My telegram No. 3433. [1]

I called on Sjahrir again on 2nd October. He said that unless
something arose to stop him, he would leave here early next week
for Delhi where he would spend a few days. Thereafter he would
like to make a quick visit to Australia.

2. A few days ago Logemann (former minister for Territories) and
Joekes, both members of Netherlands Labour Party called on Sjahrir
and asked him to meet the Netherlands Prime Minister and another
minister secretly somewhere in Europe outside Holland. They gave
no precise purpose for the meeting except 'exchange of views'.

Sjahrir replied that he would inform his Government but he could
not see why discussions could not take place in Java. He suspects
an attempt to divide him from the other Indonesian leaders and
distrusts discussions away from Java as he had experienced too
often satisfactory undertakings by the Netherlands Government
which were completely ignored by the Military in Java. He is
awaiting a reply from Djokjakarta which he expects will refuse to
allow such a meeting unless the Dutch in Java have in the meantime
made a proposal for discussion which would make it worthwhile.

3. Sjahrir has seen Bevin who suggested conversations between
Sjahrir and Netherlands Ambassador might be useful but Sjahrir
said that if the latter wished to call on him he would be glad but
that he would take no steps.

4. Sjahrir mentioned incidentally that he thought the Committee of
Three should not meet in Indonesia.

5. Sjahrir is to let me know early next week about his movements.