Fourth Death After Bomb Attack

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29718, 11 January 1962, Page 9

Fourth Death After Bomb Attack

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MACASSAR, Jan. 10. The death roll from the grenade attack on President Soekarno at Macassar now stands at four. One of the wounded died last night. Twenty- seven are still in hospital. Ten persons have been arrested. Dr. Soekarno has told troops in the South Celebes not to be shaken by the incident but to steel themselves for campaigning against the Dutch in West New Guinea In a special order of the day. the President said "March on Because we .re right, our enemies resort to immoral, inhuman terror" Infantry reinforcements continue to pour into the area which Dr. Soekarno has designated as the "jumpingoff spot” for an attack on the Dutch Brigadier Suharto, commander of the "liberation forces” will set up hts first headquarters here soon. Moeeew Comment In Moscow, the Communist Party newspaper “Pravda" said today the grenade attack was engineered by Western colonialist elements reported the Associated Press "The bandit who made the attempt on President Soekarno is only the executor of another's will.” it declared • Behind his back stand the people who, aiming »t Soekarno, aim at the Republic of Indonesia and its people. Members of President Soe-

karno's personal staff and senior civil servants have begun a military training course ir readiness for any campaign against the Dutch in West New Guinea Among those who went into camp in Djakarta today were ths President's deputy press secretary. Miss Diedit, and the Foreign Ministry spokesman, Mr Ganis Harsono. It is understood the Foreign Minister (Dr Subandrio) will have an honorary rank of Air Vice-Marshal conferred upon him shortly Speech to Students At the Asian Games sports hall today. President Soekarno. uniformed and benbboned. told 15.000 wildlycheering students: "West Irian must be returned to us this year My policy Is building up and the use of power. “The Dutch will concede if we use pressure. We are fed up We don't ask for negotiations “ The President said, however, Indonesia would be happy to have talks on the New Guinea issue, so long a- those talks were based on the transfer of the administration of the territory to Indonesia.

Trophy For Laver.—The Wimbledon singles champion, R Laver, has been awarded a trophy as the outstanding Australian tennis personality of 1961. The award was made by the Australian Tennis Writers' Association and Laver w« the unanimous choice. (Sydney, January 10)