Security Council, 23rd December afternoon. [1] Syria was first
speaker. Asserted that Council had plenty of information on which
to make up its mind and rejected all reasons put forward by Dutch
for their action as being quite inadequate to justify use of
force. in particular, he suggested that intervention in interests
of law and order would only make position far worse. El Khouri
sponsored and supported Australian amendments. [2] On competence
of Council, he expressed himself quite satisfied. Method of
settling dispute had been agreed to by both parties and it had not
been exhausted. While Security Council was talking, people in
Indonesia were being killed and he would have expected president
to ask for brevity in statements being made.

India claimed that situation threat to peace and security of whole
of South East Asia. Republic had been as accommodating as any
state could be expected to be but even a cursory glance at reports
of CGO showed that other side had not behaved similarly. All that
Hatta had asked was a certain limited self restraint on part of
Dutch, while recognising their complete sovereignty. Only
conclusion that could be drawn was that this entirely unprovoked
attack had been premeditated. It could not be seriously suggested
that there could be freedom of choice or elections under
conditions of Dutch rule and with Republican leaders in gaol.

Solution will never be by military action. Question must be
speedily solved or repercussions throughout Asia would be very
great. He supported terms of draft resolution and Australian
amendments.

Malik for Soviet Union, made long statement. He traced in detail
earlier history of first police action and suggested that because
Security Council did not then take sufficient measures as proposed
by U.S.S.R. i.e. withdrawal and setting up of SC mission [3],
Dutch were encouraged to further aggression. He claimed CGO was
defender of Dutch colonial interests and not an impartial
observer. Renville agreement further strengthened Dutch by forcing
withdrawals on Republic. Even so Dutch started violating
principles by fictitious plebiscites creating puppet states. SC
then adopted abstract resolution obliging no one to do anything.

[4] Dutch delay and seizure of Republic documents have taken place
in sight of GOC which has acted purely as screen. Question arose
as to what it actually was doing and U.S. representative on
Council had stated that members were busy in unofficial
negotiations. Hatta letter [5] which bore all marks of
capitulation to Netherlands was exhorted from him by Cochran whose
activities were directed to persuading Netherlands to make more
and more demands and to persuading Republic to suppress popular
feelings of its own people. U.S., Australian proposals [6] were
hidden from SC by CGO which represented Council only formally.

Republic had scrupulously observed truce and made excessive
concessions which have been made to look like capitulations and
only encouraged further unacceptable demands. All Dutch activities
make it clear that they did not want agreement at all. When
political negotiations started again in November Indonesia made
maximum concessions but Dutch insisted on provisions which boiled
down to unlimited powers for High Commissioner and command of
armed forces. Republic would have been reduced to puppet. it
became clear that before January first, Dutch intended to create
U.S.I. without Republic and without further negotiations with it.

Dutch Government not interested in agreements and normal
relations. They talked of agreements so as to hide their
aggression from public opinion. On seventeenth ultimatum presented
[7] and without waiting for answer attacked early on nineteenth.

Again violation of diplomatic immunities. Decree published about
U.S.I. without Republic. This is defiance of U.N. Aggression is
only way to describe it on information received from GOC.

Aggression unprovoked had been planned for long time. Dutch
officials had not learned that it was no longer possible to impose
will by force on a people who know what freedom is. Those who try
to hamper progressive march of history will fail. Dutch act is a
threat to peace. SC must take urgent measures to guarantee
independence of Indonesia. SC must:

one condemn aggression against Indonesia.

two bring end to military activities at once.

three issue withdrawal to status quo lines order.

four establish committee of SC including all member states which
would achieve cease-fire and withdrawal. Soviet will present own
resolution. [8]

Re draft resolution [9] clear that act of aggression committed and
it should be called that yet draft does not say who started
'renewal of military activities'. Calls upon both parties to cease
fire and withdraw but this again veils substance of problem. Such
demand should be addressed only to Dutch. Also final paragraph
calling for report from GOC is strange because all information
necessary is already here. It is not only useless but dangerous in
that it gives the Dutch a chance to blur responsibility. Soviet
Union will not support resolution.