At meetings held with these commandos the following representatives were chosen:--General Nieuwouwdt, and the Commandants Munnik Hertzog, J.Van der Merwe, C.Van Niekerk, Flemming, A.J.

Bester, F.Jacobsz, H.Pretorius, and Veldtcornet Kritzinger.
At these meetings also the burghers were unanimous in their decision not to give up their independence.

I must add that Commandant H.Van Niekerk was chosen as representative of the bodyguard of President Steyn.

It had been agreed with Lord Kitchener at Pretoria that if the chief officers of a commando were chosen as representatives, then there would be an armistice between this commando and the English during the time the officers were absent at the meeting at Vereeniging.

It was also decided that Lord Kitchener should be informed of the date of the departure of such officers.
This was done.