My telegram 216. [1]

As may appear already from our note of June 27th 1947 [2] the
Government of the Republic have no objection that the
Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands be a Member of
the Interim Government to be constituted as quickly as possible.

The acceptance of the Representative of the Kingdom of the
Netherlands proves the willingness of the Republic to find a
common ground on which diverging viewpoints of both parties can be
quickly brought together. The Government of the Republic have no
objection to a special position for the Representative of the
Kingdom of the Netherlands. We can follow the desire of the
Netherlands Government to grant her Representative a de jure
deciding authority; the Republic however having been recognised by
the Netherlands Government should obtain a position in conformity
with its de facto recognition according to the Linggadjati
Agreement.

In connection with the above, the matter of Netherlands
sovereignty during the transition period should be solved in
agreement with what has been established with regard to the
position of the Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

With due observance of the terms formulated under point (c) of the
note [3], to your Excellency, of the President it must be clear
that the de facto authority of the Republic can serve for guidance
of the Netherlands Government the more so as this de facto
authority of the Republic has already obtained a place and found
recognition in international relations.

From your last letter [4] the Republic Government understands the
de facto authority of the Republic as described above is a reality
which cannot be ignored. The recognition of de jure Netherlands
sovereignty during the transition period which has to end at the
latest on January 1st 1949 should not in the opinion of the
Republic Government close the road to further negotiations
concerning international relations.

This recognition is coupled with the condition sine qua non that
after the transition period the fully sovereign United States of
Indonesia shall be effectively established. in connection with the
above the Republic Government have no objection in principle, with
regard to the regulations pertaining to foreign relations, to the
adaptation of those relations to what has been established
concerning the position of the representative of the Kingdom of
the Netherlands.

With regard to internal order and security the Republic Government
maintain the point of view described in their note of June 27th.

The Republic Government point out again that they agree to the
formation of a central body for control of internal security of
which representatives of the several states will be members. In
the opinion of the Republic Government apparatus to be used should
be a constabulary of each of several states only to be used inside
the states concerned. The federal co-operation should find its
embodiment in common control of the central organisation.

Concerning restitution of property of non-Indonesians it may be
explained that such a restitution as proposed in the note of May
27th 1947 [5] can be agreed to with the exception of what has been
said in that note about the safeguarding of persons and their
property. The Republic Government remain of the opinion that
restitution should take place in an organised way whereof
procedure can be further discussed.

As soon as mutual agreement has been reached with regard to the
interim Government the Republic will take measures to remove the
impression that the Republic aims at extending its authority
outside the territory.

The Republic Government are of the opinion that with regard to
other problems a solution can be obtained seeing mutual agreement
has been reached about de jure deciding authority representative
of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

The Republic Government reaffirm their hope that through a
decrease in armed forces on both sides the atmosphere of mutual
trust will return so that a solution of important political
questions can be achieved.