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GA-00980 1949-11-07 Deventer Dagblad rel A

Indonesische minderheden protesteren (met bericht over de bende bij Masamba)

Indonesian minorities protest (with report on the Masamba band)

Deventer Dagblad front page (7 Nov 1949): a report of a 1,000-strong Amsterdam meeting 'Indonesian minorities accuse', protesting the forced incorporation of eastern Indonesian peoples into the RIS, joined by a fragment on the Masamba gang case. It repeats that the band appears to have been led by Makassar councillor S

GA-01161 1949-11-07 Java-Bode rel A

Th. Pluyter is vermoord; lichaam teruggevonden (Th. Pluyter murdered; body found)

Th. Pluyter murdered; body found

Java-Bode, 7 Nov 1949, p. 2: reports the murder of Dutch inspector Th. Pluyter by a gang at Masamba, which Aneta says is led by Makassar municipal councillor Salawati Daud; six gang members arrested; East Indonesia government condemns the 'cowardly murderous lust'. Frames a woman politician as a terror-gang leader.