The President of the Security Council addressed an urgent message
to Sjarifoeddin containing text of Security Council Resolution [1]
and asking for acknowledgment.

This message received at Batavia by Cable and Wireless at midday,
and in the normal course of business handed to the Dutch Post and
Telegraph Service for onward delivery, was, according to
addressee's copy, which I saw tonight, received in Batavia at 10
p.m. Saturday night.

House arrest of Gani [and] Tamzil was lifted this afternoon,
though Indonesian Mayor of Batavia is still confined to the House.

About 8 p.m. tonight Koets delivered this message personally with
letter from Van Mook to Gani, offering Dutch facilities onward
transmission and Koets verbally stated there were two
alternatives, radio or broadcasts. The letter added that Dutch
would transmit if Indonesians could or would not.

It had been announced that Van Mook was to make a broadcast at 10
p.m. today, Sunday.

Tamzil saw me at 9 p.m. and was most disturbed. He and Gani did
not want to make broadcast, fearing some trap and asked what they
ought to do, but seemed to think it was essential for the message
to reach Djokjakarta before 10 p.m.

I did not see his point on this but, thinking that they should not
be put in a false position, advised that the position was that a
message sent through postal channels had not been delivered to the
addressee and they should ask the Dutch to discharge their
responsibility of forwarding but strictly as between Postal
Administrations, precisely as received at Batavia with all
technical details and without any additions whatsoever. He
appeared well pleased with this advice.

You will no doubt have a monitored report of Van Mook's speech
which was to the effect that the Dutch would cease hostilities on
the night of the 4th/5th August and hoped the Republic would do
likewise. There was no question of withdrawing to previous
positions. [2]

It will not have escaped your notice that the Republic is
completely isolated, save for radio communication and that two
Ministers in Batavia only [released] [3] this afternoon cannot
communicate with Djokjakarta, though I believe a precarious
channel exists. These two are looking for a lead on practical
compliance of the Security Council's Resolution as the position
appears vague.

Whether Djokjakarta. share this uncertainty I do not know, but
please see monitored report of Government announcement dated
August 3rd, just broadcast at 0030 hours Monday morning. This
request [for] the official communication of the Security Council's
Resolution, expresses willingness to cease hostilities, requests
withdrawal to demarcation lines, and agree[s] to arbitration
provided that the Republic is recognised as one of the parties to
the dispute.

In view of Van Mook's announcement and the non-delivery of
official message, ground for charges of bad faith and incapacity
against the Republic, seems to be well prepared.

Time is very short but I venture to suggest that any advice you
think it expedient to give to Djokjakarta directly or indirectly
would be most opportune and acceptable to complete the steps you
have initiated.