Official American sources stated: "From all accounts, the former village leaders were eliminated as a political force without resort to bloodshed, but extreme care was taken to preclude their return to power."
Sumber-sumber resmi Amerika menyatakan, "Dari semua catatan, mantan tetua desa dihilangkan sebagai pemaksaan politik tanpa mengarah pada pertumpahan darah, tapi tindakan yang sangat hati-hati itu diambil untuk mencegah mereka kembali berkuasa."