Word: indonesians
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Every move so far, from Dairen to Batavia, has been according to orders and according to plan. The British went to Java to take the surrender of the Jap forces and protect Allied (i.e., Dutch) lives and property. In doing so they found themselves fighting Indonesian Nationalists who are not Allies and are against the Dutch. Chinese troops moved into Indo-China - but only into the area which was part of the China theater - and found themselves supporting the French restoration. U.S. airmen, marines and naval forces transported and supported their Allies, the Chinese Nationalists, only in areas where there...
...native faction which calls itself the Indonesian Republic declared war on the Dutch, Eurasians and Amboinese (warlike Amboina Islanders, many of whom have joined the Netherlands Army). Weapons (according to Indonesian People's Army headquarters): "All kinds of firearms, also poison, poisoned darts and arrows, all methods of arson and . . . wild animals, as for instance snakes...
...Dutch East Indies Japanese-language schools were opened, and the Japs announced that already Indonesian traffic policemen were giving orders in Japanese. All "aliens" (Europeans) aged 17 or over were required to register and make a declaration of loyalty to the Son of Heaven. The fee charged for the privilege of making this declaration was 250 guilders to men, 80 guilders to women. All European-owned land was confiscated. Two Hollanders accused of "spreading rumors based on false radio news" were executed...
...Atlantic Charter will rouse the same enthusiasm among the peoples of the Far East as the Atlantic Charter did in Europe. A Charter like this would mean that Burma would become autonomous, Malaya would cease to be a British colony, and the East Indies would become truly Indonesian and not Dutch. Hong Kong will be China's and Shanghai no more an International Settlement. If we believe the statements made . . . recently, this already is the American policy in this war. If this is so, it only remains for America to give final shape to this policy in the form...
...only 5,000 troops, French and Senegalese, with a sprinkling of natives. Of the 40,000 whites, most of the small fry are anti-Vichy; most of the Government, Army and other important people are pro-Vichy. Despite the nearness of Africa, the Malagasy are Oceanic (Polynesian, Melanesian, Indonesian) in origin, language and culture...