THREE MONTHS OF TRUCE
ON
JAVA AND SUMATRA
DOCUMENTS
SUBMIlTEO TO
THE COMMIlTEE OF GOOO OFFICES BY THE NETHERLANDS DELEGATION
AND OTHER RELA TED DOCUMENTS IN THE PERIOD 17 JANUARY 1948 UP TO 30 APRIL 1948
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THREE MONTHS OF TRUCE
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JAVA ANI) SU MATRA
DOCUMENTS
SlJB.' IITTFfJ TO
THI': CO~IMITTEF OF COOl) OFFICES IlY THE NI':TH EI< I ,ANIJS m:L[(;:\ TI 01"':
.'\NI) OTHER RELATED DOCU~IENTS IN THE PERIOD
17 JANUAR Y H)48 UP TO JO APR) L !IHS
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TrUL'C AgrCl'IlH.:llt ...
List nf Military Obscrvers of tlle COl11l11ittcc of Gootl Offices illlcl tllcÎr Instruc,tÎt'.l1s ... ,. . ... .
I)clil1cation of tbc Status Quo Lil1c ... . Evacuatioll of Rcpuhliciln Military Forccs ....
Exchange of Falllilies of fv\ilitary Persol1lll'l ... . I~ell'asl' uf PcrsollS heing held as Prisoncrs of War ... . Text of \Vorking Paper concl'r.!lillg tht.:! disposilioll of Japallcsl' élntl GCfllIiln Natiollals in Repuhlican ol'cupied tcrritory
Infringclllcnts of the Truce Agreellll'1lt as rcportctl 10 tile Nl'ther- I"ntls Authorilics:
I) Geueral ..
2) 3) 4)
l~cpuhlical1
/(cpublicau Rcpublicau
cspionage .'
I~adio Broadcélsts
Arl11y Orders ...
suhvcrsivc anti wHkrgrOlllld
5) Terror al1t1 Il1til11itlatiol1 (i) Rcil1filtrations
activitics anti
IX. I~cvkw of Tilt' Infringetlll'J1ts of Tilt' Trucc Agreel1ll'llt held by Major-CJt'nera] D. C. Buurman van Vreedl'1I at Ihe sevL'llth Illt·('ti,ng
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107 135 142
of The Sccurity COl11l11ittcc 011 April 7, 1948 ... 152
C H AP TER I.
TRUCE AGREEMENT.
NETHERLANDS DELEGATION.
SECURITY COUNCIL.
17 January 1948.
Original: English.
COMMITTEE OF GOOD OFFICES ON THE INDONESIAN QUESTION.
Conference with the Delegations of the Govemments of the Nelherlands alld the Repubtic of Indonesia.
Truce Agreement between the Govemment of the Nelherlands and the Government of Ihe Repubtic of Indonesia signed at the fourth
meeting on 17 January 1948.
The Governmcnl of Ihe Kingdom of the Nclherlanels allli Ihe Governmelll of Ihe Repllblie of Indo.nesia, rcferred to ill lliis agreement as Ihe parlies, herchy agrec .?IS follows:
I. That a sland fasl and cease iire order Ge issueel separalely aml simultaneously by bath parties immedialely upon Ihe signing of this agreement a nel 10 be fully effeetive witlli.!1 forty-eight hours. This order will apply to . the troops of both parties along the bounelary lines of the areas eleseribeel in Ihe proelamation of the Netherlanels Inelies GovernmeJlt on 29 August 1947. IVhieh shall be ealled the siolIls '1"0 IiJle, and in Ihe areas speeifieel iJl the following paragraph.
2. That in the first instancc and for Ihc time lJeing, dcmilitarizcd zones be established in general w nformity wit'l the above-mentioned slalus quo line; these zones as a rule will eomprise tlle territories bet ween lliis siallIs quo line and, on one siele" the line of tlle Netherlands forward positions anel, on the otller side, tlle line of tlle Republiean forwarel positions, tlle average wielth of eaeh of tlie zones being approximately the same.
