Intje Saleh Reports on Guerrilla Issue (FBIS, 5 Jan 1951)

=== [PDF page 1] === INTJE SALEH REPORTS ON GUERRILLA ISSUE Makassar, East Indonesian Regional Service, in Indonesian, Jan. 5, 1951, 1045 GMT--B (Text) "Intje Saleh Daeng Tompo, South Celebes territorial chief and concurrently chairman of the First Committee on the Settlement of the South Celebes Guerrilla Issue, who returned recently to Makassar from his trip in the South Celebes regions to expedite matters related to the issue, told us that he is confident that guerrilla chief Kahar Muzakar will honestly and loyally carry out the decisions made by the Central Government. "He continued that if in this connection incidents occur here and there such can only be the result of the slowness of information which must reach scattered guerrilla units or due to difficulties in communications or provocations by a third party which does not want to see a settlement of the guerrilla issue. "He added that the third party also includes certain leaders who for personal interest or the interest of a party or a group are sabotaging the settlement with harassing [Unreadable]. "In reply to a question on whether the guerrillas can be concentrated by Jan. 6, Mr. Intje said that due to communication difficulties he believed it might be impossible to settle the issue completely in regions such as Luwu and [Unreadable]. He added that, to carry out everything smoothly, Kahar Muzakar himself visited [Unreadable] to explain the agreement to guerrilla units there. Meanwhile committee member Mrs. Salawati, together with the Chief of Staff of the guerrillas, [Unreadable], went to Palopo recently. "Mr. Intje Saleh said that people everywhere were relieved upon hearing the report of the guerrilla issue agreement. A friendly meeting was held in Pinrang today by members of the army, guerrillas and the people. This meeting was initiated by the people themselves. Local committees were formed to smooth the course of the settlement issue."