INDONESIA

Your telegram 75. [1]

State Department have not yet received report from Cochran. They
claim that other members of Commission were fully informed by
Lisle regarding Cochran's itinerary and objective which was to
obtain information with a view to a report by Commission regarding
Dutch intentions. We pointed out that it was essential that the
Commission should take all possible action, and that this was
impeded by Cochran's absence. State Department consider, however,
that the Commission could make little progress dealing through
Schuurman, and that the only course was to go direct to the Dutch
Government.

2. State Department has not yet decided on United States attitude
in the Security Council in the event (which is assumed) the
Commission reports on 15th February that Dutch will not comply
with main points of resolution. [2] United States would welcome
Australian suggestions. They point out that imposition of
sanctions against Netherlands would have serious implications.

While United States would comply with any Security Council
resolution, they do not believe that United Kingdom and Canada
would be prepared to support sanctions even if United States used
its influence to persuade them to do so.