My telegram K.247. [1] Text of the Committee's telegraphic report
on the visit to Hatta and other Republican leaders at Bangka
follows en clair.

2. In private conversations Hatta stressed the extreme difficulty
of restoring the goodwill towards the Dutch following Military
action and therefore of stopping the fighting and reaching a
negotiated settlement. He emphasised the importance of economic
sanctions in the form of executive decisions by Asian countries
and the withdrawal of Marshall aid to Holland.

3. Radio Australia is internees' main source of current
information.