INDONESIA AND SOUTH EAST ASIAN REGIONAL GROUP THE NEW ZEALAND
ATTITUDE

In view of the likelihood of discussions between the Prime
Ministers [1] of Australia and New Zealand on the subject of
Indonesia and the South East Asian regional organization the
following summary of the recommendations contained in the brief
prepared by the New Zealand Department of External Affairs for use
by the New Zealand delegation at the General Assembly may be of
interest.

The New Zealand Department apparently did not give consideration
to the possibility that a proposal would be made for the inclusion
on the Assembly agenda of a separate item dealing with Indonesia.

The brief suggested to the New Zealand delegation, however, that
they should support a discussion of the question on the basis of
the report of the Security Council. It was further suggested that
the New Zealand delegate should give full support to the Security
Council resolution [2] and to the reports of the United Nations
Commission for Indonesia and should stress the dangers which must
result from a failure to settle the dispute on the basis of the
directions of the Security Council.

It was further suggested that the New Zealand delegates without
advocating the imposition of sanctions should affirm their
willingness to support any measures which might be determined on
by the Security Council to enforce its authority. The New Zealand
delegate was to give moral support to suggestions that as a last
resort the Security Council should take action under Article 41.

[3]

In connection with the New Delhi Conference it was recommended
that the New Zealand delegate should not participate in further
discussions in New York except as an observer. In addition it was
recommended that New Zealand should not participate in any joint
recommendation from an Asian bloc. In connection with the third
resolution [4] of the New Delhi Conference it was suggested that
the New Zealand delegate should adopt an even more cautious
approach 'since New Zealand is not properly or advantageously
comprised within an Asian grouping and no decision has yet been
reached as to whether, in a more limited South East Asian
association, it would be desirable for New Zealand to have
observer status'.