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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1949.
REPUBLICAN LEADERS UNDER CLOSE GUARD
Batavia, January 17. The United Nations Good Officos Committee said yosterday that the five captured Indonesian Republican leaders ́ ́aro being held under - close guard by the Dutch in an isolated section. of Bangka Island.
The Dutch said previously that the Republicans enjoyed complete liberty on the island, off the East Coast of Sumatra..
The
Committee said they j The Committee nald Nether- found the leaders detained in aflands ofcials anked the Repub- single bedroom of a large leans on January 10 to algn building on a hill near Muntok. activities, and assured them that pledge to refrain from political
The Committee Identified there held as the Premier, Mohammed Hatto, Mohamed Joumleum, Republican chairman of the "delegation to "Batavia, the EduCH=" tion Minister, All Sastroomid- jojo. Air Commodore Surio- darma, and Assant, chairman of the Parliamentary Working Committee.
The Committee reported to the Security Council that the Republicans are permitted limit- ed access to the roof under guard. All windows closed by wire netting as is
arc
en- the
area around the door. Guarda
they gave such a pledge they would be given freedom to move About Bangka and their families would be permitted to join them. ons simet-Aspeciales. Presi
Dutch
Plan
Plot To Assassinate Quirino
Manila, January 17. The Bulletin today report. od that, at a recent mosting of political leadura, Prealdent Quirino disclosed a plot to sekusinate him.
The plot was discovered by Army Intelligence 'man and Manila police operativen last year and confessions have been obtained from two 竹れ。 Danger from the plot has now passed and the mat. ter has been referred to the proper":"authorities for motion.
The two men are describ.
·ød as members of a gang which had been broken up by Government forces. They sold that a prominent bust- nessman .had arranged to pay them for executing the plot-United Preza.
Attack On For Indies
Lake Success, January 17.
are on duty in sentry boxes im- An official Dutch spokesman in New York yester
mediately outside.
The Republicans are not per- rhitted to leave the wired area, the Committee said, adding: “Up to two days before the visit of the Committee, when some ad- ditional furniture was installed, there were only two chairs and two tables,"
On December 28, the Beour ity Caunell gave the Dulch 24; hours in which to release cap tured Republican leaders, but did not say what would haps pen if the deadline were mat.
Rafusal To Sign
not
On January 7, the Netherlands delegate, J. H. Von Royen, told the Council that nine Republican Leaders Were released from custody and that live of those were granted complete freedom. The four others, he said, enjoy complete liberty on Bangka, He listed them as President Soc- karno, Promier Halts, former Premier Sutan Sahrir and For- eign Minister Hadi Agoes Salim
The Good Offices Committee report made no mention of Soc- karno, Sjahrir or Salim,
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day described the United States plan for set- ling the Indonesian question as unparalleled interference in the domestic affairs of a momber .(United Nations) nation.
established by April 1, 1950. ing Indonesian officials
Taiwan's Part In U.S. Planning For China
Shanghai, January 16,
U.S. diplomatic, Army and Navy quartors remain
tight-lipped on the part Taiwan may ploy in, their future plans,
But the Economic Co-ordination Administration makes no effort to conceal that the Japanese- influenced island is not to be written off Ameri- con plans in the Far East.
the future holds Engineering projects totalling to learn what $12,000,000, in ECA reconstruc-have been unsuccessful. tion, electric power, sugar, ferej The only thing known is that no orders have come through to tiliser and roll
programmes, are
suspend supply service to them. continuing without / interrup- tian.
The Air Force section still there is a skeleton force of one or two ECA is not looking, as far planes with no regular duties, no he knows, to what the U.S. Air regular fight schedules. Forco or Navy pinn to do with former Japanese blond, but Taiwan hng a larger part in the FCA's China plans,
the
No griet to bals enrlogerie work on four separite projecta has come through and no instruc- tions to hold the netual start of
construction in abeyance has been receiver". Final word, however, will have to como from ECA Chief Paul Hoffman, he said.
