§ 76. Mr. Dribergasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if, in view of the continued presence in Indonesia of British troops, he will represent to the new Netherlands Government that there should be no recession from the recent proposals for the future status of Indonesia, since these represent the most modest instalment of independence likely to be acceptable to moderate nationalist opinion in Indonesia and any modification of them would therefore provoke new outbreaks of violence.
Mr. McNeilHis Majesty's Government's views on the desirability of an early settlement of the Indonesian question on the basis of proposals acceptable to moderate nationalist opinion are well known alike to the Netherlands Government and to my hon. Friend.