We have just received the full report of the Australian delegate
on the Security Council. [1] We greatly regret that the United
Kingdom delegate did not find it possible to support a resolution
calling for the cessation of hostilities and for the subsequent
settlement of the dispute by arbitration.

2. We wish now to urge the United Kingdom Government to use its
every endeavour to see that the resolution is given effect to. In
point of fact, the resolution is entirely consistent with the
mediation which the United Kingdom Government was endeavouring to
bring about prior to our action on the Security Council. It would
therefore be consistent for the United Kingdom Government to urge
the Netherlands Government to co-operate in carrying out the
resolution of the Security Council.

3. Moreover, it is of vital importance to the Security Council
that this decision, so quickly arrived at, should with equal
rapidity, [be] implemented. Doubt was cast on the effectiveness of
the Security Council by a public statement that reference to it
would cause delays whereas mediation might bring an immediat[e]
solution. [2] The Security Council has proved itself. We hope the
United Kingdom Government will strongly support the Security
Council at this critical stage.