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The whole situation deteriorated to such an extent that the Dutch Government was obliged to decide that no progress could be made before law and order were restored sufficiently to make intercourse between the different parts of Indonesia possible, and to guarantee the safety of people of different political opinions .< p style =" text-align: right ;">— former East Indies Governor H. J. van Mook's justification for the first Dutch " police action ".