Indonesia.

Director of the political section asked me to call urgently this
morning.

2. He spoke with some heat of the Australian attitude at the last
meeting of the Security Council and the repetition of [suggestion]
the Dutch Government were delaying proceedings. [1] He referred to
repeated assurances that they desired early implementing of the
cease-fire (my telegram 214 [2]). They had hoped when they
accepted Australia remaining on the Commi[ttee] of Three that
there would be no hostile criticism in the Council until the
Commi[ttee] verbally reported (my telegram 207 [3] paragraph 7).

Finally he doubted the wisdom of their advice to the Prime
Minister to accept the invitation to Australia [4] as they felt
that in the present atmosphere the visit would be useless.

3. As I have only brief and unsatisfactory press report of the
Council meeting, I could not discuss that aspect but emphasised
again the value of Kirby's work and my hope that the Prime
Minister's visit would take place. But for the time being the
atmosphere here is very cold like that of early August (see my
telegram 134 [5]).