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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1947.
ORISIS IN INDONESIA Dutch Military Operations "To Save Rice"
Virtual Ultimatum
By Sjahrir
Batavia, Mar. 17.
Dutch troops have occupied the city of Modjo- kerto, '35 miles south of Sourabaya, in their drive to take over the dykes and sluices cat by "Indonesian extremists."
Dr. Sutan Sjahrir, Indonesian Premier, was told that the reason for the operation was failure of the Republican Army to prevent the flood- ing of Dutch
Rubbish
Landon, Mar. 17. Reports from Washington sug- gesting that plans existed for the transfer of thỡ' British Govern- ment and British Industries to South Africa or Rhodesla
in the event of another war were dem ned by British official', quarters Tonight.
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Ready To Agree negoliuting with Indonesians bei omning un February 26, The in.i
Meanwhile, the Netherlands fetents of hundreds of thousands of Ind, nesions and Chinese in the Government is satisfied with th
Views latest exchange a required immediate action. the Indonesian Premier over the Neither the Netherlands nor ageement and has authorised t | Netherlands East Indles Govern-
tmnt, he said, had changed the Commission-General in Batavir previous policy at to use mill-to sign the agreement, recording
to reliable Dutch sources. tacy strength for political pur- The Commissioners-it-is under stood, have not yet conveyer the
Government's u save Netherlands
The
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informed so sertu is
clrcles C already calling
ment.
the
Surprise Move :
operation was to 2(X) tons of rice due to be har.titude to Dr. Sjubrir who, foliowaperotkom sabotage of the agree vested next month and to preventing the Modjokerto occupation starvation of the bent population, tedny, left for Jogjakarta to re- The spokesman admitted, how-port to President Scekarno. De ever, that no intimation of warn-ere he left, the Premier der and int of the unminence of their of the withdrawal of the Dutch vetion had been given to Indone. troops behind the line of January Flans at the joint nweling with 21 in g letter, answering notes the Chiefs of Staff held here fast from Lieutenant Governor-Gen- Saturday when an agreement was eral H. Van Monk and the, Com- made for both sides to withdraw inissioners giving
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Professor Schermerhorn, chair. men of the Commission-General, It is rellably understood today, to have verbally said to the Indone- slans that he himself had been iven no advance Information of the Army's intentions, but Dr. Van Mook's note to the Premier made it clear that the Army's de. cision to occupy stulces and dykes controlling the inundated areas was made before 1. Van Morril, Basra, Calm, Johannesburg, flew to Barnco last Friday, The weration also astonished Indone- sia's Chief of Staff, who only on Saturday' agreed, to a 1:int plan of withdrawal of both Indonesina
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