IMMEDIATE

This afternoon's meeting of Council [1] devoted to statements by
Palar and Jessup. We are reporting separately in cypher on
proceedings generally.

Palar made statement claiming that latest Dutch action part of
long-term plan of which vital part was delay. G.O.C. reports have
proved Dutch responsible for five months delay. Blockade, a breach
of Article Six of Renville [2], has been aimed at Economic
strangulation. Political activities which have been of same nature
were supposed to be concern of G.O.C. which Dutch have
consistently by-passed. Having at last got their forces ready they
have tried with a final blow to finish question. How wrong they
are they will find out. The infiltrations they make so much of are
often spontaneous uprisings behind Dutch lines and at other times
consist of Indonesians visiting their families. This is a social
and not military [or] a political problem. Uprisings in East and
West Java are clear indication of hate and growing distrust of
Dutch army of occupation. Dutch have not quelled many of
disturbances as they wished to have excuse to retain their armies
where they were. It is not that Republic is not adhering to
agreements made, as the Dutch claim, it is that the Republic will
not adhere to Dutch interpretations of these agreements. Dutch
interpretation of truce agreement as allowing them to set up
states in disputed areas is an example of such methods. One of the
reasons for the police action was that Sockarno would not be there
to approve Governmental decisions yet the Dutch now claim to have
captured him. Dutch demands amounted to ultimatum which would have
led to complete dissolution of the Republic. Circumstances of time
limit and methods of communication are obvious. Palar warned that
Republic would never give in and predicted guerrilla warfare for
years. Conflagration, started by Dutch, will not be confined to
Republican territory. Already repercussions have occurred in West
Java and East Indonesia showing both solidarity of people and
falseness of Dutch claims about the Governments they have set up.

Asked for immediate and positive action on part of Council to
order cease-fire and withdrawal and stressed that positive
achievement could only be achieved by continuation of Council's
Committee in Indonesia.

Jessup stated that U.S. position basically same as 1947. In
recalling terms of 1947 resolution [3], Jessup asserted that U.S.

had never been in doubt as to competence of Council acting under
article 40 to order a cease fire and to see that it was carried
out. It had been then an outbreak of hostilities threatening
international peace and security and the present situation is at
least as serious. No question of what is going on as Dutch have
quite openly and formally broken truce and Council has been called
upon urgently by G.O.C. to consider breach of truce provisions of
Renville.

Efforts of G.O.C. for more than a year have been unremitting. Long
delays in political agreements have brought economic difficulties
and deterioration in relations which were always a danger to
continuation of negotiations. Insufficient efforts have been made
to use G.O.C. U.S. fails to find any justification for resumption
of military action, especially after seven months when G.O.C. not
used. If violations of truce so frequent then Dutch should have
reported direct to Security Council.

It was necessary under Article Ten of truce agreement [4] to
notify Committee. Committee was separated yet in middle of night,
one hour before truce ended, Dutch gave notice to U.S.

representative, who was unable to communicate with Australian and
Belgian representatives because Dutch had cut communications.

There was, therefore, not really a notification to Committee at
all and Article Ten was infringed.

Latest telegram from G.O.C. (reported in our earlier en clair [5])
of considerable value in estimating causes. U.S. was of opinion
that Committee should be instructed to prepare report assessing
responsibility for failure to reach a settlement. Council should
know why method of Good Offices failed. This, however, would take
time. Council's own order of August first 1947 had been infringed
and this must be dealt with at once. Security Council should order
cease-fire and withdrawal of troops behind truce lines set up by
Renville. First August decision still binding on both parties.

U.S. regards new outbreak with great seriousness and feels that it
might lead to grave threat to peace and security.

U.S., Syrian, Colombian resolution [6] to give effect to above
submitted.