In April 1950, Carl Douglas was appointed as chargé d'affaires ad interim to head the newly established Swedish legation in Indonesia.

[3] Pripp took office on 12 February 1953,[4] and in the same month, he presented his credentials to President Sukarno of Indonesia.

[5] In May 1958, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Indonesian governments to elevate their respective legations to embassies.

As a result, the diplomatic rank was changed from envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to ambassador.

[6] In November 1958, the Swedish ambassador in Jakarta was appointed as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Kuala Lumpur, Federation of Malaya.