Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

My telegram K.35 [1], Dutch political principles.
1. That assistance of the Committee of Good Offices be continued
in working out and signing an agreement for settlement of
political dispute in the Islands of Java, Sumatra and Madura based
for the purpose on principles underlying t[he] Linggadjati
Agreement.
2. It is understood that neither party has the right to prevent
the free expression of popular movements, looking towards
political organisations which are in accord with the principles of
Linggadjati Agreement. It is further understood that each party
will guarantee freedom of assembly, speech and publication at all
times provided that this guarantee is not construed so as to
include the advocacy of violence or reprisal.
3. It is understood that decisions concerning changes of
administration of the territory should be made only with the full
and free consent of the populations of those territories and at a
time when security and freedom from coercion of such populations
will have been ensured.
4. That on signing of political agreement provision be made for
gradual reduction of armed forces of both parties.
5. That as soon as practicable after the signing of the Truce
Agreement, economic activity, trade, transportation and
communications be restored through the co-operation of both
parties, taking into consideration the interests of all
constituent parts of Indonesia.
6. That provision be made for a suitable period of not less than
six months nor more than one year after the signing of the
Agreement during which time uncoerced and free discussion and
consideration of vital issues will proceed. At the end of this
period, free elections will be held for self determination by the
people of their political relationship to the United States of
Indonesia.
7. That a constitutional convention be chosen according to
democratic procedure to draft a constitution for the United States
of Indonesia.
8. It is understood that if, after beginning the agreement
referred to in item one, either party should ask the United
Nations to provide an agency to observe conditions at any time up
to the point at which sovereignty is transferred from the
Government of the Netherlands to the Government of the United
States of Indonesia, the other party will take this request in
serious consideration.
9. The following four principles of the Linggadjati Agreement
taken from the Committee's draft Christmas message.
(a) Independence of Indonesian peoples.
(b) Co-operation between the peoples of the Netherlands and
Indonesia.
(c) A sovereign state on a Federal basis under a constitution
which will be arrived at by democratic processes.
(d) A union between United States Indonesia and other parts of the
Kingdom of the Netherlands under the King of the Netherlands.