§ 63. Mr. Fisherasked the Secretary of of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will withhold British aid to Indonesia until compensation is paid by the Indonesian Government for the confiscation of British assets, and until the confrontation between Indonesia and Malaysia has ceased.
§ Mrs. WhiteNo. My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary made it clear to the House on 29th April that our offer of emergency aid to Indonesia was unconditional and for humanitarian reasons. We naturally hope that the question of British assets in Indonesia will be resolved as relations improve. As Tegards confrontation, we hope that the encouraging progress towards a settlement made when the Malaysian and Indonesian Ministers met recently in Bangkok will be maintained in the current negotiations between the two countries.