Cablegram 2 (extract) CANBERRA, 7 January 1949, 2.00 p.m.
SECRET
I hope sudden developments regarding Asian Conference will not
seriously disturb your arrangements but I feel we may be able to
take advantage of it to further objects of your mission and
facilitate your preliminary contacts with Indian leaders. In your
formal calls on Rajagopalachariar, [1] Nehru and Patel [2]
especially you could develop line suggested to you in Australia
and importance of Indian-Australian collaboration so expressly
recognised by Dr. Evatt.
[AA:A1838/278, 381/3/2]