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144 Burton to Department of External Affairs

Cablegram 74 NEW DELHI, 22 January 1949, 11.55 p.m.

IMMEDIATE

My immediately preceding telegram. [1] Following are texts of
three Resolutions:

Resolution 1. This Conference of Representatives of the
Governments of Afghanistan, Australia, Burma, Ceylon, Egypt,
Ethiopia, India, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi
Arabia, Syria and Yemen, affirming their support of the purposes
and principles of the United Nations and the obligation of all
member States to accept and carry out the decisions of the
Security Council in accordance with the Charter, having considered
the situation in Indonesia in the light of all available data and
in particular the reports submitted by the Good Offices Committee
of the Security Council, being of opinion that the Dutch Military
action launched on the 18th December, 1948, constitutes a flagrant
breach of the Charter of the United Nations and defiance of the
efforts of the Security Council and its Good Offices Committee to
bring about a peaceful settlement, noting that the Netherlands
authorities have failed to give full effect to the Resolutions [2]
of the Security Council adopted after that date, finding that this
action is directed against the very existence of the Republican
Government which the Security Council and several Member
Governments of the United Nations including the Netherlands
Government itself, have recognised, conscious of the danger to the
peace of South East Asia and of the World through the continuance
of hostilities in Indonesia, recognising that the People of
Indonesia are entitled according to the principles of the Charter
to independence and the exercise of full sovereign rights,
recognising further that the maintenance of international peace
and security and the development of friendly relations among
nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and
self-determination of peoples constitute the high and steadfast
purpose of the United Nations, firmly convinced that the Security
Council is properly seized of the Indonesian question as a breach
of the peace and an act of aggression under Article 39 of the
United Nations Charter, recommends to the Security Council of the
United Nations:-

(a) (1) That members of the Republican Government, other
Republican leaders and all political prisoners in Indonesia be
immediately restored to complete freedom.

(2) That the Republican Government be enabled to function freely
and to this end
(i) The residency of Jogjakarta be handed back immediately to the
Republic and the Netherlands Authorities refrain from taking any
action that may interfere with the effective functioning of the
Government of the Republic, that Government should also have
facilities for communication and freedom of consultation
throughout Indonesia.

(ii) Such areas of the Islands of Java, Sumatra and Madura as were
held by the Government of the Republic on the 18th December, 1948,
be restored to the Republic not later than the 15th March, 1949.

(iii) Dutch Forces be withdrawn-
(a) Immediately from the residency of Jogjakarta, and,
(b) Progressively from the rest of the Republican territory
mentioned in (ii). Such withdrawal to be effected in stages and
under conditions to be prescribed by the Good Offices Committee or
any other Body to be appointed by the Security Council and to be
completed not later than the 15th March, 1949.

(iv) All restrictions imposed by the Netherlands Authorities on
the trade of the Republic be immediately removed.

(v) Pending the formation of the Interim Government referred to in
(3) the Republican Government be afforded all facilities for
communication with the outside World.

(3) That an Interim Government, composed of representatives of the
Republic and representatives of territories in Indonesia, other
than those under the authority of the Republic commanding the
confidence of the Indonesian people, be formed not later than 15th
March, 1949, with the approval and assistance of the Good Offices
Committee or any other body that may be appointed by the Security
Council. Pending the result of the deliberations of the
Constituent Assembly referred to in paragraph (6) below, no new
Regional Governments shall be formed or recognised.

(4) That subject to the provisions of paragraph (5) such Interim
Government shall enjoy full powers of Government including control
over its armed forces. To ensure this all Dutch troops shall be
withdrawn from the whole of Indonesia on a date to be determined
by the Good Offices Committee or any other body appointed by the
Security Council. Pending such withdrawal Dutch Forces shall not
be used for the maintenance of law and order except at the request
of the Interim Government and with the approval of the Good
Offices Committee, or any other body that may be appointed by the
Security Council.

(5) That the Interim Government shall have such freedom in
external affairs as may be determined in consultation with the
Interim Government and the Netherlands Authorities by the Good
Offices Committee or any other body that may be appointed by the
Security Council.

(6) That elections for the Constituent Assembly of Indonesia be
completed by 1st October, 1949.

(7) That power over the whole of Indonesia be completely
transferred by the 1st January, 1950, to the United States of
Indonesia whose relationship with the Netherlands shall be settled
by negotiation between the Governments of the United States of
Indonesia and of the Netherlands.

(8) That the Good Offices Committee or any other body appointed by
the Security Council be given authority to secure the application
of the foregoing recommendations under the supervision of the
Security Council to whom it shall report as frequently as may be
necessary.

(b) That in the event of either party to the dispute not complying
with the recommendations of the Security Council, the Council
shall take effective action under the wide powers conferred upon
it by the Charter to enforce the said recommendations. Member
states of the United Nations represented at this Conference pledge
their full support to the Council in the application of any of
these measures, that the Security Council be pleased to report for
consideration by the United Nations General Assembly at its
adjourned session commencing in April, 1949, the measures taken or
recommended by the Council for a solution of the Indonesian
problem and the action taken by the parties concerned to give
effect to these measures.

Resolution 2. In order to ensure close co-operation among
themselves on matters dealt with in Resolution 1, this Conference
recommends to the participating Governments, whether Member States
of the United Nations or not-
(a) That they keep in touch with one another through normal
Diplomatic channels.

(b) That they instruct their representatives at the headquarters
of the United Nations or their Diplomatic Representatives to
consult among themselves.

Resolution 3. This Conference expressed the opinion that
participating Governments should consult among themselves in order
to explore ways and means of establishing suitable machinery,
having regard to the areas concerned for the purpose of promoting
consultation within the framework of the United Nations.

1 Document 143/
2 See notes 3 and 4 to Document 31.


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