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3./47
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CHO AL SEUK (14 alias (2) altas 70: 9 TAM LA! ( 112 alias JANG 'IN £U ( 211 ✡
• 7. Huang, 9.1.3.3.
: 27.9.47 at 11 hr 3.
I am 47 year-old ane a native or Aiangsu irovince. I was a teacher wefore the war and I taught at various ūninese schools in Shanghai. In a cition I edited two Chinese papers, i.e., The Dan Hal weekly and Ine Vix 0.
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I left hanghai in the beginning of 1941 and cane to Hongkong where I stayed for about three months. I then proceeded to Singapore and taught in the TAG: IAO (1) } (NAL HIU) Teachers Training School. I was there for about half a year when the Facific war broke out. I joined the Anti-Japee Mobilization Association, sponsored by TA KAH KEN (12). I was appointed as Astiat. Director of the Propaganda Section, with YU CHI (L) as the Director. I was evacuate from the Colony with W CHI, LA MA TAT (43) (LA BOTA) and several others to matra on or about the 7th of Febr ary,
I reined in Jumatra through- out the period of the far.
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Following the J
Ter T I returned to
• Singapore on two occasions.
irat, te visit old frien 3, and the secon to pay to
CHI the money that I collected from the Chinese recifent 3 in Smatra in aid of the Culturist Relief Pin. I staye For a lot twenty days on my second visit in April, this year, and I went back to Jantar resi`ing in a shop belongin + a friend ES LA
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where I was MAI TA.
Siantar, the
At the time when I was stajin place was still under sue juris iction of the Indonesian Republic. There
were constant fears along the Chinese of their operties being pillage 7 the natives. For tnia reason, a special police cor,s was formed by the Chinese for the protection of their lives and properties. Tais corps was at first manned by mostly members of the Chinese Democratic League. This incurret the ispleasure of the Kuomintang.
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In ofar as my political outlook is conc ern ed I am a Democrati and not a Communist. I all a member of the C: inese Democratic League. The conflict between the Kuomintang and the Chinese Democratic Lease is very acute in Sumatra, ang in fact more acute tan in any other place. Either side
endeavouring to wipe out the other at any cost.
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It has been the belief of LAT MAY TAT, VU VT CHI, and other leaders of Be Chin se mocratic Lesque that in or er to saferard the interests of the Chinese in matra it is well to maintain friendly relationship with the natives as well as with the Dutch. Tenc 4 a Bier s of Indonesia 3ociety" has been formed in Mir Mo 8. Mowever the motives of the 3ociety have been migerstood by the utch. Por sometime in the past, LA' VA TAT has been tracing ith the natives by motor junks. Thi tr'e ha. been te oject of secret reports by the mouintane ma.Gera to ties. at one time, LA KA A wa allege
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