At Joint Intelligence Committee meeting yesterday, the Chairman
read the text of top secret telegram from the Foreign Office to
Bevin in Paris, reporting the United Kingdom Government's concern
at the continued stalemate in Indonesia and urging him to take up
with Stikker the immediate urgency of renewing negotiations.

2. Foreign Office appreciation of the urgency of the position is
that the Dutch are going ahead to form Interim Government with the
Federalists and 'will not be disappointed if the Republic does not
come in'. The Dutch are also, on Foreign Office's information,
contemplating further police action and completely fail to realise
the effect this will have on public opinion abroad.

3. Interest of telegram lies in the strong terms in which it was
drafted particularly the reference to adverse effect on
Australian, New Zealand and Indian opinion of the present Dutch
policy and the urgency attached by the United Kingdom Government
to ending the present situation.