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...Surrender. As easily as that, the Indonesian government last week regained control of Pakanbaru, the heart of the U.S.-owned Caltex oilfields. The rebel commander, Major Sjamsi Nurdin, and his 800 troops were taken completely by surprise. Even worse, the rebels had cleared the airstrip of oil drums only the day before, to enable trucks to pick up guns and ammunition dropped by a four-engined plane of unidentified nationality...
...government forces captured a rebel arms cache-75 bazookas, three recoilless guns, twelve machine guns-described as being of "American manufacture." By noon, transport planes had built up the government's force to 500 men. Rebel Major Nurdin, after a few token exchanges of fire, retreated westward in good order toward Padang...