He described in his autobiography his frustration with his inability to secure information about events in Indonesia from his place in the Philippines, and his lack of influence with the PKI's leadership.
Er beschrieb in seiner Autobiographie seine Frustration über die Schwierigkeit, von den Philippinen aus an Informationen über Ereignisse in Indonesien zu kommen und beklagte seinen Mangel an Einfluss auf die PKI-Führung.