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The Chameleon Tactics of an Independence Diplomat

Monday, June 1, 2026

Sumitro Djojohadikusumo played an active role in Indonesia’s diplomatic struggles at the United Nations. He once clashed with Mohammad Hatta.

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Indonesian delegates for the United Nations (UN), (left to right) Soedjatmoko, Sumitro Djojohadikusumo, Charles Tambu, Sutan Sjahrir, and Agus Salim during a UN Security Council session in Lake Success, New York, 1947. Repro Photo/Doc. National Library Collection. tempo : 178032731621.

UPON receiving news of the Dutch assault on Yogyakarta, Sumitro Djojohadikusumo rushed to Washington, D.C., on December 19, 1948. At the time, he had been in New York. He traveled some 364 kilometers carrying a document he called a memorandum.

Yogyakarta was then serving as Indonesia’s temporary capital. Sumitro headed to Washington to meet United States Secretary of State Robert A. Lovett.

Meeting Lovett the following day, Sumitro verbal

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