Cablegram 54 CANBERRA, 8 January 1949, 1.45 p.m.
IMMEDIATE RESTRICTED
INDONESIA
Your 6. [1]
1. Australian Press is quoting report of Wells, New York Times
Correspondent in London, claiming British Officials feel Dutch
action now proved to be right. This may be inspired and in view of
weakness of United Kingdom attitude and contrast noted by Menon
between public and private statements in Dutch it calls for
immediate official United Kingdom denial.
2. You should continue to impress on British that their own
interests as well as those of the United Nations depends on them
following principles in this matter.
3. These are points you could raise in resumption of discussions.
[AA : A1838, 403/3/1/1, xx]