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the United States, Australia and the other countries commercially linked to us. Dutchmen as well as other sections of the population, provided they do not commit breaches of the regulations, will be guaranteed the opportunity to engage themselves in any legitimate form of work they desire.
The Dutch government and the Dutch people have now reached a point where they have got to make up their minds regarding Indonesia. Do they intend to follow blindly the lead given them by a small band of capitalists and imperialists, selfish and self-seeking, who are bent on sacrificing the youth of Holland on the risky venture of trying to subjugate Indonesia anew? Or have they the vision and the ability to adjust themselves to changed conditions and, through the way of peaceful discussion, secure for themselves and their descendants in this country the predominant place they hold in trade and industry, thereby also making it possible for themselves to live here and earn their livelihood in peace and security?
As soon as we obtain conditions favouring the full contribution of our resources national towards and social reconstruction we shall immediately endeavour to make it possible for our people to exercise all the rights vested in them. those very rights which are stressed by the United Nations. Not only will our people enjoy freedom of speech and of religion and freedom from want and from fear, but they will be given every incentive to make themselves healthy in body and progressive
