A. Possible [1] Second Police Action
1. Sjarifoeddin confirmed today that the Dutch are continuing to
mass troops at strategic points particularly in Java and in the
region of Soerakarta.

2. As a precaution against a possible second police action we are
proposing to put into effect the following plan:

(a) Queries raised by the Netherlands on the Truce Plan [2] have
been answered [3] and we will bring to bear what pressure we can
to have the plan accepted.

(b) At the first opportunity I shall propose that the Committee
publish its activities in relation to the November 1st Resolution
on the cease fire. The statement would traverse both sets of
proposals put for-ward by the Committee and their reception by the
parties. My argument will be that it is time the Committee made
clear what it has been doing over the past weeks particularly in
view of the time which has passed without positive results and
because both the Netherlands and the Republic have referred in
public statements to plans put forward by the Committee without
the public knowing what the plans are about. A previous inability
to [4] make such a statement will be an additional pressure on the
Netherlands to accept the Plan. Whether they do or not, its
publicity would provide a useful check on Dutch aggression.

(c) Following announcement to the Parties of the Committee's
decision to publicize the cease fire activities, Sjarifoeddin will
address a letter to the Good Offices Committee giving factual
details of Dutch troop concentrations. He will refer to paragraph
7 of the statement adopted by the Committee on November 29th and
sent to the parties the following day (SAC 10-1-5). [5] He will
also emphasise the serious effect troop concentrations are having
on the impasse and will suggest that it would greatly assist in
the creation of a peaceful atmosphere if the Netherlands were to
give an assurance that their forces would not advance from their
forward positions. When the letter is received I shall point out
in the Committee the delicate nature of the request and suggest
that the Belgian Representative on the Committee approach the
Netherlands informally and if possible obtain the required
assurance without presenting the Republic letter.

B. Political Talks
These proceeded somewhat haphazardly this morning with the
Republic Delegation. The only real point of interest was the
denial by the Republicans that they had ever heard the
interpretation of Clause 1 of Linggadjati as set out in my
telegram K.18 [6], paragraph b.1.

The Good Offices Committee has decided that in future questions in
the main identical [proposals] will be submitted by the Committee
in writing in advance to each of the parties so that more rapid
progress can be achieved and so that the final record will clearly
indicate their respective views.