3. Thai Ihe eSlablishmenl of Ihe demililarizeel zones in na way prejudices Ihe rights, claims or position of Ihe parties under the resolutions of the Seeurily Couneil of I, 25. a,nel 26 August and I November 1947.
4. Thai UpOI1 acccplance of tht.! foregoing by both parties, the Cot11l11ittec lViII plaee al tlle disposal of both parties its military assistants who lViII be instrllckd 10 aSSlItllC, in thc first installce, rcspollsibility for dctermining whether ally illcidellt requires l'lIquiry by the higller aulhorities of either or hoth parties.
5. That, peneling a polilieal settlel1lent, the responsihility for Ihe mainlc- nanee of law anel order ancl of security of life and property in the demilitarizecl zones \ViII remain vcsted in the eivil police farces of the respeetive parties.
(The lerm eivil poliee does not exclucle the temporary use of military per- sonncl in the capacity of civil police, il heing unelerstoocl that the poliee forees
lViii be under civil controi). The COnllnittee's military assistan/ts lViII be avail- able to advise the appropriate authorities of the parties a'lel 0 serve in such other proper capacities as may be requested. Among others they should:
(iI) cal1 upon pools of police officers established byeach party in its demili- tarizcd zone to accompany the military assistants in meir endeavours allli moves throughout that demilitarized zone.
Police officers of one party wil1 not move into anel throughout the delllili- tarized zo,ne of the other party unless accompanied by a military assistant of the COllllllittee of Gooel Offices and a police officer of th at ot her party.
(b) prolllote cooperation between the two police farces.
6. That trade and intercourse between al1 areas shoqlc1 be permitted as far as possible; such restrictions as may be necessary will be agreed upon by the parties with the assistance of the Committee ancl its representatives
if required.
7. That this agreement shall include all the following points al ready ag reed to in principle by the parties:
(a) Ta prohibit sabotage, intimielation anel reprisals anel ofher activities of a sil11i1ar nature against individuals, groups of individua ,and property, including destruction of property of any kind and by whomsoever olVned, anti to utiJize every ll1eans at theiT cOllll11and to this end.
(b) To refrain from broadeasts or any other farm of propaganda aimed at provokillg or disturbing troops anti civilians.
(c) Ta initiate broaelcasts and i"stih,te other measures to info"n al1 troops and civilians of the delicate situation anel the ,necessity for strict complianee with the provisions sub (a) anel (IJ).
(d) Fulr opportunity for observation by military and civil assistants made available to the COlllmittee of Good Offices.
(e) 1'0 cease imilleeliately the publicatioll of a daily operatiollal colllllllll,ique or any other iliformatiCl'l about military operations lmles~ by prior agree-
ment in writing, except wcekly publication of lists of individuals (giving names, numbers allu home addresses) who have beell killed or have died
.1$ a rcs111t of injuries received in actioll.
(f) Ta accept the principle of the release of prisuners byeach party aml to commence discussions with a view to the most rapid anel cOllvenient illlplcmentatioll thereof, the release in principle to be w"thout regard to the number of prisoners held by either party.
8. That, On the acccptancc of the for~going, the COl11l11ittee's military assistants will illll11cdiately conduct cnquiries to establish wh tiler and where, especially in West Java, eleillents of the Rcpublican military forces continue to offer resistance behind the present forward positions of the Netherlancls farces. If the enquiry establishes the existellce of such for s, these should witl1Clraw as quickly as practicabie, anti in any case within ~1 days, as set Olll
in the following paragraph.
9. That all farces of each party in any area accepted a a demilitarized zone or in any area on the óther party's sicle of a demilitarized zone, will, under the observation of military assistahts of the Committe and with arms anti warlike equipmcnt, move peacefully 10 t11C territory Ûin file party's QWIl sidc of the dcmilitarized zones.
