Evening star., 1948-12-24
'Counci|0rders
Immediate End
To Indies War
Dutch Also Told to
Release Captured
Indonesiu Leaders
U. N. COMMITTEE HITS Dutch
Removal of Observer Teams.
Page A-4.
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, Dec. 24.-The United
Nations ordered a halt today in
Indonesian fighting and told the
Dutch to release at once the In
donesian leaders they seized.
There was no indication the Meth
eNands government would comply.
An immediate cease-f1re order to
the Dutch and Indonesian forces
was voted by seven members of the
Security Council with four abstain
ing. The United States and Austria
liza made the proposal. The demand
for the release of President Soekar-
no, Premier Mohamed Hatta and
other Republican heads was pro-
posed by Australia and sponsored by
Syria.
A Russian demand that the Meth
erlands be condemned as an ag-
Igressor was defeated when it mus
tered only five votes. two short OF
the needed seven.
Also defeated was a clause in the
American resolution which directed
Dutch troops to retire to positions
they held before the attacks started
by land, air and sea Saturday.
Russia Abstains in Votes.
Russia abstained in voting on all
sections of the American and Aus
tralian resolutions OH Indonesia
The proposals were watered down
considerably before the affirmative
actions were voted Russia's dele
gate, Jacob A. Malik, explained the
sections duplicated items in Soviet
resolution which later was rejected
entirely.
Beaten down also was Canadian
proposal 10 instruct a truce COM
mission in Indonesia to recommend
means of settling the dispute be-
tween the Dutch and Indonesian
Republic. 1t mustered only six
votes with five nations abstaining
Dutch sources viewed the Coun-
ellis decision as backhanded vic
tory for the Netherlands, since there
was no condemnation of Holland
and the demand for a military re-
treat was eliminated.
Delegates made their decision in
series of ballots on separate para
graphs of the three-power project
and two Australian-Syrian amend
ments.
France, Argentina, Canada, Bel
gium, the Soviet Union and the So
Iviet Ukraine defeated the with
drawal proposal of the resolution by
abStaining. All other Council mem
bers voted for it. The Ukrainian
delegate was not present and the
Ukraine accordingly was marked as
aostaining on all ballots.
Four Abstain Twice.
France, Belgium. Russia and
the Ukraine abstained on the pro-
posal to issue the cease fire order.
France, Belgium, Russia and the
Ukraine abstained on the proposal
to order the release of captured In
donesian leaders, though a Russian
resolution had proposed the same
thing.
All sections Of the Soviet resolu-
ton condemning Holland for aggres-
sion failed to get the seven votes
needed for adoption.
The Council also adopted the Aus
tralian-Syrian amendment instruct
ing the U. N. Truce Commission
to supervise compliance with the
cease-fire order and the release of
the politicians, and to report back
to the Council. The vote was 7 to O,
with four abstentions.
| Observation-Disclosures amend
ment asking the truce commission
to fix responsibility for the renewal
of hostilities was defeated when six
nations abstained and five voted
favorably.
France Assails Attack.
French Delegate Alexander Parodi
assailed the Dutch attack as brutal
and shocking"
M E. Dening, special British dele
gate, proclaimed Britain's policy in
speech which opened the Coun-
ellis fourth day of debate on the
conflict between the Dutch and the
Indonesian Republic.
Mr.. Dening said Britain believes
the Indonesian fighting will lead to
international friction and is mot
convinced that all opportunities for
negotiation were exhausted before
Hollands decision to employ force"
'"The British government deplores
that decision" he said.
Mr.. Parodi said France decided to
abstain because sentiment should
not be allowed to take precedence
over the real question of interna-
tional law and rights"