My telegram K.263. [1]

The Republican Delegation has reported as follows on the visit to
Bangka yesterday, 1st February:-

(1) The resolution [2] of the Security Council of 28th January
which was forwarded by the Commission to the Netherlands
Delegation on 29th January for transmission to Hatta has not yet
been received by him.

(2) The Republican leaders in Bangka have not received replies to
many letters they have written to their families since permission
was granted on 10th January.

(3) Hatta has received the B.F.O. invitation [3] for a joint
conference. His reply [4], which will underline the failure of the
Netherlands to accept the Council's resolution, and at the same
time endeavour to give some encouragement to a stronger policy by
the Federalists, will be on the following lines:-

(a) The Netherlands Government is not prepared to recognize the
Republican leaders as the President and members of the Government
of the Republic but the Government as personalities of a state
which does not still exist;

(b) The Netherlands Government does not comply with the sections
of the Security Council resolution providing for the restoration
of the authority of the Republic;

(c) In contravention of the resolution of the Security Council the
Government of Indonesia is not prepared to release the Republican
leaders unconditionally;

(d) Hatta and other Republican leaders cannot therefore accept the
invitation to be at discussion with the B.F.O.;

(e) The Security Council and the Asian Conference representing the
majority of mankind, have accepted the Republican conditions as
essential for a solution of the Indonesian problem;

(f) In Hatta's opinion the best and quickest way to solve the
problem would be for the Netherlands and Republican Governments to
declare explicitly their acceptance of the resolution. (The
Republican Government could only accept when it is able to
reassemble);

(g) After such declarations an overall conference should be held
as soon as possible between the representatives of the Netherlands
Government, the B.F.O., and the Republic, under the auspices of
the Commission. The Conference would discuss all questions
including:-

(1) The formation of an Interim Federal Government by 15th March;

(2) The stopping of military activities, the restoration of the
Republic and the return of the Republican Government to
Djokjakarta;

(h) The Republican Government also strives for the formation of a
Republic of the United States of Indonesia in which the Republic
of Indonesia, in principle will be no more or less than a member
state which has equal status with the other member states.