Your telegram 115. [1] I heartily agree with your paragraph 1.

Please convey my good wishes for a successful trip to the
Minister.

2. I am, however, pessimistic about securing Dutch support, though
I will do my best. Perhaps my telegrams from 134 [2] on, and the
Department despatches 21 [3] on have been too restrained and you
do not realise the strength of feeling here. It is one of tough
self-righteous indignation that any one and especially a white
neighbour and an ex-ally should take action which they regard as
hostile. This feeling is so strong that I doubt whether the
Government would dare to support an Australian candidate.

3. I will take the first suitable opportunity to talk on lines of
your paragraph 3. Our personal relations with the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs remain good but fear that it will be some time
before our official relations are other than chilly.

4. Meanwhile every little trivial incident such as that regarding
Eaton (my telegram 151 [4], your telegram 116 [5]) tends to delay
progress.