Security Council 6th July. [1] Indonesia.

1. Palar raised the subject of the Dutch blockade making the
following points:-

(I) The Dutch are continuing their warfare not militarily but
politically and economically.

(II) The present standstill in negotiations means a strong
advantage to the Dutch.

(III) Implementation and enforcement of the regulations on
importation military and semi-military goods preclude the entry
into the Republic of a wide range range of goods including many
necessary for the reconstruction and development of Indonesia and
also such things as textiles and even medicines and surgical
instruments.

(IV) Considerable portions of the North Coast of Java and the East
Coast of Sumatra are still closed to shipping.

2. Palar asked the Council to give its opinions on the blockade
after receipt of an early report from the Committee of Good
Offices.

3. We supported the Indonesian request. The Netherlands stated
that the matter should be left to the Committee of Good Offices
and not dealt with by the Security Council.

4. After desultory debate mainly on procedure, the Council adopted
by 8 votes a Chinese proposal made in conformity with Palar's
suggestion to request from the Committee 'an early report on the
existing restrictions on domestic and international trade of
Indonesia and the reasons for the delaying of the implementation
of Article 6 of the truce agreement'. [2]

5. Soviet Russia and Ukraine abstained apparently on the grounds
that they wanted the communication to make specific reference to
the Dutch blockade.