501.BC Indonesia/1–548: Telegram
The Consul General at Batavia (Livengood) to the Secretary of State 1
14. From Graham No. 82. Repercussions Embassy Canberra approach to Aus Government re partisanship AusDel (Deptel 379, December [Page 61] 312) may cause embarrassment here. AusDel partiality in GOC fully matched by partiality BelDel. While proposals initiated by AusDel have sometimes been tactical, AusDel has not pressed any proposals which USDel opposed. With respect implementation SC resolution, BelDel has consistently represented Dutch position calling for recognition Van Mook line of demarcation while AusDel gave up its own position calling for withdrawal Netherlands to territory occupied August 4 in order not imperil Graham-Van Zeeland understanding on intent SC resolution. Further, USDel considers truce plan of December 4, initiated by AusDel, fair and practical and an important contribution to work GOC. Restatement by Aus representative on SC blaming Dutch alone for delays in reaching agreement cease-fire, fact is that Dutch have never yet accepted single GOC proposal without at least serious qualification while Indonesians have accepted all proposals so far.
Re paragraph eight mytel 75, December 27,3 Graham emphasizes Critchley would have preferred USDel redraft of Xmas proposals but was again animated by desire preserve unanimity GOC. [Graham.]
- Repeated in telegram 2, January 6, 5 p. m., to Canberra.↩
- See telegram 277, December 31, 1947, 6 p. m., to Canberra, Foreign Relations, 1947, vol. vi, p. 1099.↩
- Telegram 572, December 27, 1947, 1 p. m., ibid., p. 1094.↩