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"PRELIMINARY OPERATIONS” BEGIN IN JAVA

Midnight Swoop On Republican Offices

Hard Fighting Said

To Have Started

Batavia, July 20. Dutch forces began "preliminary operations" against the Indonesian Republicans in Java at midnight tonight from all Dutch-held peri- meters in Java, with a swoop on Republican- buildings and suspected persons in prepara- tion for an outbreak of hostilities which some observers forecast for dawn tomorrow. If fighting starts, the Dutch attacks would presum- ably be launched from all the Dutch-held perimeters with the main drive concentrating on the Republican National capital of Jog- jakarta in the island's centre, some 300 miles from the Dutch base of Batavia. Preparations for tonight's lak- ing over of Batavie's Republican- uld buildings by the Dutch began arly, with considerable activity on the streets ant in the army and police headquarters, "while it as been reported that the Dutch authorities have arrested the In- Dr. Úcol declared that the

onesian Vice-Premier, Mr. A. K.

Government "has been as accom Gant, his guards, and the commodating as possible towards the plate

household of Dr. Sutan Republic. showing full apprecia- Sjahrir's Batavia realdence, tion for the healthy Nationalist Then, armed with rifles, pistola current in Indonesia," but that it and lutemy-guns,

polley and

"cannot tolerate" daily violations Dutch poldiers arrived in motor of the Linggadjati Agreement. forries at the railway stations,

post offices, Republican depart inental buildings and other public utilities and took them over with- but resistance.

rurlier

dr-

""The Government adheres to

DR. MANIU ARRESTED

Bucharest, July 20, Dr. Jules 'Maniu, 74-year- old Rumanian Opposition National Peasant Icuder, has been arrested and imprison-

ed.

The Rumanian Chamber of Deputier yesterday lifted Parliamentary immunity from Dr. Maniu

other and five Peasant Party deputies.

Dr. Maniu, who was Prine Minister in *1928-1080 and again in 1932-39, was slatest sarlier this week to be under polico surveillance at a 'mana» torium, where he was under- going treatment-Reuter.

and the

Monty's

Hand Is

Aching

Invercargill, July 21.

1.

BANGKOK

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INCREASED SERVICES!

Departing 25th and 28th July SINGAPORE

Field Marshni Viscount Mont. Departing 25th and 28th July

Komery's arrival by air at Inver- cargill, New Zealand's southern. most city was provented by n

MANILA

sudden fall of snow on Sunday, Departing 24th and 28th July

which made the péroirome un- vaunble,

This upset the origina) plan of

SYDNEY

welcome to the great disappoint. Book now for next aircraft r..ent of the Southlanders who are noted for their hospitality,

Lord Montgomery has had to excuse himself from handshaking for the remainder of his tour. He said his hand first showed signs of struin in Australia and the big powerful men of New Zealand bave practicaly finished it off, he

Raid

view of the eantinuation and even

The Field Marshal's intensification of hostililles,

alrereft molitions etc, to use the forces that Australian waterside workers

was forced to land at an airpul his disposal to undertake police would under no circumstances near Dunedin and the party prn. action in order to achieve what lond cargo

Inver. Dutch ceeded the 140 mites to to support the Republic itself appears incap-military plans in Indonesia: The cargill over roads deep in snow. able of.

Assistant Secretary of the Water- side Workers Federation is quoted to have said in Sydney today: "If the Dutch persint in waging war, the Federation will consider ap plying a ban on all Dutch ship ping"

He added that the Federa" tion viewed the Indonesian situ tion with

concern grave

A hearty handshake now gave would be

to review be forced recent agreement to load Dutch him much pain. Lord Montgomery ships. The agreement, ana ing and remained in his roomt.

had a slight cold Sunday mor July 10 ended the Federation's ban. lasting nearly two years, on He left at 1400 for Dunedin by the loading of Dutch ships but cur-Associated Press. stipulated that most of the cargo must go to the Indonesian Gov- ernment through Dutch ports),—ence, Dr. van Mook said that 200 Rester.

Indonesians, whose arrest Wils ordered here, had been went to ommit sabotage. He said ordin- officials hef: ary Republican

to continu! would be permitted their jobs and they had brei asked to stand at their posts."

the principles of Linggadjati," he said.

"As soon as leadership of the Republic

prepared and capable of real cooperation in accordance with Lingradjati, there will bn open for the Republic A place equal to that now occupied by the other states of Indonesia.

The Republican authorities had ier instructed their employees not to offer resistance. They paid out two months" salary to each employee and as much rations as were available from Republican Dr. Van Mook told the pres sources and told them to start n here that the Dutch had Informed non-couperation campaign from the Indonesians that "In view of tomorrow morning.

the continual violations on the Republican side, The Netherlands Government can no longer alder itself bound by the truce and the Linggadjati agreement. and resumes

freedom...of Its action."

Guerilla War? Telophone communications wetu llent on the Dutch awonpe began,

踏

Through misinterpretation of military order, the Central Cable Office was also ordered to coase operations, but not until aftor correspondents had rent out the Brst reports on tonight's develop ments..

Mook's Letter

con-

fa

that Dutch military action

It was authoritatively stated

Indonesia would remain. localised unless events made it necessary

to act otherwise.