Bulh parties 1Il1lleriake 10 facilitate a speedy anel peaccful evacualion uf the forces concerne,\.
10. This agreement shall be consklered binding Llllless onc party notifies the Conllllittec of Gooel Offices and the olher party Ihat it considers the truce regulatiolls arc not being observed by the olher parly ",mi that th is agreement should therefore he terminate,\.
Annex - Clarifications of the Agrccl11cltl.
FOT tht..: OOVèrI1I1H~l1t of the Kingdorn
of the Netherlanels
For the Government of the Republic of Inclollesia
(s.) Raden Abdulkadir Wieljojo- atl11ocljo,
ChaÎrl1lilll of thc delcgation.
(5.) Or. Amir Sjarifuddin,
Chairman of the d~legatiQn.
The signatlll'es appearing above were hereunto subscribed this 17th day uf Janllary 194R, on hoard the U.S.S. Renville, in the presence of the represent- atives on Ihe United Nalions Security Council Conlillittee of Good Offices 011 the Indollcsian qucstion, anc! the COl11l11ittec Sccretary, whose sig,natures are hcrclIIlto subscribed as witnesses:
Chairm3n: Represen la I i ves:
Secrdary:
Mr. justice Richard C. Kirby (Auslralia) Mr. Paul van Zeeland (Bclgium) Dr. Frank P. Graham (United Slales) Mr. T. G. Narayana,n.
ANNEX
CLARIFICATION OF THE AGREEMENT.
I. As rcgartls paragraph I of the forcgoing agreelllent, it is l1l1c1erstood that Ihe Iwo parties \ViII el1deavour to implement the various points of the tl"UCC agreement without any delay anc! with all I11cans at their disposal;
it is eqllally lInderstood that, should one ol Ihe parties meet wilh special dilficullies in earrying out fully within a few days any obligation imposed
\lpon it by the truce agreement, upon Ilolification to the other party the ti{llC
limit of forty-eight. (48) houes provided in the first article of the proposals will be extended up to a maximum of twelve (12) days.
2. As regards paragraph 2 of the furegoillg agreement, it is uncJerstoocJ that if, as expeclecJ, Ihe truce agreement is increasingly implementecJ and vhe gelleral situatioJl contilllics to clcvelop favourably, the clemilitarizecl zones wil1, as a matter of course, be hlrther extended. The question of an extension of 'Ielllilitarized zones wil I "pon Ihe request of either party, be mnsidered forth- with by thc COll1l1littee's 1llilitary assistallts who, acting within the intent of paragaraph 5, will advise Ihe appropriate authorities.
3. As regards paragrapll 4 of the foreguing agreemellt, it IS understood that the mititary assistants of the Comlllittee of Good Offices will have every upportllnity in the exeClltion of paragraph 4 of the trllee agreemen~, for deter- millL!1g whether any incident reqllires inqlliry by the higher allthorities of either Or bath partics, ill which case they will of COLIrse at the same time refer Ihe lIlatter to their prineipal, namety, the Contlllittce of Goud Offices, whose services lViII be available to assist in adjllstillg differellces hetween the parties in fC'gard 10 Ihe trurc.
Jacatra, Janlla1y 17, 1948. DELE GAS I INDONESIA,
Sir,
I have the honollr to refer to the clarificalioll of the trllee agreemellt whiell has been aeeepted by both parties and which reads as follows:
It is lIndcrstood that the two parties will endeavalIr to implemellt the variolIs points ol the truee agreement withoul any delay allct with all means at their disposal; it is equally lInderstOOll that, sholild anc of the parties meet wit.h special difficlilties in carrying Ollt flilly within a few days any obligation imposed lIpon it by the truce agreemellt, lIpon noti- fieatioll to the other party the time limit of lorty eight (48) hOllrs provided in the lirst article of the proposals will be extended lip t~ a maximllm of
tlVelve (12) days.
