Relief Airliner On Way To Alaska

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29744, 10 February 1962, Page 11

Relief Airliner On Way To Alaska

(N Z.P. A.-Reuter— Copyright)

THE HAGUE, February 9.

K.L.M. Roval Dutch Airlines announced today that they would send a piston-engined DC-7 airliner to Anchorage, Alaska, to pick up passengers on the DC-8 jet held there by Japan’s refusal to allow it to land at Tokyo.

Japan informed Holland on Wednesday that the jet airliner, unscheduled as a substitute for the usual propel-lor-driven aircraft on the route, would not be allowed into Tokyo Airport. The DC-8 aircraft, now at Anchorage. is reportedly carrying 68 civilian-clothed Dutch servicemen to New Guinea.

The Japanese Government last week refused permission to K.L.M to land chartered flights at Tokyo Airport carrying Dutch servicemen to New Guinea

On February 4 30 civilianclothed Dutch servicemen passed through the airport aboard a regular flight of K.L.M. on the way to New Guinea Transit Facilities

Britain was reported unofficially today to be discussing with the Singapore Government a United Nations request for transit facilities for Indonesian prisoners to be repatriated from West New Guinea An authoritative source said in London that the request, for transit facilities at Singapore, was from the United Nations Secre-tary-General <U Thant) A reply would be sent to U Thant as soon as consultation with Singapore was completed, said the source The request concerns Indonesians taken prisoner after the clash between Dutch and Indonesian naval forces on January 15 A Soviet Government statement broadcast by Moscow Radio last night said that Holland's policy of “holding on” to West New Guinea was contrary to United Nations decisions on granting freedom to colonial peoples ‘‘Whatever manoeuvres the Dutch ruling circles might have recourse to. Holland will have to clear out of occupied Indonesian territory "The Soviet Government proceeds from the indisputable premise that Western Irian is an integral part of

the Indonesian Republic.” said the statement "The Soviet Government supported and supports the legal demands of the Indonesian people and its Government on the immediate reunion of Western Irian to Indonesia and to liquidation of the Dutch colonial mastery over this part of the Indonesian territory ” “Danger to Peace” The statement said the situation resulting from Holland’s “aggressive actions” against Indonesia was “endangering peace” The Dutch Government was “taking the road to direct militarv provocations.” The statement said “considerable contingents” of Dutch troops had been transferred to the West New Guinea area lately and Dutch warships had made a “piratical attack on Indonesian oatrol boats on the open sea ” The statement said: ’The Soviet Government considerIt necessary to draw the attention of those circles in Holland who are responsible for her policy that by takine •he road to provocation or. Indonesia they are takine upon themselves serious responsibility for all the eonsequences which this policy eou’d lead to "Tn our times when one single spark may cause a huge conflagration, such playing with fire—no matter in what part of the world it is carried out—is very dangerous

"The situation which now exists in Western Irian cannot but provoke the grave anxiety of other States which are genuinely interested ir safeguarding peace and it is understandable that they cannot remain neutral observers of the provocation diree’ed against the Indonesian Reoubtic.

“The Soviet Government t« firmly convinced that the Indonesian people will achieve the victory in their just fight”