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Cable: 1975JAKART07486_b
INDONESIAN CHINESE RELATIONS
1975 June 21, 04:00 (Saturday)
1975JAKART07486_b
AS - Australia | CH - China (Mainland) | ID - Indonesia | PFOR - Political Affairs--Foreign Policy and Relations
FOREIGN RELATIONS | POLITICAL SITUATION
Australia Canberra | China Hong Kong | China United States Liaison Office Peking | Department of State | Japan Tokyo | Malaysia Kuala Lumpur | Philippines Manila | Secretary of State | Singapore Singapore | Thailand Bangkok
CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 JAKART 07486 210426Z 11 ACTION EA-10 INFO OCT-01 ISO-00 IO-10 CIAE-00 DODE-00 PM-03 H-02 INR-07 L-03 NSAE-00 NSC-05 PA-01 PRS-01 SP-02 SS-15 USIA-06 SAM-01 AID-05 /072 W --------------------- 123724 R 210400Z JUN 75 FM AMEMBASSY JAKARTA TO SECSTATE WASHDC 8813 INFO AMEMBASSY BANGKOK AMEMBASSY CANBERRA AMEMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR AMEMBASSY MANILA AMEMBASSY SINGAPORE AMEMBASSY TOKYO USLO PEKING AMCONSUL HONG KONG C O N F I D E N T I A L JAKARTA 7486 E.O. 11652: GDS TAGS: PFOR, ID, CH SUBJECT: INDONESIAN CHINESE RELATIONS REF: EMBASSY JAKARTA MEMCON (AKOSAH) OF JUNE 5, 1975
1. DEBATE OVER HOW SOON INDONESIA SOULD REESTABLISH RELATIONS WITH THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA CONTINUES. 2. FOREIGN MINISTER MALIK TOLD AUSTRALIAN AMBASSADOR WOOLCOTT JUNE 20 THAT HE WAS ADVOCATING RESUMPTION OF RELATIONS WITH PEKING BEFORE END OF 1975. MILITARY LEADERSHIP, HOWEVER, WANTS TO HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER INDONESIAN ELECTIONS IN 1977. MALIK TOLD WOOLCOTT THAT, IN HIS VIEW, THIS WOULD PLACE INDONESIAN IN IMPOSSIBLE POLITICAL POSITION. INDONESIAN CANNOT SEEK LEADERSHIP ROLE IN ASEAN, ACCORDING TO MALIK, WHILE IT HOLDS OFF FROM RELATIONS WITH MOST SIGNIFICANT POWER IN ASIA. CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 JAKART 07486 210426Z 3. ACCORDING TO MALIK HE HAS ARGUED WITH PRESIDENT SUHARTO FOR EARLIER RESUMPTION. PRESIDENT TOLD MALIK THAT IF MALIK CAN CONVINCE MILITARY LEADERSHIP, SUHARTO WOULD AGREE. MALIK CURRENTLY SEEKING TO PERSUADE MILITARY LEADERS OF WISDOM OF EARLIER RESUMPTION. 4. WHEN WOOLCOTT ASKED MALIK WHAT HE THOUGHT CHINESE ATTITIDE WAS, MALIK REPLIED THAT INDONESIA ALREADY HAS INFORMAL CONTACTS WITH PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC AND CHINESE ARE "EAGER" TO RESUME. MALIK COMMENTED THAT INDONESIA WOULD NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH SAME PROCESS AS PHILIPPLINES. 5. COMMENT: EFFORT TO PERSUADE SUHARTO DESCRIBED BY MALIK TO WOOLCOTT PROBABLE SAME AS APPROACH TO SUHARTO DESCRIBED IN REFERENCED REPORT, ACCORDING TO WHICH SUHARTO TOLD MALIK TO BRING QUESTION UP AGAIN AT END OF 1975. REFERENCE ALSO SUGGESTED POSSIBLE FONOFF COMPROMISE FORMULA ON TIMING OF RELATIONS BY WHICH EARLY FORMAL RESUMPTION TO BE FOLLOWED BY ESTABLISHMENT OF EMBASSIES ONLY AGTER 1977 ELECTIONS. GIVEN MALIK'S RELATIVELY WEAK POSITION IN GOI HIERARCHY, WE DOUBT THAT HE WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IN OVERCOMING DEEP MILITARY SUSPICION OF CHINESE AND CONVINCING MILITARY LEADERS TO GO ALONG WITH FORMAL RESUMPTION THIS YEAR (MILITARY OFFICIALS HAVE TOLD EMBOFFS FLATLY THAT RESUMPTION WILL NOT TAKE PLACE PRIOR TO ELECTIONS). HOWEVER, MALIK CLEARLY MAKING MAJOR EFFORTS IN THIS DIRECTION, AND POSSIBILITY CANNOT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT. NEWSOM CONFIDENTIAL NNN
CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 JAKART 07486 210426Z 11 ACTION EA-10 INFO OCT-01 ISO-00 IO-10 CIAE-00 DODE-00 PM-03 H-02 INR-07 L-03 NSAE-00 NSC-05 PA-01 PRS-01 SP-02 SS-15 USIA-06 SAM-01 AID-05 /072 W --------------------- 123724 R 210400Z JUN 75 FM AMEMBASSY JAKARTA TO SECSTATE WASHDC 8813 INFO AMEMBASSY BANGKOK AMEMBASSY CANBERRA AMEMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR AMEMBASSY MANILA AMEMBASSY SINGAPORE AMEMBASSY TOKYO USLO PEKING AMCONSUL HONG KONG C O N F I D E N T I A L JAKARTA 7486 E.O. 11652: GDS TAGS: PFOR, ID, CH SUBJECT: INDONESIAN CHINESE RELATIONS REF: EMBASSY JAKARTA MEMCON (AKOSAH) OF JUNE 5, 1975 1. DEBATE OVER HOW SOON INDONESIA SOULD REESTABLISH RELATIONS WITH THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA CONTINUES. 