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Sincc the uovertllllelil of tlle Repllblic of Illdollesia mei", lVith special diffielilties ill implell1entillg the obligaliolls ililposcd lIpon
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by Ihe truceagreemellt lVithin Ihe till1e limit of forty cight (48) hOllrs, the Delegation of the Republic of 1""lolicsia notifies the Nethcrlallds Delegation that it desires extcnsion of time provided for in the clarification. This extensioll of time is ulldcrstood by t/1C Delcgatioll of the Republic of Inclollesia to be fomteell (14) days (i.c. lorly eight (48) hours pilis t",rlve (12) days).
I have tlle honour la be, Sir,
Yuur ubcdicl1I servantI
IV.S. Amir Sjarifllcldin,
Chairmall of the Delegatioll of Inclonesia. The Chairtllall
of the Delcgation of
the Kingdol1l of the Netherlancls.
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NETHERLANDS DELEGATlON.
Issu" No. YB.
SECURITV COUNCIL.
17 january 1948.
Original: Eiglistl.
COMMITTEE OF GOOD OFFICES ON THE INDONESIAN QUESTION.
Conlerence with the Delegations ol the Governments ol the Netherlands and the Republic ol Indonesia.
Preliminary cease hostilities order under the truce agreement.
Adopted at the fourth meeting on 17 January.
Tuday a truce was sigIled betweell the clelegatiolls of the Rcpublic uf Indonesia alld the Netherlallels on board the U.S.S. Renviiie. This means that as soon as possiblc all measures will be taken to put an enel to all hostilities in the most cffective way. Whilc awaiting the detailcd orders ancl instructi<J,ns I order you as follows:
(I) Avoid any provocation in whatever farm.
(2) Continue to carry Out you!' task for the Il1élÎllh:r;aIlCl: of law alld order in the arcas :tssignecl fo YOll.
(3) Delelld yourself if attacked.
(4) Avoid all illcidellh.
(5) Realize that yOu remaill respollsible for the safety of life and property.
I expcct that you will carry out and sec to it tltat these preliminary orders are carried out ill the spirit of the truee Wl1icl1 has nOw been signed.
NETHERLANDS DELEGATION.
No. 13. Batavia, 29 january 1948.
Sir.
I have the honour hercwilh to trallsmit 10 your COlluniltce a Irallslatioll uf Ihe texl of Ihe radio address as clelivered by Lt. General S. H. Spoor on
17th january 1948 at 21.00 hours aml broacleast by Radio Batavia.
In this connection aitention shoulcl be drawIl 10 Ihe fact that the official proelamation of the provisions of the Truce by Radio Djocja On january 20 at 19.CO hours was followecl 'by a brief explication, in the course of which censure was expressed of General Spoor's address. He was said to have
created Ihe illlpression thai the, Repl)blican Governlllent was solely responsible for acts of terrorizatiol1 a 11(1 violc;nce, anel citcd as an instance of what cDuld be expected at future plebisciks. ,
It is difficult to see how this impressioll could have: ar~~el1, but ilJ all)'
case a stlldy of the text wil I reveal that the incrirnination is cntirely IInlounde(1.
I have the honollr to be, Sir,
To Ihe Chairl1lan of tbc Secuc.jty Couneil's
COlJlInittee ol Good Offices 011 11112 Indonl:siall QucstiOJl.
NETHERLANDS DELEGATION.
Yuur obctlicnt servant, (signed) H. VAN VREDENBURCH,
Vice-éhairrnan.
Wireless address by the Army Commander transmitted by Radio Batavia on 17 january 1948
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21.00 hours.Officel's, non-eommissio.ned officers and other ranks ol he arllly in tbc lIJdies belonging ·to the Royal Marine Brigade and the RoXal Netherlands Indies Army. To-day the 17th ol january the arlllistiee more lal1liliar to us hy Ihe lJame ol ccase-fire, or better still eease hostilities, whioh we shall rcfcr 10 as the truce, was signed on board the U.S.S. "Renville". S0111e eonsiderable
tiJll\.! was required to formulate this truce as it now stands anti many disCllSsio,!ls
wcre neeessary. So we eal1l10t but 'bc gratilieel that the day has arrivcd on whicl1 the official signing of the doeulllent by tl1e Netherlands and Republican delegatiolls ullCler the a"sriees ol Ihe ConlllJiltee of Good Offices has takelI place.
