Your 351. [1]

You will appreciate that American and Belgian representatives on
Committee of Good Offices cannot be expected to entertain feelings
of same concern as does Judge Kirby at the effects which Dutch
policy is having on Republican position. In the first place Van
Zeeland was in effect the Dutch nominee on the Committee, and his
approach to the problem has from the beginning been generally
sympathetic towards the Dutch. In addition Van Zeeland has been
absent from Indonesia for several weeks, and has only just
returned. The United States representative, Graham, has agreed
with Kirby on most issues, but has not always been prepared to
join him in bringing required pressure on Dutch to withdraw their
forces in accordance with Security Council resolutions, and in
other ways to adopt a more accommodating attitude.

2. Nevertheless it can be said that both Graham and Van Zeeland
have in the past few days agreed with the Australian
representative on a series of proposals to both parties which, if
not as far-reaching as we would have wished, are reported to have
induced a perceptible change for the better in the Dutch attitude.

3. We understand, incidentally, that Paul Grey, during his recent
visit to Java, advised Republican authorities that in their
weakened position they must accept Dutch terms. [2] You might
point this out to United Kingdom Government as tendency to
undermine Committee's authority.