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Advancing the interests of Australia and Australians internationally

Australian Government - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Advancing the interests of Australia and Australians internationally

229 High Commission in London to Department of External Affairs

Cablegram 672 LONDON, 18 February 1949, 6.50 p.m.

SECRET

INDONESIA

I understand that United States are disinclined to join United Kingdom in latter's current representations at The Hague re bad features of Beel plan [1] and for Dutch to fulfil Security Council resolution [2] and their public undertakings because of risks United States see in giving Dutch any impression that Beel plan can be recognised as in any sense alternative to Security Council resolution.

1 See note 4 to Document 199.

2 Document 168.

[AA : A1838, 403/3/1/1, xxi]

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