SMUGGLING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001900840008-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 13, 2000
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: October 19, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT Smuggling
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1. LIRA Giok;~a~~ has 1Pft Batavia for Singapore at the request of LIM Aun Poon, 25X1A
~. LIHu Aun Poon is "represented'r in the Partai Komunis Indonesia by TACT Ling Djie,
from Java (Toeban, Lasem, Koedoes) to Singapore. He now handles the smug ng
fry Java to Bangkok. The Foe Thoeng Company of Batavia and TAid Fain Hie,
trad~.ng as Ban ~joan Company in Batavia, are also involved.
The proprietor of the ~'oe `Thoeng Company escaped to Hongkong. his manager
k~~ been he,Zd by the poLic?. TA~1 Hin Hie is protected by TRIO Thiam Tjong,
advisor to I3r. van iulook, and by "LOA Sek Hie, a friend. of TRIO Thiam Tjong.
2. LIEF Giok Keng smuggles pepper, rubber, rattan, and other products from
Southern Sumatra to Singapore fcr delivory to Clychin, Soviet Trade
Commissioner in Singapore, who forwards these items to gladivostock by
Soviet sr:ips. LIN Gook Kent; smuggles arms, ammunition,textiles, machinery,
dtc. from Singapore to various places in southern Sumatra.
3. LI~1 Aun Poon has been in charge of e opium, heroin and morphine smuggling
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whQ is one of the big four in the Politburo. He in trusted by S~arifoedin.
The organization of TAN Ling D,jie, TAN Hin Hie and IIa: Aun Poon was formed
in the early part of I3~6 in Batavia. A Singapore-bc:~rn Chinese, LIb~ Song Hooi,
~ar~~~er off' the Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation, made the necessary
~dnances for the enterprise.
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~~?. Tn Decem'ber 1~~5, TAN Ling ]7je, as a representative of t e esin o n e
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~~i~e ~Tasional Indonesia Poe sat, left Batavia for Poerworedjo. In June
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~.~~ ~~~ L~~A Aun ~'oon went ~b Singapore, having secured the necessary pass y
~~ '~ri'~a}~ t1~e polico through Et~YCFpff~ 1~ah Sen. 1Phenrhe heard about- the recent
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~Pi4~ scandal in the ~ndones.an lleniblic, he fled to Bangkok, alr7rIIFving there
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~ ~ Qnd_ of August. LIrL? ~'arigl'Booi had escaped earlier by a small boat from
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~8. From January to dot--ember l94`~, the Indian troops under the British sold
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