Your telegram 400. [1]

INDONESIA

In addition to his conversation with the Foreign Secretary on 1st
February reported in telegram 33 [2], the High Commissioner saw
the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations on 4th February
and stressed the need for immediate action on points mentioned and
prompt negotiations under Security Council Resolution. [3] Noel-
Baker said that United Kingdom is supporting the resolution
strongly and would insist to the Dutch that they must make their
full contribution towards carrying it out. He feels that the Dutch
are now beginning to see that the Security Council means business
and to realise the failure of Drees's visit.

2. I have kept in touch with officials. They state today they have
no further information regarding content of new proposals
mentioned in my telegram 400. [4] They think Indonesians do not
realise sufficiently the importance of planning now for the
inevitable transfer of power next year as well as getting Interim
Federal Government set up. They say United Kingdom is continuing
to press Dutch to take action immediately to obey paras 1 and 2 of
Security Council resolution (though they were doubtful about
specifying Djokjakarta because of its unpopularity with
Federalists).

3. Churchill's public references to Dutch action against
'monstrosities of chaos and Communism' are not getting much
attention but they have some influence.