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GA-00978 1949-11-07 De Zaanlander rel A

Vrouw leidt bende op Celebes

Woman leads band in Celebes

Short De Zaanlander report (7 Nov 1949) on a band terrorising Masamba in northern South Sulawesi that murdered Farokafabrieken inspector Th. Pluyter on 2 November. The band is said to have been led by a female Makassar council member, Salawati Daoed (Salawati Daud); troops began an operation and arrested six members. E

GA-01009 1949-11-07 Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra rel A

Staat de bende onder leiding van een vrouw? (Salawati Daud en de bende bij Masamba)

Is the band led by a woman? (Salawati Daud and the Masamba band)

Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (7 Nov 1949, p.2), headline 'Is the band led by a woman?': the band that killed Faroko inspector Pluyter on 2 November near Palopo seems led by Makassar councillor Salawati Daoed, who went in a municipal car (found wrecked). Colonel Schotborgh sent companies; six members arrested, many weapo