Hatta is coming to Batavia on Thursday for personal discussions at
the invitation of Van Mook.

2. Today the Netherlands Government are inaugurating the
Provisional Interim Federal Government, without Republicans. The
Republican attitude is-
(a) The Provisional Government cannot be regarded as an Interim
Government preceding formation of Federal Government of the United
States of Indonesia, since it only concerns territories outside
the Republic.

(b) Today's proceedings stress the independent position of the
Republic.

(c) Today's inauguration should in no way prejudice the Republic's
position with regard to the proposed negotiations with the
Netherlands Government for the formation of an Interim Government
over the whole of Indonesia.