The parties are now seeking final consultation on the following
statement which will be telegraphed by the Netherlands Delegation
to The Hague today (5th May) and taken by Roem to Bangka tomorrow.

(a) Republican statement. [1]

'As Chairman of the Republican Delegation, I am authorized by
President Soekarno and Vice-President Hatta to give their personal
assurance that they favour, in conformity with the Security
Council's resolution [2] of 28th January, 1949, and its directive
[3] of 23rd March;

(1) The issuance of an order to the Republican armed adherents to
cease guerilla warfare;

(2) Co-operation in the restoration of peace, and the maintenance
of law and order, and;

(3) Participation in a round table conference at The Hague with a
view to accelerating the unconditional transfer of real and
complete sovereignty to the United States of Indonesia.

President Soekarno and Vice-President Hatta undertake that they
will urge the adoption of such a policy by the Government of the
Republic of Indonesia as soon as possible after its restoration at
Djokjakarta.'
(b) Netherlands statement. [4]

(1) The Netherlands Delegation is authorized to state, in view of
the undertaking just announced by Dr. Mohammad Roem, it agrees to
the return of the Republican Government to Djokjakarta. The
Netherlands Delegation agrees further to the setting up of one or
more joint committees, under the auspices of the United Nations
Commission for Indonesia, for such purposes as the following:

(a) To make necessary investigations and preparations preliminary
to the return of the Government to Djokjakarta;

(b) To study and advise on measures to be taken in order to
effectuate the cessation of guerilla warfare, and co-operation in
the maintenance of law and order.

(2) The Netherlands Government agrees that the Republican
Government shall be free and facilitated to exercise its
appropriate functions in an area consisting of the Residency of
Djokjakarta, and that this is possible in the light of the
Security Council's directive of 23rd March, 1949.

(3) Without prejudice to the right of self-determination of the
Indonesian peoples, as recognised by the Linggadjati and
'Renville' principles [5], the Netherlands Government will refrain
from the establishment or recognition of Negaras and Daerahs
affecting the said territory.

(4) The Netherlands Government reaffirms its willingness to ensure
the release
immediately and unconditionally of all political prisoners
arrested by them since 17th December, 1948, in the Republic of
Indonesia.

(5) The Netherlands Government favours the existence of the
Republic as a State to take its place in the United States of
Indonesia. When a provisional representative body for the whole of
Indonesia is to be established, and it consequently becomes
necessary to determine the number of representatives from the
Republic to the said body, this number will be one half of the
total membership exclusive of Republican membership.

(6) Cons[onant] [6] with the intent of the Security Council's
rulings of 23rd March, 1949, on the subject of the proposed round
table conference at The Hague to end that negotiations
contemplated by the resolution of 28th January, 1949, may be held
as soon as possible, the Netherlands Government is fully prepared
to do its utmost that this conference take place immediately after
the return of the Republican Government [to] Djokjakarta. At this
conference, discussions will take place as to the way in which to
accelerate the unconditional transfer of real and complete
sovereignty to the United States of Indonesia in accordance with
the 'Renville' principles.

(7) In the light of the necessity of co-operation and the
restoration of peace and maintenance of law and order, the
Netherlands Government agrees that in all those areas outside the
Residency of Djokjakarta where the civil police and other
officials of the Government of Indonesia are not operating at
present the Republican civil police and other officials where
still operating, will remain in function. It is understood that
the Netherlands authorities shall afford to the Republican
Government such facilities as may reasonably be required by that
Government for communication and consultation with all persons in
Indonesia, including those serving in the civil and military
service of the Republic, and that the technical details will have
to be worked out by the parties under the auspices of the U.N.C.I.

2. Agreement between the governments probably now [depends] on the
Netherlands consenting to the Republican Government receiving the
Residency of Djokjakarta. The main problem for the Dutch is the
return of Maguwo airfield five miles out ofDjokjakarta. Van Royen
has made no commitments, but has promised to recommend that his
Government be as generous as possible. I have pointed out to Roem
that paragraph (3) of the draft statement by the Netherlands would
permit the formation of new states based on the claim that this
was in accordance with the will of the people. Roem says that this
section was drafted by Cochran and that in discussions, the
Netherlands Delegation has assured him that there [will] be no new
states.