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Telegram from Francis Shepherd to Ernest Bevin on the situation in the Dutch East Indies (Batavia, 13 November 1947)

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On 13 November 1947, the British Consul-General in Batavia, Francis M. Shepherd, sends some notes on the political situation in the Dutch East Indies to the British Foreign Secretary, Ernest Bevin. He particularly mentions the creation by the United Nations Security Council of a Committee of Good Offices, which is set up to guide the future negotiations between the Netherlands and the Republic of Indonesia.

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Source: SHEPHERD, Francis M.. [Telegram from Consul-General Shepherd to Mr. Bevin (Received 25 November 1947)]: Political situation in Indonesia. 13-11-1947. F 15569/45/62. Kept in: The National Archives of the UK (TNA). CO - Records of the Colonial Office, Commonwealth and Foreign and Commonwealth Offices, Empire Marketing Board, and related bodies, Colonial Office and predecessors: Confidential General and Confidential Original Correspondence. Netherlands, East Indies: action by Security Council, CO 537/3345.

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Subject files: Decolonisation: geopolitical issues and impact on the European integration process

Metadata

Metadata language: en
Categories: Diplomatic documents
Type: Physical document
Original title: [Telegram from Consul-General Shepherd to Mr. Bevin (Received 25 November 1947)]
Secondary title: Political situation in Indonesia
Sender: Shepherd, Francis M.
Recipient: Bevin, Ernest
Creation date: 13/11/1947
Number of pages: 2 p.
Object number: F 15569/45/62

Location

Provider: The National Archives of the UK (TNA)
Archive collection: CO - Records of the Colonial Office, Commonwealth and Foreign and Commonwealth Offices, Empire Marketing Board, and related bodies
Archive sub-collection: Colonial Office and predecessors: Confidential General and Confidential Original Correspondence
Folder name: Netherlands, East Indies: action by Security Council
Folder number: CO 537/3345