DUTCH INTERESTS IN INDONESIA (BACKGROUND)

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CIA-RDP79R00890A000900040003-1
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RIFPUB
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C
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3
Document Creation Date: 
December 12, 2016
Document Release Date: 
November 6, 2000
Sequence Number: 
3
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Publication Date: 
December 4, 1957
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BRIEF
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Approved For Release 20O TM/08- 'RQ8/08-: CIA-RDP79R0089 g BRIEFING OMM 1i EE8 IN I - Z SIA (8MC 4 ) a approximately $1.0 billion. transfer of sovereignty is 1949, is still satins Dutch investment in Indonesia, although diminis be A. of investment are 2. Agricultural estates: 50 percent 20 percent 3. baking: 10 percent 4. Land transportation: 0 percen 5: Shipping: 4 percent iiisce1isneous: 10 percent handles 70 percent of Indonesia's in Itursl estates, oil, 4 Decmaber 195 ly as f?lia : i.;'J;H: HR 7O? DATEf T A Dutch-Fawned shipping company, M v (Royal Packet Navigation Co) ago and shipping, Dutch investments are distributed approx y operates 100 ships and hags total displacement of approximately 200,000 gross registered tons. Company Uses some of these ships also for other For Esstorn routes and in recent months has been including sent eaten trades In Its traffic in anticipation of declining business in Indonesia. Dutch flag shipping also carries greatest share of Indon*ian overseas shipping, IV. Netherlands has one oil company In Indones ell). ys1 Dutch Approved For Release 2001/08/08 CIA-RDMR00890A000900040003-1 Approved For Release 2001/ 0 8 CIA-RDP?9R00890A000900040003-1 be frozen, treassdons confusion and growing A. Verb to the of the non-Javanese areas would result, rtant, food eht ruta from Javane would be interrupted, islands would ceeasee, sent trade and coauunicatton between Jaya *ad ggling between the eater islands and aon4ndonesiaa ports is not carried in ships and would not be effected by On interruption of i o-peratie. Approved For Release 2001 :CIA-RDP79R0089OA000900040003-1