Evening star., 1947-08-05
Dutch, Indonesians
Respecting Order
To Cease Firing
BY fhs kssoeiatsd Press

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BY fhs A.:eeiatsd Press
BATAVIA, Java, Aug. 5.-Front
line dispatches indicated tonight
that both Dutch and Republican
troops were respecting cease-fire
orders in the Indonesian fighting
Bones.
The Dutch won control of 210 air
miles Of the north coast of Java by
linking UP their Eastern and West
ern forces a few hours before the
cease-fire orders took effect last
midnight, q dispatch from Semar-
ang said.
The Dutch indicated officially
That during attempts at mediation
Of their differences with the Indo-
nesisn Republic, they intended to
maintain control Of the rich areas
they wrested In the is days of fight
ing.
Associated Press Photographer
Max Desfor, who spent the night at
. Dutch outpost near Ambarawa,
Just south of Semarang in north
central Java reported, THE cease
fire Is reality in this front line
sector"
mo Shooting Of Any Kind"
There is no shooting of any kind
by either side" Mr.. Desfor's dis
patch said. although previously
there had been persistent sniper and
mortar fire in this area. Dutch
units, continuing their patrols along
the main roads. reported the Shoot
ing stopped even before the mid
night deadline."
SOBSIE, the powerful central Re-
publican trade union organization,
appealed to the United Nations Sc
curity Council for a commission to
supervise the observance of the
truce. It called on workers and
progressive people throughout the
world to boycott Dutch troopships
enroute to the Netherlands East In
dies"
However, Netherlands army and
navy orders announced that Dutch
forces would maintain "law and
order" in the areas they now con-
trolled.
Two Orders Issued.
An army order said future opera
tions would be limited to the main
tenance of law and order" in Dutch
held regions of Java, Sumatra and
Madeira, while an order of the day
issued by Vice Admiral A. S. Pinke,
commander in chief of the Neither
lands Navy in the East Indies, de-
clared "It is up to Outch) forces
to restore and maintain law and
order" in those areas.
The two orders were issued only
Il hours after cease-fire orders be-
came effective at midnight last night
and after Prime Minister Amir
Sjarifoeddin Of the Indonesian Re-
public declared that his government
expected an international commits
sione-which the Indonesians want
appointed to supervise the United
Nations Security Councils cease-f1re
directtve-to see that Dutch troops
withdraw to the demarcation lines
from which they jumped off July 20.
Neutral observers in Batavia fore
saw q major political conflict over
the issue of whether the Dutch will
or will not-during mediation-be
permitted to- hang onto the areas
they occupied. The Security Council
last week rejected Russian pro-
posal which would have required
Dutch forces to withdraw to their
original positions.
Order Issued on Radio.
The Indonesian cease-fire order,
paralleling an earlier one by the
Dutch, was issued by President
Soekarno In q midnight radio broad
cast.
In Batavia an armed patrol of
Dutch military police at am. to-
day, eight hours after the cease-fire
order became effective. seized the
Indonesian-operat Batavia CEN
trail civil hospital and turned it over
to Dutch civil authorities. A Dutch
official said the seizure was made
because the staff permitted mem
bers Of the Republican army to
pose as patients to avoid arrest.
Later in the day the Dutch armed
guards were withdrawn and Indo-
nesian physicians said they would
continue their duties until Septem-
Der Is. In order to give the Dutch
time to bring in medical replace
ments. The 1ndonesians said they
would refuse to remain after that
date as Dutch medical service en-
ployes.
Ordered to Defend Selves.
Both the Indonesians and the
Dutch announced that their forces
had been ordered to defend them
selves, If attacked.
Mr.. Sjarhoeddin last night de-
clared that the republic no longer
considers itself bound by the Ling
gadjati. or Cheribon, agreement
which provided for establishment OF
q United States of Indonesia as q
partner in the Dutch Common
wealth-and that "de .facto recog-
milton of the republic by many ma
tions besides Holland itself will be
o new standpoint on which future
negotiations will be based,'