Security fence at U.S. Embassy

Security fence at U.S. Embassy

Referring to Brien Doyle's letter Security at U.S. Embassy
published in The Jakarta Post on July 10, in which he emphasized
U.S. territorial sovereignty, we would like to respond as
follows.
* The provincial administration of Jakarta Metropolitan City
understands and upholds the principle of state sovereignty
inherent in every representative institution of Indonesia's
friendly countries, including the Embassy of the United States,
as regulated in the norms and stipulations prevailing in the
international arena.
* Politically and protocolwise, the embassies of friendly
countries based in Jakarta, including the Embassy of the United
States, fall fully within the authority of the government of the
Republic of Indonesia, represented in this case by the ministry
of foreign affairs.
* In connection with the plan to set up an additional security
fence for the United States Embassy, the Jakarta administration
has informed the Embassy of the United States of the prevailing
regional regulation on this matter, and it is our job to ensure
all residents of Jakarta comply with and adhere to all of the
rules stipulated in this regional regulation.
* In this context, the Jakarta administration has, after
conducting an in-depth study, provided the Embassy of the United
States with an alternative technical solution for the
construction of this additional fence. In our opinion, His
Excellency Ambassador Ralph L. Boyce of the Embassy of the United
States has in principle understood this alternative solution
offered.

MUHAYAT
Head of Public
Relations and
Protocol Bureau
Jakarta Metropolitan
City