Letter BATAVIA, 16 September 1949
SECRET
I desire to refer to your 2/173 [1] of 5th September, 1949, on the
subject of negotiations about Dutch New Guinea at the round table
conference between the Dutch and the Indonesians at The Hague.
This subject has received consideration and it is desired to
advise that Australian policy in this matter is not to attempt
actively to influence any negotiations at The Hague on the future
control of Dutch New Guinea. The Commonwealth considers that this
must be left to the Dutch and the Indonesians to work out among
themselves. It is our hope that the present status of Dutch New
Guinea would be left undisturbed at least for the time being. [2]
[AA : A1838, 309/1/1, i]
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