Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-28
.'indonesians 10 Aid
British II No More
Dutch Are Landed
By the Associated Press.

6S tue ASSOCIATED Press.
BATAVIA, Java, Dec. 28.-The
unrecognized Indonesian gov
eminent agreed today to Coop
crate with the British in restor-
ing order in Java, on the condi-
ton that no more Dutch troops
be brought into the strife torn
island.
The Indonesian position was set
forth in statement after the
cabinet had considered a request by
LIT. Gen. Sir Philip Christison, Allied
commander in the East Indies, that
units of the Peace Preservation
Corps (TKR) be assigned to assist
the British. q
I'VE are prepared to cooperate
on the basis of justice" the state
ment said, ito speed the accomplish
ment of tasks assigned to British
forces by the United Nations, and
to maintain peace"
Sultan Sjahrir, Indonesian premier,
celebrating on the prepared state
ment, said details of Indonesian CO.
operation, such as the arming of
Indonesian police on the basis of
other police, still remained to be
worked out.
Some Units Equipped.
Some units of the TKR, however.
already were being equipped by the
British as auxiliary military police.
Sjahrir said the British at present
planned to use TkR units only in
the Batavia area. Use of the TKR
to remove japanese troops and Eu-
ropean and Eurasian internees from
the interior, he added, probably
would be arranged at later meetings.
The prepared statement, declaring
that most of the unrest in Java was
brought about by Dutch terrorists,"
said:
THE problem faced by the occu-
patton army, as well as the Indo-
nesian people, is grossly disturbed
by provocative action in some towns
of West Java by the MICA (the
Netherlands Indies Civil Admins
tration) and duly reciprocated by
our people"
Gen. Christison's declaration to
1ndonesian leaders at a conference
here yesterday was described as
being in full agreement with the
recent American State Department
statement that the function of Brit
ish troops in Java was soley to re-
move japanese troops and to recover
internees and Allied prisoners of
war.
Allied troops will not pursue po-
litical aims" the Indonesian state
ment said. Political affairs are
soley the concern of the Indonesians
and the Dutch"
Sjahrir said Gen. Christison's dec
laration summed up clearly the
British position, which he asserted
was left in doubt after the recent |
Singapore conference of British,
Dutch and French officials.
Meanwhile, British military po-
lice, spurred by approximately 500
kidnapings of Dutch and Indonesian
moderates in recent weeks, intensi-
fed their search for illegal vehicles.
Thirty automobiles were impound-
ed, according to British Brig. Ala
stair MacLean, wso said the police
Gordon thrown around Batavia yes
terday had concentrated it's check
today mainly on Oriental drivers.
British and Americans are to be
checked next, he said, to prevent
unauthorized use of vehicles.
Estimating that more than 300
Dutch and a weekly average of Is
Indonesian moderates had been alb
Quoted, Brig. MacLean said that
"by January IS this should be
safe city. which it certainly is not
now"
An automobile belonging to Indo-
nesian Information Minister Amir
Sjarifuddin, which he lent to a
friend, was fired on from a truck
allegedly loaded with Amboinese
and Eurasians. No injuries were
reported.