The medicine was bought by Mohammad Hatta in the Netherlands. As soon as he arrived in Yogyakarta, he immediately sought out Gen. Sudirman. The general was, however, in Magelang, Central Java. Hatta then wrote a short letter to Sudirman's family, offering prayers for his health.

The story of how Mohammad Hatta sought medicine for Sudirman in the Netherlands shows how much concern he had towards the general. Meutia Hatta remembers her father ofte