While on brief visit to Canberra De Ranitz in the course of
general conversation said that Dutch authorities in Java are
particularly concerned at alleged frequent and serious breaches of
truce agreement by Republicans. He claims that Indonesians are
filtering through demilitarized zones and assembling deep in
Dutch-controlled territory in groups up to 8,000 strong.

Activities of these groups are alleged to include sabotage,
fomentation of unrest, and murder of a number of heads of dessas.

De Ranitz claims that Indonesian authorities have definite
evidence that these incursions are not all Communist-inspired but
are in some cases promoted by the Republican Government.

2. Your telegrams have reported Dutch complaints about Republican
infiltration [1] but we would have assumed that if they had any
substance they would have been confirmed by reports of Military
Observers in the affected area.

3. Have you any facts concerning De Ranitz's allegations?