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Verklaring van defensie (Statement from Defence)

Statement from Defence on Salawati Daud's trip to South Sulawesi interior

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De Nieuwsgier, 22 Aug 1951: the Defence Ministry spokesman comments on Mrs Salawati Daud's trip into South Sulawesi's interior to contact CTN leader Kahar Muzakkar, saying it suggests government efforts to resume talks, but deeply regretting people's leaders who still negotiate with Kahar and demanding compliance with government instructions.

De Nieuwsgier, 22 Agu 1951: juru bicara Kementerian Pertahanan menanggapi perjalanan Ibu Salawati Daud ke pedalaman Sulawesi Selatan untuk menghubungi pemimpin CTN Kahar Muzakkar; disebut tampak upaya pemerintah melanjutkan perundingan, tetapi menyesalkan tokoh rakyat yang masih berunding dengan Kahar dan menuntut kepatuhan pada instruksi pemerintah.

“"The reports about the journey of Mrs. Salawati Daud to the interior of South Celebes to make contact with Kahar Muzakkar ... give the impression that the government is making efforts to resume the negotiations."”

People

Salawati DaudKahar Muzakkar

Organisations

National Reserve CorpsMinistry of Defence (Indonesia)

Places

IndonesiaSouth SulawesiMakassar

Topics

biographyelections and parliament

Tags

regional rebellionsofficial communique

Details

Date
1951-08-22
Creator
De Nieuwsgier
Publication
De Nieuwsgier
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
Dutch
Perspective
Western mainstream press
Source role
primary
Country
Indonesia
Period
1950–1954
Source archive
Delpher (KB, Netherlands) · source link
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File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)/De Nieuwsgier (1951-08-22) - Verklaring van defensie [Delpher ddd-010475364-a0055].txt
OCR / text
Fair (0.844) · proof-reading: whole text (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: yes
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)
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