MOST IMMEDIATE

Please inform Government of India that we propose instructing
today our representative on the Security Council to draw the
attention of the Security Council to the Indonesian situation.

2. Please inform the Government of India that we do not propose to
draw the attention of the Security Council to the situation in the
way in which it has been done previously, that is under Article 35
of the Charter which gives the Security Council power only to
investigate and recommend. This situation is different as
hostilities exist. The prime need is to have them [st]opped. [1]
Therefore we are drawing the attention of the Security Council to
the situation under Article 39 which gives the Security Council
power to order cessation of hostilities and then to recommend to
the parties. We will attempt to prevent debate on the merits, and
to have an immediate order to this effect, both parties being
referred to Article 17 of the Linggadjati Agreement which provides
for mediation by a third party.

3. Any support in the Security Council which India can obtain for
action along these lines and in particular any move she can make
to have the debate on procedure and substance avoided, so that an
immediate decision can be made, would be most helpful.

4. Please see Sjahrir immediately and explain to him that the
Security Council cannot act in the way we suggest unless the
Indonesian authorities declare their willingness to carry out
obligations duties and responsibilities imposed by the United
Nations Charter and in particular by Article 25 of the Charter by
which members undertake to accept and carry out decisions of the
Security Council. It is most important that a public declaration
to this effect be made on the instruction of the Indonesian
Government. It should be made without reference to Australia
itself or immediate comment on the announcement that Australia
proposes to have the situation dealt with under Article 39.

5. Your telegram No. 399 [2] just received. Reason why we desired
advice of the Indian proposals was because we considered that
Article 35 was inadequate and please thank the Government of India
for its consideration. We assume our action is wholly in accord
with their views.

6. My immediately preceding telegram contains the text of the
announcement to be made in Canberra 4 p.m. today. [3]