Navy officials here:
pany that as far as they know, the Navy now has no advisory units on Taiwan and no plans to set up any kind of new base there to which they can move the. U.3. Western Pacino fleet In the event that Taingtao becomes un. tenabia.
Direct Assault
Bullitt's
Mission Attacked
New York, January 10. Mrs. Eleanor Roosòvelt's syndicated column suggests that Mr. Bullitt's recent mission to China Impinged on
the
preroga tives of the executive branch of the U.5. government. ›
Without mentioning Mr. Bullitt The few remaining pilots and by nome. Mrs. Roosevelt wrote: been crewmen, however, have watched with Interest the free
to advice given out by the gentle to prepaYO Join their JUSMAG associates, man who was sent by the con who had been-meachiadapa messional cominition to look ver Reports persia that the Army The situation in China."
She added: "After all wo ghould personnel of JUSMAG will make shortly, but efforts to obtain off from and about China than any their Anal move from Nanking be getting, through the State De- partment. better information clal confirmation at headquarters from get the same answer always given
visitor-who could not possibly.
trained no final orders received-Unit- have the background of a
observer, nor knowledge of the cd Press.
past history
arca-can in that possibly furnish elther the Con- gress or the President.
COMMUNIST'S NEW TUNE
under close guard probably will other movable installation and But we cannot ignore Janother
"There is no question but that Congress has the right to all - formation that any executive de- partment has, but there is, the saying that too many cooks spoli the broth."United Press.
14 Protest
Handed To.
Embassy
Milan, Junuary 18. The French Communist len- der, M. Marcel Cachin, declared A Navy spokesman, asked whát in Milan today: "We are will- would make Tsingtao untenable, ing to recognise the technical The American plan, disclosed The Hague and in Batavis, the replied: "Presumably, and speak-strength of the United States Informally but
ing, personally, it will require and to recognise the function of authoritatively Dutch spokesman said.
assault on An American delegation spokes direct Communist Friday, suggests that a on
report that high rank-
Tsingtao to United States of Indonesia be man said
force the Navy to the United States in the world. ite move nut are held
personnel,
great nation, namely Russia, This will not happen in the which has always carried on
opening of the French National foreseeable future, he believes, the work of peace."
Efforts to icarn what the Navy Beferring to his speech at the In the event all China fulls to the Assembly last Tuesday, in which Reds brought the reply that such he repudiated the iden
decision will rest with Washing- evitable
Cachia wor, Mr. "My preoccupation in that for the Indonesian' people, was speech was to speak in French taken by a deputation to The to the French people. I was not Netherlands Embassy in London obeying the Cominform or being today." servile to Molotov or Stalin."
Bociated Press.
to release all Re-
the present UN Good Offices Com-Netherlands
It also provides for brandoning bring forth new demands on the mittee, which has been trying to publiclan political prisoners-As-policy regarding Tsingtao will be bring about peace in Indonesia.
This Commission would super- visa the turn over of sovereignty from the Netherlands to the United States of Indonesia and the withdrawal of Dutch troops.
The Netherlands spokesman said the U.S. proposition is completely unacceptable to the Dutch. He said it threatens to create confilct between the Security Council and the Netherlands.
He added that it also is in con- flict with the UN' charter itself.
The Dutch spokesman sald the American suggestion for widening the power of the Good Offices Com- mittee cannot, by any stretch of, the imagination, contribute any solution of the Indo- toward a nesian question.
The US, proposal was under study over the week-end, both in
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from Indonesia, the release of A protest demanding the withdrawal of Dutch, troops the President and Ministers of the Republic, and independence
ton.
The same answers came from the U.S.'Army.
The Army instructional team of 12 officers and 12 enlisted men,
The protest was made on be operating under the Joint U.S. M. Cachin was speaking in half of London residents from Military Advisory Group on Tul- Milan as part of a campaign for sovera! Asiatic man, has neceived no new in-n
countries, Afri- wider dissemination of the can and Middle East ferritories, structions, Efforts on their part Communist
press-Reuter.
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will do so some time in the week.
The protest had been read out carller to a mixed Asiatic, Afri- .con, and British gathering, "in
Hyde Park
con-
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