CHINESE INFILTRATION SOUTH OF PONTIANAK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005800440012-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 28, 2000
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: September 15, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO. ^
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY Indonesia
UBJECT Chinese Infiltration South of Pontianak
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1. Infiltrating Chinese are landing almost daily south of Pontienak. Most
of these Chinese are from Malaya, Hong Kong and Amoy. Both small fish-
ing craft owned by Chinese Inhabitants of Borneo and military landing
craft are being used to transport these Chinese.
2. It is believed that guns and other military equipment have been landed.
Some jeeps have been brought ashore(B"46).
3. So far about 1,400 Chinese Immigrants have settled south of Pontiaanak.
They occupy seven strategic points in the jungle. These Chinese live
in small kampongs and do not openly display their arms. Since 80 per-
cent of the population of West Borneo are Chinese, the infiltrants
easily blend in with the settled inhabitants. The Chinese control the -
entire economy in this area.
4. The gkataang Peraug Republic Indonesia Serikat (APRIS) is powerless to
combat this infiltration. Rich Chinese in this area provide the APRIS
officers with "squeeze money" in return for their friendship and unmol-
ested smuggling privileges. The APRIS commander is unable to maintain
control over his units in this locale. Discipline is lax and food and
equipment are insufficient.
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Cie. Captain Achmad Wiranata Kusuma is trying to handle the
situation in this area but is helpless with his present equipment. Only
scant supplies arrive from Java. He needs arms, other equipment, and
an intelligence unit to enable him to eliminate this infiltration of
Chinese Communists. If this situation is not remedied soon, the possi-
bility of a Chinese Communist revolt in West Borneo will exist.
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