The intent of the truce is the eessation of hostilities in the braadest sen sc ol the word, that is the eessation ol liring along all Ironts, the cessation of
acts of sa'botage anti sil11i1ar deeds which are still bcing comllll.tied throughout
Ihe areas controlled by the Netherlands troops. Admittedly, i is not the lirst
time ,that wc are entering UpU'1 a truce. But here is a new rlilestone in thc
historic development of events in Indonesia. We stand belo)'e it with high
hopes, high hopcs indeed, because as the lieutenant Governor-Gcneral rightly
observed whell interviewed by the press, there is here na question ol a victory lor OIlC party Or the other, but ol a victory ol eOnll11on sen$o. I know, aJllI Irom personal experionee, that wh at happened to us the last ti e, was in many respects disappointing. ~et this
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be a c'l,use for us not to accept th is new truce with our eyes again lixed tljwards a better lulure. Vou, men ol the army here in tl1C Indies, have a dilfieult year behind 'y0l1, you have everywhere dOllc your duty anel arc still cloing it every day, and it seems to me that we call1lOt bu,! remomber at this moment those who tost their lives in the cxecutioll of their duty, Or suffered such injurics as lViII affect them peq11ancntly. Now,(lg~ip, I must ask of you the most strict aml extreme discipline, as weil as
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jJl:rfect devotioll tu yuur duties, duties which CRIl be expresscd in a few words as self-contro!. patience anel tact, which of course does Ilot lllcan thai wl1l'1l yuur lifc or your position is cmlangcred y01l shuuld not act with all the I11cans at your t1isposal. Now, to-night, aS yOtl will hea!' aftel' I have spoken, the firsl illslrucliolls for Ihe truee are going oul, allet yOu will also hear Ihal, allhough Ihc Iruce was signcet lo-etay, il will lake allolher forillighi before il can become effeclive all along Ihe line5. We should have liked 10 hring Ihis about sooner, hut ccrtain circlIlllstances have led to a request nlJ Ihc part of the Repllblicans to cxtclld, to a lIIaxirnuI11 of fourtccll days, thl: period by which the truce can he made operalive in every r~sp('d. Thcrc arc Ihe qucstions of cOll1ll1unÎcatiolls,
;11ll1 of tlle sizc of Ille tcrritorics concern cd thai caLlse diffieulties in giving inslrllclons 10 all Ihe sub-commanders.
011 Ihe 141h of October 1946 Ihe lirsi Irllce was signed; I Ihell 5poke la you, poillti,'lg out your duty anc! telling you wlra! I expected, \Vha! I wantcd allll what I dl:lll'\lH.led of YOll.
On the 25tl1 Marrh, I again spokc to you 011 tlle occasion of tile signing of the Linggacljati Agreelllent, aml whl:11 Ihe rcsolution of the Sccurity COLL!1cil hccarne knowIl, on 4th August, of last year, I also 11ad fo explain your ncw duties under the new circlll1lstances.
I fillli it difficull 10 exprcss the same things in different words evcry time, ond Iherefore I shall now repeal pari of Ihe order of Ihe day whi,h I issued 10 )'OlJ af ter the signing of the L~'1ggadjati Agrl'ellll'nt, becausc what I said thl'll fully applks ollee more to the situatÎ0Il which we arc now <lKain
;-rpproaching.
I repcal, Illen, Ihal wc may cherish Ihe Ilupe Ihal Ihe foundalions now laid will lead to a settlcllll'pt of difficulties anti disputes in which reason wil' prevail ovc~ passion, ant! justice will prevail over lawlessllcss Jnd terrorizatio,'l.
