Committee of Good Offices USS RENVILLE, 17 January 1948
Document S/AC.10/CONF.2/4

UNRESTRICTED

The Committee of Good Offices is of the opinion that the following
principles, among others, form a basis for the negotiations
towards a political settlement:

1. Sovereignty throughout the Netherlands Indies is and shall
remain with the Kingdom of the Netherlands until, after a stated
interval, the Kingdom of the Netherlands transfers its sovereignty
to the United States of Indonesia. Prior to the termination of
such stated interval, the Kingdom of the Netherlands may confer
appropriate rights, duties and responsibilities on a provisional
federal government of the territories of the future United States
of Indonesia. The United States of Indonesia, when created, will
be a sovereign and independent State in equal partnership with the
Kingdom of the Netherlands in a Netherlands-Indonesian Union at
the head of which shall be the King of the Netherlands. The status
of the Republic of Indonesia will be that of a state within the
United States of Indonesia.

2. In any provisional federal government created prior to the
ratification of the constitution of the future United States of
Indonesia, all states will be offered fair representation.

3. Prior to the dissolution of the Committee of Good Offices,
either party may request that the services of the Committee be
continued to assist in adjusting differences between the parties
which relate to the political agreement and which may arise during
the interim period. The other party will interpose no objection to
such a request; this request would be brought to the attention of
the Security Council of the United Nations by the Government of
the Netherlands.

4. Within a period of not less than six months or more than one
year from the signing of this agreement, a plebescite will be held
to determine whether the populations of the various territories of
Java, Madura and Sumatra wish their territory to form part of the
Republic of Indonesia or of another state within the United States
of Indonesia, such plebescite to be conducted under observation by
the Committee of Good Offices should either party, in accordance
with the procedure set forth in paragraph 3 above, request the
services of the Committee in this capacity. The parties may agree
that another method for ascertaining the will of the populations
may be employed in place of a plebescite.

5. Following the delineation of the states in accordance with the
procedure set forth in paragraph 4 above, a constitutional
convention will be convened, through democratic procedures, to
draft a constitution for the United States of Indonesia. The
representation of the various states in the convention will be in
proportion to their populations.

6. Should any state decide not to ratify the constitution and
desire, in accordance with the principles of articles 3 and 4 of
the Linggadjati Agreement, to negotiate a special relationship
with the United States of Indonesia and the Kingdom of the
Netherlands, neither party will object.