Understand that Davidson of firm of Australian Enterprises [1]
which we previously mentioned to you is flying to Java on the
understanding that Campbell has made some arrangements which would
make it possible for Davidson to arrange trade with Australia.

2. Campbell may have heard of visit of officials and may be
endeavouring to manoeuvre himself into position of taking credit
for arrangements which officials might make resulting in
commencement of trade. He would be doing this without Sjahrir and
Gani being fully aware of the implications. You should tell
Sjahrir we think it undesirable that the Republican Government
should enter into negotiations with non-official Australians. In
fact, he should see that Campbell makes no further provocative
statements as reported from Singapore and that Davidson or any
other Australians of this character do not fly through to
Indonesian territory for the purpose of discussions. If Indonesian
ministers continue to carry on discussions of this nature which
can have no beneficial effect on trade they will prejudice our
attempts to arrive at satisfactory arrangement with Dutch and to
break through the difficulties at present existing in relation to
trade between Indonesia and Australia.

3. We realise that it is only natural that responsible Indonesian
leaders should wish to maintain contact with persons in Australia
who have stood by the Indonesian nationalist movement since the
end of the war but we think you might point out to Sjahrir that
the Republican Government should not prejudice its position in the
eyes of the world or its good relations with Australian Government
by using unofficially the services of persons or groups who may be
cultivating the Indonesian nationalist movement for their own
objectives.