On receipt of your telegram of 28th May [1] I at once advised
Halifax [2] accordingly. Foreign Office have now advised that they
consulted Dutch Government in London (also Governor-General of
Netherlands East Indies [3]) and permission was granted for
landing at Sourabaya. Dutch Government advised that it would be
most convenient for actual arrangements to be made between
Governor-General of Netherlands East Indies and Canberra direct
and stated they had instructed Governor-General accordingly.

Foreign Office also instructed Craigie [4] that if the flight
attracted attention in Japan he should explain that Hudsons were
replacing R.A. F. squadron at Singapore. No reactions however have
been reported from Tokyo.

BRUCE