This speech, especially as it came a week after Sukarno had acknowledged North Vietnam's statehood, was to be a signal of intent, and Sukarno meant to back his words up with action.
Pidato ini, terutama karena seminggu setelah Soekarno mengakui kenegaraan Vietnam Utara, menjadi sinyal niat, dan Soekarno bermaksud menyokong kata-katanya dengan tindakan.