SBCRET

The following is a summary of the Committee's information release
No.51 of February 23. Begins-

Latest figures available to the Committee indicate approximately
29,000 republican combatants evacuated from Netherlands controlled
areas. Of these about 500 from South Sumatra, about 600 from East
Java and remainder from West Java.

Netherlands and Republican Commands have agreed that evacuating
completed as of midnight 22nd February and that the Republic
therefore cannot assume responsibility for any armed forces on
Netherlands side of status quo lines which failed to report for
evacuation or for any acts committed by such forces.

While the Truce Agreement provided for evacuations ending 7th
February, impossible to complete programme by that date.

Determination of Republic to co-operate in evacuation of its
forces matched by lenient attitude of Netherlands in granting
extensions of deadline and this phase of truce may be considered
successful.

Security Committee has met twice during past week to consider
matters referred by Steering Committee. Parties have agreed status
quo lines and demilitarized zones now satisfactorily established
except in the Kemit area in central Java and the Pronodjiwo area
in cast Java. Security Committee has established Military sub-
Committee of representatives of parties and senior military
assistants of Committee to review situation in those areas.

Other matters discussed by Security Committee include release of
Prisoners of War and general aviation instructions under Truce
Agreement.

Ends.