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evident, because we know and realize that the needs of our country and of our people call for technical, financial and educational assistance — just to mention three forms of help we shall require — from outside sources for many years to come. In this connection the Dutch enjoy a distinct advantage over others — they have been here and are familiar with conditions in Indonesia. Indonesian independence will necessarily entail a complete reorientation of political relations between us and the Dutch, but it will not affect Dutch capital or Dutch lives.
The incredible richness of our land gives ample promise of better livingstandards for our people in common with the rest of the world if only this great latent wealth of ours is properly exploited. In that task the peoples of all nation — most of all the United States, Australia and the Philippines — will find ample opportunity to help us with their money and skill.
However, both Indonesia and the world will be denied this chance of co-operation for our mutual benefit if opposition from the Dutch withholds recognition of our country or of the form of government we have chosen for ourselves. In such an event not only will we and the Dutch be losers, but also the world at large which is eagerly hoping for material and spiritual conributions from Indonesia towards satisfying world needs.
When the Republic of Indonesia is formally recognized we will accordingly take appropriate action
