I have been informed by telephone by the Palace tonight that
following receipt of a message from The Hague the Netherlands East
Indies Administration has tonight instructed the Netherlands
Legation, Canberra, to inform you that visas may be granted to two
Commercial Attaches to this Consulate-General. So far as I can
gather at this stage decision as to number permitted is decision
of Batavia and not The Hague and passports to be based on the
number of commercial officers at other posts here.

It was further stated with reference to our undertaking not to
embarrass the Netherlands East Indies Administration that
conditions were imposed including the requirement that they should
deal with the Indonesians through the Dutch and not visit the
interior without Dutch consent.

Van Mook is visiting Makassar tomorrow for the opening of the East
Indonesian Parliament but I shall see Boon early tomorrow.