You will be commencing drafting report. You have given us very
little information of significance [to] date or indication as to
what might be in report, and at this stage we would like to be
fully informed.

2. It would seem to us vital that report should contain firm
recommendations on military situation, for example withdrawal of
forces to certain positions. If this cannot be done without
casualities recommendation will have to be made as to way in which
difficulties associated with withdrawal can be overcome, for
example provision of air transport for Indonesian leaders to move
round the country to drop leaflets etc. At the same time report
should make it clear that main provocation to breaches of cease
fire order arise from out of fact that Dutch after cease fire
frequently attempted to mop up large areas around about roads and
points which they may at that time have been holding. Understand
Ballard discussed this aspect with you. It would seem to us that
mopping up is in itself a breach of the cease fire order.

3. Please in conjunction with military advisers report fully on
this military aspect, as at this stage it is a vital one. If you
consider it desirable one of the military experts could return to
Canberra immediately to give us reports available up to date.

4. It would be desirable for you to visit Djokjakarta in order to
answer request that someone discuss the work of the Committee of
Three and to put suggestion that an Indonesian representative
visit us for this purpose. Sjahrir has apparently publicly
expressed the view that Committee of Three should meet in New York
depending on consular commission to act as liaison between the two
parties and committee. If this were the case we would not be
sending Australian representative to Singapore and he therefore
could not discuss matter with Indonesian authorities.

5. As it is likely you will be moving around for some time do you
wish a responsible officer to be at Batavia continuously or is
present staff adequate?