During the Dutch-Indonesian conflict, Palar argued the case of Indonesian independence at the UN and the Security Council, even though his status was only as an "observer" because Indonesia was not a member of the UN at that time.
Pada saat konflik antara Belanda dan Indonesia, Palar memperdebatkan posisi kedaulatan Indonesia di PBB dan di Dewan Keamanan walaupun pada saat itu dia hanya mendapat gelar "peninjau" di PBB karena Indonesia belum menjadi anggota pada saat itu.