Flare-up In Guerrilla War In Java Coming
BATAVIA, Jan. 26. A flare-up in guerrilla warfare m East .Tava within a week, was foieeast tonight by a spokesman of tlie Republican delegation in Batavia. He deiiied Duie.h statements that the Ropublican forces had been seattered and eoordinated efforts by thera rendere'j impossible. The spokesman added that the Sili mangi Division — a crack Republieaii unit whieh offered the stifl'est resistanee to the I)ut(di in the reeent ofl'ensive — had returned to West .Tara in it> entirety and was strongly enseonced in flnrmer jiositions. Large T.N.I. (Re publican regulars) units had also takou' up their foriner positions in the whole of East -Tava. By former positions the spokesnian meant positions occupied be fore the police aetion of Jnly 1947. The spokeanian said -that at least .".(10,000 T.N.I. wero still at large m Java. ' ;
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Chronicle (Levin), 27 January 1949, Page 5
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