Perwari in the Years of Struggle, 1951
Farewell report by outgoing Perwari chair Kusban, in Siaran Perwari (Jan 1951, congress issue), narrating Perwari's history during the revolution, including flight from Malang after the first Dutch attack in July 1947.
Hatta in Surabaya
Nieuwe Courant, 5 March 1951: Vice-President Hatta's arrival in Surabaya on his way to East Indonesia; and a note that PKI MP Miss Suwarti visited Bondowoso to ask Resident Soediro about PKI members arrested in the Besuki 'Aksi Merdeka'. No Gerwani content.
Renewed tension in Makassar: four ex-guerrilla battalions failed to surrender
Nieuwe Courant, 20 August 1951: report of renewed tension in Makassar after four CTN ex-guerrilla battalions failed to appear for their 17 August incorporation into the APRI, leaving with cash, uniforms and trucks meant for Kahar Muzakkar; Col. Kawilarang announces strict measures. The text ends with Pedoman Rakjat say
Vanished guerrilla fighters blew up a bridge
Provinciale Drentsche en Asser Courant (21 Aug 1951): about 4,000 ex-guerrillas vanished from Makassar on 16 Aug, blowing up a bridge; government announces strict measures. Salawati Daud, credited with an important role in solving the guerrilla problem, has gone to the fugitives' hideouts to mediate. Also notes ex-RMS
The ex-guerrillas of South Celebes
Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (22 Aug 1951, p.2): a defence ministry spokesman says the report of Mrs Salawati Daud visiting South Sulawesi's interior to contact Kahar Muzakar should not suggest renewed negotiations; Kahar acted for his own benefit. A mass meeting of parties at the governor's residence in Makassar leaves