264. Editorial Note
Under Secretary Ball and McGeorge Bundy discussed Luns’ statement (see footnote 2, Document 263) in a telephone call at 6:40 p.m. on May 7, 1962. The transcript of the discussion reads as follows:
- “Ball told BundyMcGhee had been working on the Dutch thing all day. We are proposing to put it to them in a straightforward way; to have Jones treat this with Sukarno or whoever is there as in effect a Dutch acceptance and not raise the issue of a couple weeks to crank it up. Bundy said he thought we should take it to the Indonesians since the Secretary had told Luns we would. Ball repeated, we put it to the Indonesians on the basis it is in effect an acceptance. Bundy agreed and said the Dutch will be sticky, but we will have to hit them hard. Ball said we were getting out a message tonight.” (Kennedy Library, Ball Papers, Telephone Conversations, Indonesia)
In telegram 1893 from Djakarta, May 8, Jones reported that he passed the Luns statement to Chief Minister Djuanda on the evening of May 8. Djuanda asked for any additional information the United States might have, and promised to bring the statement to the attention of Sukarno who was in Bali. (Department of State, Central Files, 656.9813/5–862)