2. FOREIGN MINISTER MALIK TOLD AUSTRALIAN AMBASSADOR WOOLCOTT JUNE 20 THAT HE WAS ADVOCATING RESUMPTION OF RELATIONS WITH PEKING BEFORE END OF 1975. MILITARY LEADERSHIP, HOWEVER, WANTS TO HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER INDONESIAN ELECTIONS IN 1977. MALIK TOLD WOOLCOTT THAT, IN HIS VIEW, THIS WOULD PLACE INDONESIAN IN IMPOSSIBLE POLITICAL POSITION. INDONESIAN CANNOT SEEK LEADERSHIP ROLE IN ASEAN, ACCORDING TO MALIK, WHILE IT HOLDS OFF FROM RELATIONS WITH MOST SIGNIFICANT POWER IN ASIA. CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 JAKART 07486 210426Z 3. ACCORDING TO MALIK HE HAS ARGUED WITH PRESIDENT SUHARTO FOR EARLIER RESUMPTION. PRESIDENT TOLD MALIK THAT IF MALIK CAN CONVINCE MILITARY LEADERSHIP, SUHARTO WOULD AGREE. MALIK CURRENTLY SEEKING TO PERSUADE MILITARY LEADERS OF WISDOM OF EARLIER RESUMPTION. 4. WHEN WOOLCOTT ASKED MALIK WHAT HE THOUGHT CHINESE ATTITIDE WAS, MALIK REPLIED THAT INDONESIA ALREADY HAS INFORMAL CONTACTS WITH PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC AND CHINESE ARE "EAGER" TO RESUME. MALIK COMMENTED THAT INDONESIA WOULD NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH SAME PROCESS AS PHILIPPLINES. 5. COMMENT: EFFORT TO PERSUADE SUHARTO DESCRIBED BY MALIK TO WOOLCOTT PROBABLE SAME AS APPROACH TO SUHARTO DESCRIBED IN REFERENCED REPORT, ACCORDING TO WHICH SUHARTO TOLD MALIK TO BRING QUESTION UP AGAIN AT END OF 1975. REFERENCE ALSO SUGGESTED POSSIBLE FONOFF COMPROMISE FORMULA ON TIMING OF RELATIONS BY WHICH EARLY FORMAL RESUMPTION TO BE FOLLOWED BY ESTABLISHMENT OF EMBASSIES ONLY AGTER 1977 ELECTIONS. GIVEN MALIK'S RELATIVELY WEAK POSITION IN GOI HIERARCHY, WE DOUBT THAT HE WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IN OVERCOMING DEEP MILITARY SUSPICION OF CHINESE AND CONVINCING MILITARY LEADERS TO GO ALONG WITH FORMAL RESUMPTION THIS YEAR (MILITARY OFFICIALS HAVE TOLD EMBOFFS FLATLY THAT RESUMPTION WILL NOT TAKE PLACE PRIOR TO ELECTIONS). HOWEVER, MALIK CLEARLY MAKING MAJOR EFFORTS IN THIS DIRECTION, AND POSSIBILITY CANNOT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT. NEWSOM CONFIDENTIAL NNN
--- Capture Date: 01 JAN 1994 Channel Indicators: n/a Current Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Concepts: FOREIGN RELATIONS, POLITICAL SITUATION Control Number: n/a Copy: SINGLE Draft Date: 21 JUN 1975 Decaption Date: 01 JAN 1960 Decaption Note: n/a Disposition Action: RELEASED Disposition Approved on Date: n/a Disposition Authority: GolinoFR Disposition Case Number: n/a Disposition Comment: 25 YEAR REVIEW Disposition Date: 28 MAY 2004 Disposition Event: n/a Disposition History: n/a Disposition Reason: n/a Disposition Remarks: n/a Document Number: 1975JAKART07486 Document Source: CORE Document Unique ID: '00' Drafter: n/a Enclosure: n/a Executive Order: GS Errors: N/A Film Number: D750216-0754 From: JAKARTA Handling Restrictions: n/a Image Path: n/a ISecure: '1' Legacy Key: link1975/newtext/t19750627/aaaaaxyt.tel Line Count: '87' Locator: TEXT ON-LINE, ON MICROFILM Office: ACTION EA Original Classification: CONFIDENTIAL Original Handling Restrictions: n/a Original Previous Classification: n/a Original Previous Handling Restrictions: n/a Page Count: '2' Previous Channel Indicators: n/a Previous Classification: CONFIDENTIAL Previous Handling Restrictions: n/a Reference: 75 NE 5, 75 1975 Review Action: RELEASED, APPROVED Review Authority: GolinoFR Review Comment: n/a Review Content Flags: n/a Review Date: 08 JUL 2003 Review Event: n/a Review Exemptions: n/a Review History: RELEASED <08 JUL 2003 by ShawDG>; APPROVED <09 JUL 2003 by GolinoFR> Review Markings: ! 'n/a Margaret P. Grafeld US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006 ' Review Media Identifier: n/a Review Referrals: n/a Review Release Date: n/a Review Release Event: n/a Review Transfer Date: n/a Review Withdrawn Fields: n/a Secure: OPEN Status: NATIVE Subject: INDONESIAN CHINESE RELATIONS TAGS: PFOR, ID, CH, AS To: STATE Type: TE Markings: ! 'Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006 Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006'
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