Kudarat knew that the Dutch were using him as a tool for their own imperialistic policies; so he put in a few conditions of his own which the Dutch were not willing to accept. At this time, Kudarat was rightly apprehensive about Spanish missionary activities in areas like Butuan, Caraga, and Dapitan which the Iranun feared would be used as bases against them in the future as the usual coloniser pattern of the Spaniards in the Visayas.
Kudarat recognized that the Dutch were using him to further their own imperialistic ambitions; he therefore imposed conditions on them that they refused to accept. Kudarat was concerned about Spanish missionary activities in areas like Butuan, Caraga, and Dapitan, which the Iranun feared would be used as bases against them by the Spaniards in the Visayas.