ABUSED STATUS
Diplomats Expelled ( N.Z.P^.~Rtuttr—Copyright) LONDON. July 21 Britain has demanded the recall of two Indonesian Consulate officials in Jesselton. North Borneo. A Foreign Office statement •aid a Note had been delivered to Indonesia on Friday, giving the two officials, Major Moen Ardjo and Mr Bam Sumali. one week to leave the North Borneo capital. They have been in Jesse! ton less than a year The statement said the two men were considered to have •’behaved improperly” since last September, and it is alleged they interfered in North Borneo’s internal affairs. British officials said the two men had on various occasions offered military training in Indonesia to citizens of North Borneo. They had also helped local citizens draw up petitions against Malaysia to visiting senior United Nations officials. The Note pointed out Britain now demanded the recall because it had had no response to an earlier confidential request to Indonesia to withdraw the two men voluntarily. •
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19630723.2.241
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CII, Issue 30190, 23 July 1963, Page 23
Word Count
156ABUSED STATUS Press, Volume CII, Issue 30190, 23 July 1963, Page 23
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in