Your 219. [1]

Immediately following telegram contains text of statement [2]
issued by Minister today. This should be clearly understood as
willingness to assist both parties. Ships are now loading from
Australia. Oesman has been here without any embarrassment to the
Dutch and has been most helpful. We have preliminary ideas
sufficiently advanced to discuss future economic relations and
assistance and would welcome opportunity of discussions with
Saroso and Dutch officials.

As we see it, problem of rehabilitation of Indonesia is one of
supply of parts for depreciated machinery and such special
assistance which can be supplied, not by credits, but by country
willing to ascertain needs and arrange their production and
supply. We are willing to try to do that. Please approach Dutch
authorities again and suggest Saroso comes to Australia
accompanied by Dutch official to discuss way in which we can help
Dut[ch]-Indonesian problems of rehabilitation.