Cablegrams 39 CANBERRA, 21 January 1949, 10.40 p.m.
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Your 54, 57 and 59. [1]
I must say I do not think argumentative discussions of much value to Australia and they should not be undertaken without authority.
After all matter is already on a higher level and it is important for India to understand our objectivity in the matter of Indonesia. You have not acknowledged draft heads of resolution [2] and it is important that possible jurisdiction of General Assembly should be retained.
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1 Document 125, 129 and 131.
2 See note 1 to Document 136.
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[AA : A1838, 854/10/4/5]