You are instructed to bring to the attention of the Security
Council the situation in Indonesia under Article 39 of the
Charter.

2. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has been informed that
we have reconsidered the position and that we propose referring to
Article 39 in an attempt, without debate on merits, immediately to
have a decision that hostilities must cease and that the two
parties should give effect to Article 17 of the Linggadjati
Agreement.

3. My immediately following telegram contains text statement to be
made here today by the Prime Minister at 4 p.m. Canberra time. [1]

4. Please consult fully with United Kingdom representative. We
will be sending messages to many countries represented on the
Security Council in an attempt to point out that we desire a quick
decision without debate and that we would regard any debate on
procedural issues as most unfortunate in that it would merely
prolong the issue and, moreover, be regarded as a political rather
than a constitutional point of view. [2] In particular, you should
explain to the Chinese representative, whose Government we
understand is critical not only of Indonesians but of other
Asiatic populations in the area, because of the treatment of
Chinese [3], and may therefore desire to defend Dutch action. It
should be explained to him, as we are explaining through Copland,
that our intention is not to pass judgement on merits of the
dispute, but merely to attempt an immediate cessation of
hostilities and reference back to the agreement made between the
two parties. Any judgement on merits will be made, if by anyone,
by the third party which will mediate under Article 17 of the
Linggadjati Agreement.