Expect New Dutch Landing
Dutch landings on Java's west coast are imminent, according to a Republican situation report broadcast tonight from Jogjakarta. In Batavia the Republicans say the Dutch are expected to occupy the West Java province of Bantam as part of their mopping-up operations. Bantam was the one-time headquarters of the British East India Company’s trading activities in the Indies. According to a Republican broadcast, a Dutch vessel at midnight on August 20 anchored off the island of Liwungam and lowered a boat-load of
soldiers. A quarter of an hour later the Dutch fired on Labuan, a town on the mainland, “presumably preparing for an attack."
At the same time two other Dutch vessels approached two other small islands.
Clashes between Dutch and Republican troops were reported by the Republicans from East and Central Java. Violations of the cease-fire by Dutch forces now have risen to 489 since the cease-firq was implemented on August 4, including 27 cases of expansion of Dutch-held territory.
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Northern Advocate, 23 August 1947, Page 5
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