Security 530.

Indonesia.

Your 719 [1] was transmitted to Washington by telekrypton 29th
November and we understand Ambassador plans to discuss the matter
with the State Department tomorrow. [2] The United States
Delegation here who had received copy of Graham's telegram agree
that Australia should continue on the Committee. They are awaiting
instructions.

2. As regards Australia's rights in the Security Council itself
after 31st December we are confident that a request at that time
to participate in any Council discussion on Indonesia could not be
refused in view of the participation by India and the Philippines
this year. Attempt to secure decision in advance on this point
would therefore seem unnecessary unless we could at the same time
obtain the right to vote. In view of the fact that there is no
provision in the Charter for voting by non-members of the Council
it would be difficult to argue that a country even if acting on
behalf of the Security Council should have a vote when the matter
continues beyond its term of office. We will sound out Secretary-
General and other Delegations who might support us if we made it a
firm objective.

3. We have received very little information regarding the work of
the Committee of Good Offices apart from published information
based on reports by the Secretariat. it would be helpful in case
we are called upon to take any action in the Security Council if
you could let us have from time to time a short account of the
situation.

4. Palar, the Indonesian representative in New York, informed us
today that he was contemplating bringing to the attention of the
Council certain evidence relating to the abrogation by the [Dutch]
[3] of the Linggadjati Agreement. He stated that Indonesian
Government was divided on question whether Linggadjati Agreement
should be taken as basis for negotiations in view of fact that
United States apparently accepted Dutch interpretation of the
agreement. Pending your advice we suggested to him that it would
serve no useful purpose to raise this question in the Council.

Please confirm that we should discourage Palar.

5. Palar indicated that he did not intend to press at this stage
request [from] the Government of Indonesia for appointment of a
Security Council Commission to supervise [territories] [4] handed
back to Republican control. (See Doc. S/590. [5]) However there is
a possibility that some other member of the Council e.g. U.S.S.R.

may request a meeting to discuss the Indonesian communication.

6. Report of Committee on choice of U.S.S. Renville as site of
negotiations has just been received [6] and may be made occasion
for debate on progress of Committee's work.