1963 has not been a good year for diplomatic relations between the British Commonwealth and Indonesia. The newly formed Malaysian state is firmly in the eyes of Sukarno and a covert jungle war between the Commonwealth and Indonesia is being secretly slugged out in the jungles of Borneo. There is fear that Indonesia may attack Australia. Darwin is on high air-raid alert for the second time in twenty years and President Sukarno is becoming exceptionally agitated at the inability of his military to crack a victory over the Commonwealth forces. By late 1963 tensions are at boiling point and ripe for manipulation by key players - and not so key players? The deadliest of strategic possibilities is becoming a sinister reality and the powder keg scenario is about to explode in the most unimaginable and destructive way on both sides of the Indian Ocean.