"According to Stéphane Guillaume, the report, which remained secret until 12 February 1998, confirms the report of the International Commission of Jurists of December 1964 concerning the violations of human rights in contravention of United Nations General Assembly resolutions and .According to Joshua Michael Schrei, member of the administrative council of the independent association "Students for a Free Tibet", the petition is considered by serious historians to be one of the only trustworthy documents of the period.