Cablegram 15 CANBERRA, 30 January 1947
SECRET
Our 12. Representation at Batavia. Please approach Foreign Office seeking provisional recognition of Bertram Charles Ballard as Consul-General at Batavia with jurisdiction in Netherlands East Indies. London has been asked to submit Commission to Palace for signature and to forward for Counter-signature by Minister. [1]
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1 The Legation at The Hague replied on 17 February that the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs had granted provisional recognition to Ballard as Consul-General at Batavia. His commission was signed by King George VI on 13 July.
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[AA:A1068/1, IC47/15/2/2/1]