GENERAL SITUATION IN SOUTHERN SUMATRA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002300550003-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 24, 1998
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: December 10, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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OOUNIRY Indonesia
SUBJEOT 0enera1 Situation in Southern Sumatra
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1. Beakulen is under the jurisdiction of a Tentera Nasional Indonesia (TN!)
bri a.de commanded by Lt. Ccl. Berl tan. Berltarn is twenty-three yesrs old
and a native of 'Jana, in the Benksilen Residency. The town is occ=1ed by
a battalion from this brigade, which is commanded by ITewewi, a twenty-two
year old major in the . T,1.
2. The R e0rant of Benkulen, Marusman, is a graduate of the Dutch Middlebare
Oplei4to,a School Voor Irulandsche Ambtenaren (Native civil Officers'
School's) and is said to be anti-Beeublic; however, he was forced to remain
in off-U0. Naruemaa did a great deal for the safety of the Chinese:
corn unit:' at Beskalen.
3. The airfield At Benkulen is about eight kilometers south of the city at
Yekan Saptu. It?was built by the Javanese in 1943-1944.
4. The Pesindo has a branch at Benkulen and an estimated 1,000 members.
They are taught the principles of Communism by Baden Hanifah, the local
president, who was formerly a teacher in the local Taman Stews school.
His assistant to Raden Abdallah, who was formerly sub-proeccutgr in the
pre-eras' Dutch court of justice there The or antratlon is re o:rted to be
well' armed .
5. The Anaratan Lebt Republik Indonesia has a detachment of about 60 men at
Benkulen armed with rifles and two light machine runs. Their prpeent
sssigm-icnt is to guard the coast.
S. The gold mine at Rsbong-Tandai, near Lubukliaiggau, is producing gold at
the rate of about eight kilograms a year. The Hedjang?-Lebong mines have
been closed.
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Class. ~CHANOJ?1D TO: TS
DDA Memo, 4 Apr 77
Auth: DDA. REG. 77(1,763
Date: 1 % .By: O a..f'
CONFIDNNTIAL/CONThOL U. S. oFFIC
Approved For Release 1999/09/09 : CIA-RDP82-00457R002300550003-7