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GA-00738 1961-12-15 De Tijd De Maasbode rel B

Soekarno nu opperbevelhebber: N.-Guinea-plannen worden uitgewerkt (Sukarno now supreme commander)

Sukarno now supreme commander: New Guinea plans; speech at Gerwani congress

De Tijd/De Maasbode Reuter item (15 Dec 1961): Sukarno chaired the new 15-member national defence council as supreme commander to plan the "return" of West New Guinea. It notes that at the opening of the Gerwani congress he announced again he would "use armed force to liberate West Irian".