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tie town, leaving part of its IN.
tended cargo ashore.
Spoor asserted that with the
capture OF the port all Of Wes1
Java from Cheribon South was
either occupied or being mopped
up by Dutch troops. All Of East
Java has been plnched off the
.lghtlng there has ceased, he said.
lndoneslan reports admitted tn g
fall OF Malang, provincial capital
OF East Java.
Campaign Proceeds
Spoor told mis- press conference
trait the Dutch cio not inleno TO
occupy the whole OF Java, and
from his summary OF the m,ll
larry situation it was indicated
that two o. the three main Dutch
objectives already had been Oh
talned-capture of East and Yves.
Java.
The third Dutch objective
seems to be a drive South from
Semarang to seize the Indonesisa
capital of Jogjakarta, eliminate
the Republican government and
cut Java In two approximately at
its center.
Most observers expected this to
&c accomplished within the next
lew days, Or a week at most.
4nalcaLon that the Dutch expec,
military operations to cease soon
was given in an announcement OF
tie Dutch information bureau
saying that censorship of copy on
the conflict probably would oe
lifted soon.
All correspondents would have
&c agree to submit copies of their
stories to military headquarters
after filing them before censor
ship would be Lifted, the a
nouncement SAID.
Whether the Dutch drive on
Jcgjakarta really had been stop
ped as the ~Indonesians claimed
apparently would not be known
Until tomorrow. Dutch headqaar.
ters announced that no commun-
loue would be issued tonight. Civ.
Ing as the reason the fact that
Spoor had summarized the mill
tary situation FOR correspondents
ir the morning.
Indonesian Claims
The broadcast OF an Indonesian
communique, said that a twin
Dutch drive South from Semarang
had been halted in the areas of
salatiga and Anlbarawa, both
about 80 miles North of Jog;akar-
ia. The Republican comlnun;que
also claimed that Indonesian
troops had fought their way into
semarang, main Dutch base Tor
the drive On Jogjakart.
'Tho r1for
THE occupation of Semarang
by the Republican army, which is
pushing from the West, means the
obstruction of the whole Dutch
army now operating in the hills
and mountains near Salatiga and
Ambarawa," the Irdonesian corl-
munique said.
In his press conference earlier,
however, Spoor had sad that
there was no Indonesian resist
ance around Semarang. He also
said that very few prisoners had
been taken because "they are
running away so fast we can't
catch up with them"
Order Restored
The most important action of
the Dutch campaign, Spoor SAID.
was the restoration of law. and
order. He said that this was be
ing accomplished.
The population evacuated the
fighting areas, out they are now
returning" he SAID. 1--WE are tell
ing them to return to their Tor
nal duties and are setting up To-
cal police and administrations.
The people are cooperating with
U.s."
Reviewing the situation on the
reighboring island Of Sumatra,
Spoor said all the important
Dutch Shell and Standard Oil
fields there have been captured
by troops from Falembang. The
entire coastal plain around
-rsdang on the West coast is &C.
cupied. he said.