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394 High Commission in London to Department of External Affairs

Cablegram 4477 LONDON, 20 December 1948, 12.07 a.m.

MOST IMMEDIATE SECRET

Your 4951. [1] INDONESIA.

United Kingdom Government has not decided what attitude to take up
at Security Council tomorrow but is clearly interested in
possibility of securing an adjournment for a day or so.

2. Officials are working on question and Attlee and Bevin may
discuss it tonight. McNeil told High Commissioner this evening
that having failed in their efforts to dissuade the Dutch from
Military action United Kingdom are in complete doubt as to what
their next step should be.

3. It seems that recently they have not been in close touch with
United States or Indonesia.

4. High Commissioner is to see McNeil Monday afternoon. Result
will be reported immediately.

1 Document 391.


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