«nag0tat to r«e«Qsidf«r ti&« istesded withdrawal of y^r tpoop* fsxss the

United ftatieae Force la the Ceogo in the li^ht of each farther step* ai

the General Asseably aay take for a atrengtheaifig of the poBsibHities of*

the United Rations to further a peaceful dareiopB«nt la deaooratie forms,

I am personally firmly convinced that the threat to peac© and {security of &

eabstantial part 0f th« «w!4 ie vitally involved ia this

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U N I T E D N A T I O N S

Press ServicesOffice of Public Information

United Nations, .* Y.

(For use of information media -- net an official record)

Press Release CO/795 October 1960

INDONESIAN-COHTIIflGEMT ARRIVES TO JOIN UN FORCE IN CONGO

(The following was received here from a UK information Officer with the UNMission in the Congo, in Leopoldville„)

A l,lWf-man Indonesian battalion for the United Nations Force in the Congo

arrived in Leopoldville yesterday by train from the port of Matadi, where it

landed on 1 October after a 21-day voyage from Jakarta.

Early this morning, 4 October, the Indonesian contingent was scheduled to

leave Leopoldville in seven river targes which will take them on a four-day

journey up the Congo River to Coquilhatville, capital of Eouateur Province,

where they will relieve Moroccan troops and will assemble for deployment in

the southern part* of the province.

The battalion was reviewed at the Leopo]dville railroad station by General

Carl von Horn, Supreme Commander of the United Nations Force.

In welcoming the troops. General von Horn said they had come to the Congo

under the United Nations program and that their mission was a peaceful one.

"Your weapons are with you only as a last resort in self-defense," he declared.

The troops compose the 330th infantry battalion of the Siliwanji Division

of the Indonesian Army. Their equipment, which filled 27 railroad cars, includes

56 vehicles,

On their arrival at Matadi, the Indonesians, in speckled green and brown

jungle combat uniforms and green berets, were greeted by a guard of honor of the

Congolese gendarmerie and another of Moroccan trrops representing the UN Force in

Matadi. The Indonesian troops had made the voyage aboard a United States troop

transport.

Indonesian is one of 13 countries providing troop contingents for the United

Nations Force in the Congo. In addition, administrative units, air support

personnel and staff officers are supplied by other governments, making a total

of 27 nationalities now represented in the Force. (Details appear in Doc.3/14-531.)

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GRMEEBUL YOUR MESSAGE OF 19 AUGUST, W& M0TB YOUS BATXtLJDH i?EABI ON 20

VJE ASS AEMKIKG TO H&VE UEEXED STATES IKANSPOEf SHIP PICK 0P YOUR TEQOPS AND

EQUIPMENT IN DJAKARTA OE ANT 01HEE PMCS fOU SUGGEST OH THAT DAI. V@ NOTE A1SO

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UHITED NATIONS COMmiJD ZR THE GDM3G JS Al SOUSLY AWAITIMC THIS VAIHABLE COWTRIBUTIOi.

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U N I T K I) N A 'I I O N S \<fi$'.$ N AT I O N S (J N I K S

GABLE

His fijrc$llDr. Subaridrio ' •Mirxwter for Foreign Affairs

I 'nave tl:.e honor to transrcifc to your Excellency the following urgent message

from the Secretary General My, Dag '!aratiarskjold, who is now in th* Congo,, i

I anticipate with deep satisfaction the participation of the Indonesian bat taller.

in the? United Nations Force in the Congo, Our naads in th© wi.ols. of the Congo '

ncvw require tha presence c»f all battalions that have been offersd by ceii

Kovarnnei^t3o In tr^anging th<s nunbor o.f planes necsssar/ for the airlift 1'

Djakarta to the Congo j- the airlift of fi cialfl st»quira inTomiati^n as to the e:c,-.ct.

nvjober of men aa wsll AS the tonnage of ®cx.dpEi®tit &nd SMjipliss,, lii would haiinost halpful if you \wuld forward urgently to. United Rations "e&dquartors Kaw York

the data on the&9 two points. It apptjarff from information that I hava thai the

planes could bo in Djakarta .on Ji£. August to begin the air lift, o if there is any

d-opariure from tKiis date .you idll be informed immediately » The Indonosian

Vi^talion^ in accordance with «g^.*ajifleiB9fttJJ developed by General Von Kortiji tha

'-"nprafje Commander of the Force, •will be stationed at Albert ville0 Accept Sir* ' »

the es trances of ray highest V.6nsidsrs.kior.j Uag Karoiarftkjold Secz^etary Cejneival*v

of thf j United Nations 0 Unquoto • . . . . . • • •

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HIS EXCELLENCY UK, SUMNDJUO

MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS

DJAKARTA (INDONESIA)

! HAVE THE HONOR TO TSAHS«it TO YOUR EXCELLENCY THE FOLLOWING

URGENT HESSACI FROM THE SECRETARY GENERAL DAG HAMWARSKJOLD,

WHO IS NOW IN THE CONGO OUOTE I ANTICIPATE WITH DEEP SATISFAC-

TION THE PARTICIPATION 0? THE INDONESIAN BATTALION !H THE

paUNITEBNATIONS FORCE IN THE CONGO* OUR NEEDS IN THE WHOLE OF

THE CONGO NOW REGIUFE THE PRESENCE OF ALL BATTALIONS THAT

HAVE BEEN OFFERED BY CONTRIBUTING GOVERNMENTS, IN ARRANGING

THE NUMBER OF PLANES NECESSARY FOR THE AIRLIFT FROM DJAKARTA

TO THE CONGO , THE AIRLIFT OFFICIALS REQUIRE. INFORM ATI ON

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AS TO THE EXACT Nt&BER Of MEN AS WELL AS THE TONNAGE OF

EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES. IT WOULD BE KOST HELPFUL IF YOU WOULDA

FORWARD URGENTLY TO UNITED NATIONS KIJIDQUARTEKS NEW YORK THE

DATA ON THESE TWO POINTS, IT APPEARS FROM INFORMATION THAT-•'v'

I HJWE THAT THE PUHES

COJJLD BE EH DJAKARTA ON i« AUGUST TO BEGIN THE AIRLIFT,

IF tmm IS ANt DEPARTIISI riMtl THIS MtX TOO HULL BC IHFOBHED

ARKANCCHENTS 0E?ELOI»£S C f i t A t f ^ S O W , THE SUPfiEHE

OF THE FORCED SILL BE STATIONED AT

T H K U N I l i i -

11 August I960

Mr. Labouiss© requested me to make some enquiries to the Indonesian

Mission with regard to the battalion offered by the Indonesian Government on

2 August for service with OHUG. I did so at 101500 hours.

The Ambassador is personally dealing with this matter. He was, however,,

not present yesterday afternoon and in his absence I spoke to the First

Secretary. I stressed, that this was a question for planning purposes only

and I wanted to know the sise of the battalion and its stage of readiness.

The First Secretary informed me that the aise would be approximately 600 - 650

men. The battalion was activated and could be moved, at short notice.

G. Bowitz

3309 Bflsa

Mis £^jjb

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ts pel-ear t$offer of 2 Auôst of a battalion of

troops $w aer^'ies with th@ Uaited Wat- sna Force* la the Gaaeo. IK mj

rep]^ 1 IftdieatsdL thai whil© rs.gisteriBg your offer vf© vjsre not ^-et prepa«4

feo aeii¥afe?s it,

2a the 31glit of further d@r?elcâit.s 4n our y«<!«ire^®it5 fo^ the

ds|sloâi®it of troops ote1 isilitary authoi'itl@s hav® fotmdt it

to ®Hgsg© ta a planned Inoreas© of th@ total Fore©, 1 cone^r in

their JiMgtasnt. Thtss I am no%? Is a position to aecepi your offes> and to

work 0u& detailed 0ans for the trans partition of ytattp battalion to t h©

Aeeept Sir the assurances of my highest

of the tlaita^ Nations

t"39K. F < J L L O t ; i 1C, C f t f i L L R E C E I V E D ON EI ' JHTH A L T H O U G H D I S P A T C H E D EX t

D J A K A R T A ON r i X T V STOF READS COLON QUOTE NO 16^33 I H A V E HONOUR

TO C O N F I R M >iY GO/ERNMDJTS OFFER OF. ASSISTANCE TO R E P U B L I C OF CO'. 'GO

IW U N I T L O N A T I O N S F R A M E W O R K AS ALREADY CABLED TO U N I T E D N A T I O M S

K E A D Q U A h T E R S WEW YORK CMA IN FOEl »

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OF^COLON 1 ONE BATTALION MILITARY FORCES CMA T¥0 CMA ONE TEAM •

P O L I C E INSTRUCTORS CKA THREE CMA ONE TEAK MEplCXl OFFICERS CMA

FOUR MEDICAMENTS CMA FIVE CASK STOP SOEBAMB WIKANISTER OF FOREIGN•• * •

AFFAIRS R E P U B L I C OF INDONESIA -UNQUOTE *

I

t5w> S»oir®taJcy-JCi«im©ral of 'the United ^&*.lon^s ;u"-isarits to th®

h&rtdur to ac.-uiov«l«scig« vccwirfc ai' Ms latter f 'utal 2 AVL^W;'*•'. 1960*

Ths êcfstassr-fici&erai notaa vdt-i; &^%lfietiU«n. tKs fwj€troujs

attitttdo of the 2b&?ri*s£a-« Uav«mncmt in offfrin;; a c-.-.»,rlb-atlcn to

United Motions op»5ra.t^G in tha Hewblio of the- Coaô. -ô

ttotea' tKatfe -thft jnwpd'6«rt caniiPiSautiitm zsdgiit csoasisrt of the«sh of a sastll battalion of Indonesian r*ll lâr^ tsxvopa Mid f!fi» of i4i«a In.$ar;<38iArt Folice fore^ ead tfiafe further, the Indcu?:;sassEit. t.'auli'i als« bs milXing to &«nd a Radical t«s,i5r,.

Far Trariouw rfeaac»iiaf th* Sedrjtaiy-^lQa'Mrnil f>ulri r.ot for the

prss«mi ecBftsid«r it practical to aotitrate Undonesin'» o f f i r of tn3c;in tfi«» els'ctjmatams&ts ;\o\i e.xlati?sg there sj'e gro&t « i^ f lu ' ^ t 1ft- la t.

d«S| loÊ5^5SEii of p-0ifttlv»ly eaall uni,t-a wl'Jicls rsigtit t^d t,o oo»r.pLieat-3

for toe* ifiK^diate reiftf&2«e«F/:«?nt of

, it la th$ J«!tefttio3i of tha Soorat&ry-CtK^ral to rerrtues th-e

of the foroo as &oon as conditionsA« ttigard. tit» police 'limit ROW

tl';o 5©or'!'tsir;y-0«a*rBl to koep th<i qsa-sstion in aSscyariB* tmtilhav* bsjwsi 'rwaehod witli thw polinu units air -aay in srf-. '3-f*.NSrittary^'tffiui.rEl finally/ esq>r©a&0a his ^rst.'.tue® for t^r-

offer af a ssdicatl uait* He wLahes^ htswarar, to eugs^st th:a t!..i.i. "r

to t3:t« %rld JfeaXth Ch*®wilaatlon? uhich oiv.Miai-s • U-units cf the operr^tlcoa^ m aa to ..s lo*rc t.;-<.: c •-

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