INDONESIAN PREMIER KIDNAPPED
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—z ' PRESIDENT ACCUSES RACIAL LEFTISTS
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Received Monday, 11.80 a.m, " LONDON, June 80. Tke Pre.giden|; of the Iiidonesian Republic, Dr. Soekarno, bFoadeasting on the Jogjakarta radio? aceused fifth coluRinists of kidnapping the Premier, Sujt§n gjahrjr. Dr. So.ekarnp' warned listeners to "beware of ra.ciaj Leftists, whose action.s lend siipport to the Dutcjb s|;atements that Ive are unable to govern ourselves." Dr. Soekarno said that in addition tp M. Sjahrir, the Minister of Social Affairs, MajorrvGenei-ial $pec}ribjb, an,d the Minister of Public cWelf are, M. Parmawan, w.ere amppg th.ose kidnapped Reuter's Batavia correspondept reports that Dr. Soekarnp has imposeil martial law in Indpnesia fpllowipg M? Sjahrir's dis^ppearanee. ljk is repoi'ted that M. Sjahrir was taken on the night of June 27 from the Java Bank building, which is at present use.d as a hostel for important visitors, by armeid mpn frojp put§i4e of the city. M. Sjahrir was without his usual b.Q.dyguaj?4 at the time. Republican circles believe that M. Sjahrir was abducted by followers of Tan Malacca, former Communist leader,\and Dr. Soebardjo, former Fpreign Minister, whp are bpth under arrest for conspiripg .against fhe Soekarno Goyernment.
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Chronicle (Levin), 1 July 1946, Page 5
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