In а letter to the Republican before action Government just

Van Mook began. Dr. Hubertus said: "The Netherlands· Govern‹

Her ment resumo, “their” freedom oi

The extent of Republican re- sistance remains problematical with at least two of their divisions in East Java, based 011 the hill town of Malang, another in Central Java and two more in the west, the Republicans expected, if Bghting breaks out, Lo resist fiercely.the initial Dutch D attacks and then falt back into Java's jungie covered mountains. They could!

carry on a very diffi. calt guerlila war.

The Dutch Prime Minister, Dr. Louis Beel, in Dutch people tonight; said that

action and will take auch measures they deem necessary and, at the same time, guarantee the Intolerable, situation

the establishment and mainten-

to end

ance of law and order in such way that the implementation of

In the

his Government was resuming) becomes at

agreement

Hard Fighting

hostilities

חנו

London, July 20. Radio Moscow, quoting reports from The Hague, sald today that began yesterday at Yarious points in Java and Suma tra, with hardest Aghting in the neighbourhood of Saurabaya, Bandoeng and Palembang.

He said the Republican news papera would be permitted to con- tinue publication.

The broadcast said "Dutch

Asked about such high_official artillery killed many civilians in the Ropblican Vice-Premier, Bandoeng" and quoted a spokes- Dr. Gaal, who is now in Batavia, man of the Indonesian Army that Dr. van Mook said: “If they keep "the Republle has had to reply quiet, they can live on here with

force with force."—United | out difficulty. They will be pro- to Preas.

tected for a while and will not be arrested."-United Press.

Blitz Move

*

Appeal

Batavia, July 21. Dutch troops; including Ameri- ear-trained Marine Commandoś”.

Amsterdam; July 21. The Socialist Trade Unions ap:"" opened the offensive'aninst the Indonesian Republic, this - morning peated on Sunday to the Nether. after the fallure e of long-dead-lands.. and Indonesian Republic locked Independence negotiations. Governments to avert. a. military

The

attack

opened with the conflict by means of mediation or biltz

seizure, night, of all Republican buildings

shortly before mid-

mid-arbitration by a third party.

were sent to the of the In-

Telograms broadcast to the the political programme embodied in Batavia and the arrest of ap

rebels, executive committee proximately 200 prominent

The Dutch Lieutenant-Governor, donesian Trade Unions and to the freedom of action in Indonesia and had authorised Dr. Hubertus

The Dutch action comes as the Dr. Hubertus van Mook, announc- Netherlands Government at The

months old crisis two

between ed the long-awaited attack on the Hogue,

Indonesian Trade Unions were said, Van Mook, Lieutenant Governor The Netherlands authorities and Republie at midnight. He

fare if events do not force us to Government to slop the food

thorwise."--

blockade and--to-withdraw. their between midnight

was believed to mean that troops within six miles of the de-

and

dawn marcation frontiers. This request Dutch troops, long in position; paralleled the demands by the had started operations at other Dutch Government, key points.

WAS Konounced that all cables leading from Butuvin had was requested to solve the crisis been put under "security review peacefully by arbitration от for the duration of the campaign. mediation "In order to preven! (This presumably meant military the dister of a millitary conflict." consorship).

The Socialist Uniona Congress opening of operations, said that if membership of 200,000. The Cum

announcing the (National Vokverbond) has

the Republican leaders changed munist affiliated unions that are their nititude, "wo will take it expected to proclaim" - strikes in into consideration."

case of a military conflict have-a membership, of 130,000.—Arso-

General of the Dutch East Indies, the Republicatis came to a climar,wo will conduct localized war- asked to urge the Republican

to carry out police action with the-forces-at-his-disposal... and after the Republicans had do

made

a new peace offer to Dutch Statement

the Dutch, inviting them to a con He said that the Netherlands ference to settle the issues peace- Government has authorised the fully, or, alternatively, to agree Lieutenant Governor-General, in to the appointment of

neutral chairman to arbitrate.

The offer was made in a letter to The Netherlands Commission General signed by Dr. A. K. Gani, the Indonesian Vice-Premier.

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The outstanding difculty bo tween the Dutch and Indonesians is still the Dutch demand that the islands should be policed by 福 joint constabulary.

India's Reaction

The crisis has been going on since May 27, when the Dutch made proposals for a federal In- terim Government for the whole of Indonesia under. the Dutch Crown, panding the carrying oul of the Linggadjat! agreement pro viding for a United Stútos Indonesia by Jan. 1, '1949.

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No official Dutch reaction to Dr. Gani's letter has so far been received, but authoritative Dutch circles here said that it was der- tain to be rejected.

Dr. Van Mook was expected to cable the contents of the letter to The Hague, and then to confer with his naval and anny com- manders on The Hague's reply to hia Intest

Dutch masinations.

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They discounted, however, ne extremely

anlikely the possiblity declaring war. Republican sources here öz pressed their belief: in the non- ablity that India would take the aternest possible measures against Holland if war, broke out, Indonesia before the case came before the Security Council,

Sydney Action --

Dutely Government circles In- dicated that they would strongly Loppose the Indonesian question raised in the Becurity

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Indonesia, odisisting of about [12 iilanda or groups "of- jalanda, has a total area of 185,407, square miles: Reoccupation of the lalande after the Japanese (surrender was mainly, effecied by British troops (under i an“, agreement, signed with:

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