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Indonesia, Bilateral relations: US [3] (FO 371/180337, 1965)

FO 371/180337: Bilateral Relations with the US [3] (1965)

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UK Foreign Office file FO 371/180337 (Mar-Nov 1965): telegrams and letters on US-Indonesian relations: Bunker mission, Peace Corps withdrawal, anti-American demonstrations, Ambassador Green, Palmer affair, then Anglo-American talks on aid to the generals after 1 October. No mention of Gerwani; 'women' appear only among Surabaya demonstrators (p. 110). Background on US-British policy toward the coup's aftermath.

Berkas Kantor Luar Negeri Inggris FO 371/180337 (Mar-Nov 1965): telegram dan surat tentang hubungan AS-Indonesia: misi Bunker, penarikan Peace Corps, demonstrasi anti-Amerika, Dubes Green, kasus Palmer, lalu pembicaraan Inggris-AS soal bantuan kepada para jenderal setelah 1 Oktober. Tidak menyebut Gerwani; 'perempuan' hanya muncul di antara demonstran Surabaya (hlm. 110). Latar kebijakan AS-Inggris pasca-kudeta.

People

Ellsworth BunkerSukarnoSubandrioMarshall GreenHoward P. JonesAndrew GilchristBill PalmerAverell HarrimanDean RuskWilliam BundyNjoto

Organisations

UK Foreign OfficeUS Department of StateUS Peace CorpsCommunist Party of IndonesiaAll-Indonesia Central Labour OrganisationIndonesian Peasants' FrontAntara News Agency

Places

JakartaMedanSurabayaWashington, D.C.LondonBandung

Topics

USA and UKpeace and anti-imperialismPKI1965 coup and aftermath

Tags

anti-americanismforeign aid and investmentdemonstration

Details

Date
1965
Creator
FO 371-180337
Publication
Document type
government record (government / diplomatic record (UK National Archives file, digitised by Adam Matthew))
Language
English
Perspective
Intelligence/diplomatic record
Source role
primary
Country
UK
Period
1960–1965
Source archive
Adam Matthew: Foreign Office Files for South East Asia 1963-1980 (via AM Explorer, Columbia) | (via AM Explorer, Columbia) · source link
Access
library-licensed (Columbia University Libraries); personal research copy Library-licensed or subscription copy: show metadata and summary only; link to the source.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.6 US, British and Dutch Government Records/UK Foreign Office files (1964-1980) - FO and FCO files on Indonesia (Adam Matthew, TNA)/FO 371-180337 (1965) - Indonesia, Bilateral relations, US [3] [TNA via AM Digital].pdf
OCR / text
Fair (0.845) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.6 US, British and Dutch Government Records › UK Foreign Office files (1964-1980) - FO and FCO files on Indonesia (Adam Matthew, TNA)
Summary basis
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