Evening star., 1947-08-02
|U.N. ActsSwiftIy
To Halt Fighting
In Indonesia
Notes Tell Natives
And Dutch to Geese
Hostilities at Once
By the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Aug. 2.-The
United Nations today moved
swiftly to stop the conflict in
Indonesia with unprecedented
orders to the Netherlands and
Indonesian governments to
cease hostilities Immediately.
Terse notes were dispatched to
the two governments within a few
hours after last nights far-reaching
Security Council decision calling on
them to stop fighting and settle
their disputes by arbitration or
other peaceful means.
The Council debated only two days
before issuing the cease-fire order
in the strongest action ever taken
by an U. N. organ. The hostilities
began July 20.
To enforce its decision, the Council
under the U. N. Charter can pull
out the most potent weapons in its
arsenal - economic sanctions and
severance of diplomatic relations by
all SIS members and, as last resort,
such action by air, land and sea
forces as may be necessary to main
tain or restore international peace
and security"
Vote Was 8 to 0.
The vote was 8 to 0, with Britain.
France and Belgium abStaining.
Russia and the United States, the
latter author of the final resolu-
ton, split only when delegates voted
down Soviet demand that Dutch
and Indonesian troops be withdrawn
to positions they held at the start
OF military operations. Soviet Deputy
Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko
insisted that otherwise the Dutch
would have an. advantage in the
negotiations.
Both parties were expected to
comply with the council verdict, al
though Dutch Ambassador Eelco N.
Van Kleffens stalked out after the
session with mo comment what.
soever' statement to reporters.
In fighting losing battle to block
the move DR., Van Kleffens earlier
advised delegates that his govern
ment hoped hostilities would cease
at the earliest possible moment.
More am not authorized to say at
this time he added.
DR.. Van Kleffens was in almost
constant transatlantic telephonic
communication with the Hague
throughout the debate. He re-
peatedly contended that the fighting
was an internal affair and the
council had no authority.
An American spokesman said that
the United States offer of good Of
fees" to both sides still stood. The
Dutch gladly accepted" the offer
and dispatches from Batavia indi-
Gated that the Indonesian govern
ment would accept conditionally at
least.
Britain, France and Belgium
fought the move all through the
debate, French Delegate Alexandra
Parodi even telling the Council after
the balloting that he would have
preferred to vote against the reso-
luton but abstained because his
veto. would have killed it.
Holly Contested Point.
Passage of the resolution also
served to give official Council recog-
milton to the Indonesian govern
ment, point hotly contested by DR..
Van Kleffens in his speeches.
Russia's amendment on the with
drawal of troops to previous posi-
tions was defeated when Mr.. Gro
myko could get only Poland to vote
with him. The other nine delegates
abstained and the proposal fell lar
short of the necessary seven votes.
During the final stages of debate,
the Netherlands was under strong
attack from China and India. The
Chinese delegate, DR.. T. F. Tsiang,
charged that the Dutch were acting
as an Overland" and wanted to
place Indonesia in the role of q
"vassal state" 1ndia's B. r. Sen
said DR.. Van Kleffens' arguments
were unsatisfactory, misleading
and one sided"
The Indonesian case was brought
to the Council by India and Aus
tralia. The latter invoked chapter
n, which makes provision for the
use of force, and the case was heard
under articles of that chapter.