Cablegram 204 BATAVIA, 30 June 1947
TOP SECRET
Schermerhorn most confidentially confirmed to United Kingdom
Consul-General yesterday that the threat of war has been averted
for the present but that it would be foolish to imagine that the
crisis is over.
United States Consul-General has communicated to Indonesian
Government an aide-memoire dated 28 June urging them to co-operate
without delay in immediate formation of interim government. This
will probably be a contributory factor in keeping the door open.
Text follows in my immediate following telegram. [1]
Report from Djokjakarta states that working committee of KNIP
ratified Soekarno's decree whereby he assumed all government
powers, and also the formation of a presidential cabinet.
[AA:A4355/2, 7/1/6/1]