POLICY OF SUMATRANS
SUPPORT FOR REBELS (Rec. 1.30 a.m.) BATAVIA, Dec. 13. Sumatrans stood behind Dr Soekarno and the Sjahrir Cabinet, said Dr Amir, the Indonesian Deputy' Governor of Sumatra. The Administration was a provincial one, and had no intention of evolving a separate policy. It would not hold political discussions with the Dutch or any other authorities. He disclosed that there was a strong youth movement in Sumatra, which, he said, was probably stronger than in Java, but was under control and not well armed. No arms were taken from the Japanese. The Amir who, with three members of his staff, had flown from Sumatra in an R.A.F. plane, in order to consult the Sjahrir Cabinet, said the people of Sumatra had been roused by what he called provocative acts in Java, and felt that every act in Java was also directed against the Indonesians in Sumatra. The Sumatrans would defend their freedom against any attempt to infringe it.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26026, 14 December 1945, Page 5
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