Reference our memorandum 489. [1]

The Indonesians are disturbed at the announcement made yesterday
to the Dutch Parliament that the date for the Round Table
Conference would not be fixed until complete cease-fire is
operative. Their view, which seems sound, is that the success of
the cease-fire may itself depend on the speed of the calling of
the conference. Dutch tactics are reminiscent of last year, and we
are informed that the State Department is also disturbed and is
awaiting a report from Canberra.

2. While the Dutch may be unlikely to hold up the conference until
the Assembly meets, even that delay might be dangerous to
effective Republican implementation of the cease-fire. It is
possible that an early meeting of the Council, which would
inevitably enquire into the date of the conference, might be
useful.

3. The opportunity for this might be the report on the cease-fire
expected from UNCI at any time.