SOEKARNO AND VAN MOOK AGREE TO PEACEFUL MEASURES

Greymouth Evening Star, 12 July 1947, Page 4

SOEKARNO AND VAN MOOK AGREE TO PEACEFUL MEASURES

(Rec. 10.20 a.m.) BATAVIA, July 11. In a radio broadcast tonight, Dr van Mook and Dr Soekarno pledged their peoples each to discharge their obligations in peacefully settling Indonesia’s problems. The republic was prepared to take definite measures to secure law and order in its territory, to open the demarcation lines and to relieve the food blockade, said Dr Soekarno.

Dr Soekarno announced the republic’s intention to form special police units to work under the Federal interim Government and guaranteed every nation that its nationals could invest their capital and work in the republic in an atmosphere of law and order. He asked for the confidence of the world, especially the Dutch, that the republic would carry out its pledges in accordance with international law. Dr van Mook declared: “It is no threat to liberty when people accept the assistance they need.” He urged complete acceptance of the Dutch proposals for the execution of the Linggadjati agreement, which he described as “no unilateral request or demand.” On the contrary Dr van Mook said it was an abuse of liberty if such necessary assistance was rejected and the fate of the people and of future generations was end 3 n s er e cl,