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Word: jokjakaria (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1949-1949
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...January, 1948, did little but restate the ambiguities of Lingajatti and proved abortive. With the help of a complete blockade of Republican territory, the Dutch were playing on time--snipping off pieces of nationalist holdings and converting them to pro-Dutch states. On December 19, Dutch paratroops descended on Jokjakaria and captured the heads of the Republican government, saying that it was no longer capable of keeping order in its territory or preventing violations of the Dutch border...

Author: By Herbert P. Gleason, | Title: Brass Tacks | 3/7/1949 | See Source »

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