MEETING WITH INDONESIAN MINISTER OF STATE TO ASSIST THE PRESIDENT IN DEFENSE AND SECURITY AFFAIRS AND VICE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF GENERAL MARADEN PANGGABEAN FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1972 10:25 A.M. (5 MINUTES) OVAL OFFICE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-295-8-4-2
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
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• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: May 10, 2012
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: September 7, 1972
• Content Type: MEMO

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THE WHITE HOUSE (6567)
ACTION
September 7, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR: THE PRESIDENT ,7' pRZS_TDzx1' HAS SEEj.-..-Z
FROM: HENRY A. KISSINGER r
SUBJECT:
I. PURPOSE
Meeting with Indonesian Minister of State to
Assist the President in Defense and Security/
Affairs and Vice Commander-in-Chief General
Maraden Panggabean
Friday, September 8, 1972
10:Z5 a. m. (5 minutes)
Oval Office
To reaffirm the strong support that you attach to the progress
and stability that Indonesia has achieved under President Suharto's
leadership, and to give you the opportunity to convey your personal re-
gards to President Suharto.
II. BACKGROUND, PARTICIPANTS, PRESS
A. Back round. General Panggabean's visit to the U. S. on
September 5-9 is at the invitation of Admiral Moorer. En route he has
already visited Thailand and the Philippines, and on his way he will stop
in London and possibly other West European capitals. General
Panggabean requested a call on you, and he will be meeting with me just
before he sees you. I will plan to bring him to the Oval Office at 10:25 a. m.
for a brief courtesy call on you. Additional background information is at
Tab B.
B. Participants. General Panggabean, myself.
C. Press Plan. There will be a routine press announcement.
Ollie Atkins photo only.
III. RECOMMENDED TALKING POINTS
Your talking points are at Tab A.
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Recommended Talking Points
-- Ask General Panggabean to convey to President Suharto
your continued strong support for the outstanding progress and the
political stability which Indonesia has achieved under his leadership.
Assure Panggabean that the U.S. will maintain our mili-
tary and economic assistance to Indonesia at least at their present
levels.
-- Reassure Panggabean that the U.S. is not withdrawing from
Asia, and that the Nixon Doctrine is intended to enable us to meet our
commitment in Asia and to retain the necessary support among the
American people to do so.
- - (If Panggabean asks for substantially increased U. S. mili-
tary assistance, including more sophisticated equipment such as F-41s. )
You are sure that this problem can be worked out satisfactorily between
the Department of Defense and the Indonesian Government.
-- (If Panggabean asks for U.S. financial support for Indonesia's
regional counterinsurgency plan Taruna.) You hope that our increased
levels of military aid will provide the needed assistance for Indonesia's
efforts to improve regional security cooperation, which we support in
principle.
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Background
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General Panggabean's primary objective on this trip apparently is to
gather facts and sound out opinion as regards an enlarged Southeast Asian
security role for Indonesia in the wake of the U. S. withdrawal from Vietnam.
he may ask for combat jets, a
stepped-up flow of excess defense articles, and for U. S. support for a
regional counterinsurgency training program code-named Taruna which
Indonesia is interested in sponsoring. (U. S. security assistance for
Indonesia for FY72 totaled $21. 5 million. For FY73 we are requesting
$34. 5 million in grant MA.P and excess defense articles. )
General Panggabean is second only to President Suharto in the Indonesian
military structure, but is one among several competitors for second place
in political power.
Panggabean.will be the first ranking Indonesian official to visit Washington
since Foreign Minister Malik was here last fall following the U. N. General
Assembly session, over which he presided as President. You have sent
several messages to President Suharto since late last year, most recently
via Secretary Rogers during his July visit to Djakarta and Admiral Zilmwalt
during his August trip to Indonesia.
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