Your telegrams 163 and 164. [1]

I had a long talk with McNeil this morning (Tuesday) and
elaborated in accordance with above telegrams points regarding
(a) danger of loss of initiative
(b) effect of United States supplies.

McNeil replied that United Kingdom had abstained on the Ukrainian
motion for withdrawal because of its one sided terms (in contrast
with withdrawal clause which United Kingdom had supported on
Friday) and on Soviet motion because it merely repeated Soviet
resolution of Friday. [2] Dening returned to Paris last night for
today's meeting. McNeil is at a loss to explain United States'
apparent change of attitude yesterday but his information today
was that their view was stiffening and that they were restive at
Dutch attitude to the cease-fire order.

McNeil stressed that United Kingdom still has gravest doubts about
going on to sanctions and believes that the best chance is to make
every effort to get Friday's resolution observed.

Incidentally McNeil read me telegram of instructions to United
Kingdom Ambassador at The Hague in which latter was instructed to
express Government's displeasure at military action. It emphasised
United Kingdom warnings of inevitable consequences of such action
and also the fact that the Dutch in recent exchanges [3] following
Hatta's letter [4] had given Cochran time limit for reply which
was quite impossible and therefore had prevented Committee of Good
Offices from functioning.