Military Situation.

Reports of detailed advance now announced in Dutch communiques
will already be known to you. In the west of Java the main attack
[is] on Cheribon in which stiffer resistance has been met half way
from the already secured Bandoeng-Soekaboemi area.

In the middle of Java the advance from Semarang has stopped at
Salatiga for consolidation.

In East Java Marine brigades landed and took the ports of
Banjoewangi, Probolinggo: the latter set on fire in pursuance of
the Scorched Earth Policy. Two landing ships stranded at
Barjoewangi which may interfere with marine movements.

Medan. Slow progress owing to heavy opposition.

Padang. Action confined, extending perimeter to hills.

Palembang. The offensive seize of oil-fields progresses; some
already taken. Seaborne attack on Djambi can be expected later.

Understand the Dutch plan is to pick Marine brigade from East Java
to land at Rembang on the North Coast on D-Day plus twenty. This,
with brigades from central and West Java will advance on
Djokjakarta and the centre. No advance into West Java and Bantam
contemplated for the present.

Present reports indicate relatively little Scorched Earth and
little resistance of large bodies. This may be evidence of
Indonesian intention to resort to guerrilla warfare, in which case
real resistance would not begin until the Dutch lines of
communication are lengthened.

Present indications are that the Dutch will carry immediate
objectives without difficulty and what happens later will depend
on the Indonesian will to resist.