The Indonesian case before the U.N. Security Council simmered down. The Dutch told the U.N. council that they would cease firing in Indonesia only in their own good time.

The Indonesian case before the U.N. Security Council simmered down. A Dutch representative described the American attitude: “At first, the U.S. reacted like a New England parent surprised by a young man trifling with his daughter’s honor. Now the State Department’s attitude has changed. It became: ‘What are we…