My immediately following telegram.

At the opening session 13 representatives spoke shortly. Generally
the tone was good, little reference being made to Palestine and
French Indo China and all representatives without exception
stressing work with and through the United Nations.

2. There was a tendency on the part of some to regard the
conference as Asian in racial rather than regional sense.

3. Although speaking was alphabetical, we were able to arrange not
to be called at first and towards the end took the opportunity to
make a few remarks summarised in following telegram stressing 'The
Australian Government would give early consideration to
observations and reports, which would be carried back, by its
officials sent to the Conference for this purpose'.

4. Session followed interview we had with the United States
Ambassador, which is separately reported in which he stressed the
need for us to off-set any impressions of East-West line up which
he regards as more dangerous than Soviet influence. The Indian
Delegate also sought our co-operation in controlling Arab
countries from exploiting the conference. We spoke in this context
and behind the scene, and the work of the session was a surprise
to all as there was complete support for United Nations and a
[remarkable] [1] absence of reference to other situations.