§ 31. Mr. Longdenasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he is satisfied that the Dutch military authorities in Indonesia, under Lieut.-General Spoor, are acting in accordance with the Cheribon Agreement.
Mr. McNeilAs my hon. Friend was informed on 17th February, the draft agreement initialled at Cheribon last November, to the terms of which His Majesty's Government are in no way a party, has not yet been signed, and is consequently not yet in force.
§ 32. Mr. Longdenasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he is aware of the activity of the Dutch in holding up British and other ships inside and outside the territorial waters of Indonesia, in confiscating cargoes and in forbidding all exports from that country while placing all imports under strict supervision; and whether, in view of the Cheribon Agreement between Britain and Holland, he will make representations to the Dutch Government on the matter.
Mr. McNeilRepresentations on this matter were made to the Netherlands Government on 26th February, but, as has already been explained, His Majesty's Government are not a party to the Cheribon Agreement.