The British Consul-General informs me confidentially that Van Mook
spoke to him yesterday to the following effect:-

(1) Major military operations should be over in a week. Occupation
of Djokjakarta no longer intended; possibly some moderate or co-
operative government might be set up there in which case its
authority would have to be limited to central Java as he
contemplated facilitating the establishment of separate states in
east and west Java and probably Sumatra.

(2) Dutch progress was two days ahead of schedule and had met
practically no resistance so far except at Medan. Casualties up to
Wednesday night were Dutch 40 dead and 70 wounded and Republicans
100 and 250. Most Dutch casualties due to mines and booby traps.

There seemed to be general muddle and little cohesion amongst
Republican forces.

(3) Local population nearly every-where received the Dutch forces
in friendly and co-operative manner, sometimes giving warning of
mines. People in the countryside were following normal
occupations.

(4) There was little to report concerning [destruction] [1] of
property except some damage to roads and bridges and damage to
Chinese shops. No signs of general fighting. [2]

(5) Operations in Sumatra were going according to plan and on a
more limited scale than Java.

United Kingdom Consul-General got the impression that Van Mook was
not at all concerned about unfavourable world attitude because he
was sure that Military Operations would be virtually over before
any international action could be taken and that he thought India
would wait and see, and in any event would take a long time to
consider the matter.