Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–12, Documents on East and Southeast Asia, 1973–1976

158. Memorandum From Thomas J. Barnes of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Hyland), Washington, June 2, 1976.¹ ²

Washington, June 2, 1976

NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL

June 2, 1976

TO - BILL HYLAND
FROM - TOM BARNES [TB initialed]

You asked at the June 1 staff meeting that our Embassy in Jakarta take credit for the United States because Congress dropped its opposition to security aid to Indonesia. The opposition had arisen because of Indonesian use of U.S. equipment in Timor.

Phil Habib informs me that he intends to use the leverage on this issue in Washington toward the end of the month. At that time, Indonesian Foreign Minister Malik will lead a delegation here to initiate the joint U.S.-Indonesian consultations that Presidents Ford and Suharto agreed on last December in Jakarta. Habib specifically proposes to ask for Indonesian support at the U.N. on Korea and Puerto Rico, and at the August non-aligned conference in Colombo on these and other issues of interest to us.

1. Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Presidential Country Files for East Asia and the Pacific, Box 6, Indonesia (7). Secret. Hyland wrote, “good” near the top of the memorandum.
2. Barnes sent a memo to Hyland about upcoming negotiations with Indonesia.