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The Caltex executive said the
company was determined to re.
main neutral. He would moi
discuss the battle between the
rebels and the central govern.
ment.
The rebels had demanded
that oil companies stop ship.
ping oil to Java, the main In.
donesian island controlled b.
the central government, anC
half royalties to the centra
government.
Economic Squeeze
The rebels hoped to put or
an economic squeeze that wolllC
force the central government
to come to terms.
Caltex, along with two othel
big foreign oil companies II
Sumatra, the American Stan.
vac and Royal Dutch Shell
have ignored the order.
Caltex became the frs
American casualty in the eco
nomic war because its installa.
tons are chiefly in rebel ter.
ritory. Stanvac's refinery is al
Palembang in South Sumatra
which is trying to remain
neutral.
Earlier, the Indonesian All
Force had said 1t had intensi
fed operations against tn,
Central Samaritan rebels. I
gave nd details.
Rebel sources here said tire,
Mustang fighter bombers trieC
to bomb a bridge in Padani
but were forced by antiaircraf'
fire to drop their bombs aim.
lessly. The sources said "bil
surprises" were in store for thu
invaders.
Would Evacuate Americans
The informants said Pakan.
baru was defended by revolu.
tionary troops, and the govern.
ment forces apparently haC
decided not to attempt to move
up the Siak River to attach
the headquarters town. They
said American oil workers anC
their families concentrated al
Pakanbaru would have to bC
evacuated If Jakarta's troop:
intended to take the town.
Both japanese troops ir
World War II and Dutch troops
in action against Indonesiar
rebels in 194s begged down on
the muddy banks Of the Siak
in attempting invasion$ by that
route.
The revolutionists last week
refused to remove oil drums
strung across the airfield al
Pakanbaru to allow Caltex Of.
flcials to land.
Will Avoid Civilians
Capt. Agus Soeroto of the
Indonesian air force. said in
Jakarta that rebel leaders
would be the targets Of the
landing forces and I'VE will
Scrupulously try to avoid in
flicting casualties on civilian
populations"
The central government ir
Jakarta. meanwhile, ordered
all foreign planes to keep out
Of air lanes around the Indo.
nesian Islands. forcing airline
operators to suspend or reroutC
"a number of flights to anC
from Singapore.
The aircommander at the
Singapore Airport said the In.
donesian order halted flights
between the Malayan metrop-
Oils and Kuchine, British NORTH
Borneo. and would cause de.
tours Of more than 100 mile:
between Singapore and Aus.
tralia.
One airline Official In Singa.
pore labeled the order o nag.
rant violation of international
air agreements"
Rebels Seeking Planes
Jakarta apparently was
nervous over reports the rebel
regime on Central Sumatra ID
trying to buy aircraft In East
Asia.
A visiting member Of the
Jakarta government said Indo-
nesian airmen are being trained
by Soviet instructors In Eeyp,
TO fly Russian-huilt MIG JET
fighters. He said Indonesia ex-
poets to receive soon at least
one squadron Of MICS and
another Of long orange bombers
through Egypt.
However, Egyptian ofncials
in Cairo denied any knowledge
Of Soviet instructors training
Indonesian airmen. They said
all instructors In the Egyptian
air force are Egyptians.