GOODWILL NEEDED TO SOLVE INDONESIAN STRIFE

Chronicle (Levin), 9 December 1947, Page 3

GOODWILL NEEDED TO SOLVE INDONESIAN STRIFE

(N.Z.P.A.-

-Reuter,

CovyriQht)

Received Monday, S.30 p.rn. BATAVIA, Dec. 8. Negotiations to settle tlie Indonesian dispute between tjie Dutcli and Indonesian Republicans, began tkis morning aboard tlie United States Navy transport Renville in Batavia harbour. Members of tlie Security Council 7s Three Nations Committee of Good Offices and the leaders of the delegations appealed in tlieir opening speeches for eooperation and goodwill. . Mr. Justice Kirby, Australia, said ouly some of the trials and difiiculties which eonfronted the Security Council 's Committee had been overcome and very many lav ahead. Lack of eooperation and goodwill at this stage would assuredly lead to the failure of their mission. The Netherlands, with the eooperation of an ever increasing number of Indonesians, sought to build out of the chaos left by the wai', a sovereign Free United States of Indonesia, said the leader of the Netherlands delegations, Abdul Ivadir. Aboard the Benville was the beginning of a new phase of this work. It was the Netherlands' earnest hope that it would be suceessful. The Bepublican Premier, Amir Sjarifuddin, paid tribute to the work of earlier British 'negotiators, Lords Inverchapel and Killearn. "Even though their efforts did not bring about the solution. originally hoped for, we recognise that their guidance not only made a contribution to the experienee of our young republic but also demonstratea to the world how a problem of great* eomplexity can be solved by good faith and goodwill. ' ' He added that the Republicans would pave the way to their noble aim by discardiug violehce in favonr of xeason, by attempting a settl'ement.