Indonesia's rabble-rousing, globe-trotting President Sukarno gets a kick out of meeting other heads of stateit boosts his prestige. But last week Sukarno summoned Britain's ambassador to Djakarta, regretfully called off a trip to London (scheduled for next week) to meet Queen Elizabeth. The British managed to control their disappointment.
Official reason for the cancellation was "rising tension" over West New Guinea (West Irian to the Indonesians), which Sukarno keeps threatening to "liberate" from Dutch rule. Actually, while Sukarno kept ranting, he managed quietly to postpone his deadline. Before, he had sounded as if an invasion of New Guinea were...
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