Indonesia. My telegram 86. [1]

I discussed the situation with the Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs this morning in the light of my meeting last week with Dr.

Evatt [2] and my reading of the latest reports from Batavia at the
Foreign Office.

2. I commenced by allaying any fear that Australia intended
leaving Committee of Good Offices. I then urged that time seemed
more than ripe for a real effort to reach a final settlement by
means of several proposals now in existence.

3. Lovink assured me that as soon as the Government was formed (he
hopes within 2 or 3 days) a real effort would be made. As the help
of the Committee would be necessary he repeated again the plea
that [Kirby] [3] should return for say 6 or 8 weeks.

4. I undertook to pass on his request and support it in the belief
that there is a real hope of success. But I warned him that it may
be impossible to spare Kirby.