INDONESIA

It is most important that Security Council should adopt a
satisfactory resolution without delay. United States is
considering submission of a draft resolution [1] which is
satisfactory as far as it goes, but we have pointed out that
American proposal that the two parties resume negotiations under
auspices of Committee of Good Offices would give Dutch at least
two more months in which to exert pressure on the republic and is
unlikely to produce any settlement. We have told Australian
Representative in New York that Council should make up its mind
that it will have to lay down terms of settlement, and that it
should accordingly give its proposed Indonesian Commission three
weeks in which to draw up technical details of a just and workable
settlement (working by majority vote and consulting parties as
necessary) for presentation to Security Council for endorsement.

We would hope that United Kingdom Government will support
resolution on these lines. Our impression is that up to now,
United Kingdom has been content to accept Dutch assurances
regarding establishment of interim Government and holding of
elections. On 12th January Cadogan in discussions with Jessup,
Rau, and Hood seemed unprepared to commit himself to definite
timetable for elections and transfer of sovereignty and wanted any
supervision to be entrusted to Consular Commission (which we think
should be abolished) rather than to proposed U.N. Commission. In
Security Council on 14th January Cadogan expressed himself as
reassured by Dutch statement and suggested that Good Offices
Committee be invited to submit further reports. [2] In our view
this merely invites further delays, and you should do everything
possible to urge United Kingdom to adopt line.