In view of certain quite incorrect reports which have appeared in
the Australian press on the Indonesia case before the Security
Council, and adverse comments on my criticism [1] of the Dutch, I
wish you would kindly invite the attention of the Minister to the
Summary Reports, which show what I did in fact say, in case
questions are raised in the House. The first allegation is that I
said that action of the Dutch in Indonesia was worse than that of
Hitler against Holland in 1940. After pointing out that the
Indonesian delegation was given fifteen minutes notification, at
11.45 on 18th December, of the breaking of the Renville Agreement
[2], and then found all communications with their Government
severed, and that the American member of the Good Offices
Commission was treated similarly, I said this was worse than the
time limits given by Hitler to the Dutch in 1940. No mention
whatever was made of comparable military operations.

The second misstatement was that I said the Netherlands should be
expelled from the United Nations. The Netherlands representative
[3] had just stated his Government were prepared to take all the
consequences of their action. After mentioning the two Agreements
which had been broken, and the four Security Council Resolutions
which had been violated, despite assurances that they would be
observed by the Dutch, and despite their obligation under Article
25 of the Charter [4], I stated that the full consequence of
continued violations of Security Council resolutions would be the
suspension of the Member, if the Security Council recommended
accordingly.

Another untrue allegation was that it was an emotional speech,
accompanied by table rapping and waving of arms. I have never been
guilty of this in any speech or statement I have ever made, and
make no gestures when speaking. Mr. Shann who was with me
throughout all sessions, and who will be shortly returning to
Australia, will confirm all the statements herein. Indeed we both
remarked at the time how unjust and unfair the reports in the
United Kingdom press were, but I never realised until I just saw
the Australian papers, that the same remarks had been sent to
Australia.