Security 426. INDONESIA.

1. Following is text of Netherlands reply [1] to the President of
the Council-

'The Netherlands Government, although persisting in its denial of
the Council's jurisdiction in this matter, fully understands the
Council's desire to see the use of arms come to an end in this as
in other cases. Moreover the Netherlands Government welcomes the
Council's resolution in this sense that it justifies the hope that
under the pressure of world opinion the Government of the Republic
of Indonesia will now be found disposed to carry out what so far
it has failed to do in spite of constant and urgent requests and
representations on the part of the Netherlands Government and
notwithstanding corresponding friendly advice on the part of other
powers.

In taking police action the Netherlands Government has had from
the outset strictly limited objectives in view, reference may be
made in this connection to the communication made on its behalf to
the Secretary-General of the United Nations on July 21 [2] in
which the limited nature was pointed out of the action aiming at
the cessation of a situation whose continuation could no longer be
countenanced in the interests of the people.

Having taken into serious consideration the views which led the
Security Council to address an appeal to both parties the
Netherlands Government has instructed the Lieutenant Governor-
General of the Netherlands Indies to enter into contact with the
authorities of the Republic in order to arrive at the cessation on
both sides of hostile action of any kind.

The Netherlands Government confidently anticipate that the good
offices offered by the Government of the United States of America
and gladly accepted by the Netherlands Government will contribute
greatly towards attaining the result aimed at in the resolution of
the Security Council.'

2. Later telegram advised that the Lieutenant Governor-General of
the Netherlands East Indies in pursuance of the abovementioned
decision had issued orders to the Netherlands forces in the areas
concerned to cease hostilities at midnight 4-5 August, 1947.