It seelils juslifiaiJlc la expert Illat now lIlulual confidence lIlay be reslored, allLl that as a result of a COlll1l101l !..:ffor! justice anti sccurity wilt ollce again be Ille cherishetl property of all Ihose who \Vork and live in this lIlast blesscd land, wherever Ihey rilay be alld I·fhatever Iheir collvictiolls. To work to Ih is elld anet 10 fighl for il has always been our eluty. Our ideal has beell 10 conlri- Inde to the recollstruction of these lands in a new political structure. Howcver, Ihis duly is far !rom eneleel. Il slill remains our lask 10 conlribule to Ihe relllrn of peace, security allli prosperity in Illeionesia aml 10 promole Ihal Ihe peoples of Ihis iJeauli!,,1 counlry shall pull logelher and be ulliled ill Iheir comm(',n infcrest, with the aid of the age-old ties existing hctWCl'll Ihe Netherlands anti fhe variolIs groups of t.h~ populatioll of Indonesia, tics which will endure for ever. VOII, soldiers, scrving in the army in these islands, of whafcvl'r cxtractioll anti of \vhichever ra.nk, yOLl who have to this day fulfillcd your dutics in so excellcnt a mallller allli with su eh restraint, uften in the most difficull cOlldiliollS, you wilt also have 10 do your work as befils good soleliers ln the I1~W situatiul1. Vou will have to adapt yoursclvcs to it. But you neel!
only 10 remail1 whal you arc, good soldiers of Ihc Nelherland5 army, failhful anti obedictlt, performing your lask in accordance lVilh Ihe principles of hOl1our, jlislicc a 11(1 dignity, and supporled il1 Ihe 'fulfilrncill of your elulies by your love for your country allt! your Queen ~nd by your subl11ission tu thc Allllighty.
I expect yUll to lIl1derstand the ncw era and in this,spirit to continue to perform your Iwnollra'ble duly.
I want yOIl ,nOl la fail in Ihe flilfillllCll1 of yOllr duty as soldiers.
I deJlland that you shall uphplçl the honourable name of the Netherlands army in all circumstances, anel I knolV that I e1\11 rely On you to do so.
I repcat these words to-day, this 17111 day of jalluary, npw that the new truce has been signed on board the "Renville", and SOon the nelV regulations lViII be made knolVn to you by wireless, the orders will be issued to the eom- manding officers, 1\nd you will all be informed of Ihe ncw situation. But th is takes time, and JlleanlVhile I wish ,to give you a lelV orders th at lViII determine your conduct fur the next few days.
My orders are to avoid any provucation in any farm whatsoever but at Ihl.! sallle time to cOlltinue yOllr duty of ll1ailltaining law anti order i,n your area, for you should know thaI lile security ol life 'lIld properly will continue to be your responsibi[ity.
Defend yourse[ves when attacked, but avoid any incident as lIlueh as allli IVhenever possib[e. But I teil you 10 remain on your guard, for it lViII take sOllle time belore th is truce [,as become elltirc[y effective "nd everyolle ean act accordingly.
Men ol the Army in the Inclies, before Captain de Loo will read 10 you Ihe regu[atiolls of the genera! provisiolls for the truce I should Iike to give you in conc1usion the words once written by one of our greatest admirals in the IlIOSt difficu[t circumstances to the States General in lhe Netherla.nds.
He was Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp, alld he wrote as follolVs: I am of good courage and resolved to suffer all ior my 'be[oved country and our just cause, the which may it p[ease the Lord God to award us.
Let us make the~e words our own.
NETHERLANOS OELEGATION.
17 January 1948.
Original: English.
SECURITY COUNCIL.
COMMITTEE OF GOOO OFFICES ON THE INOONESIAN QUESTION.
Conlerence with the Oelegations ol the Governments ol the Netherlands and the Republic of Indonesia.
General regulations under the truce agreement adopted at the lourth meeting on 17 january 1948.
A. Genera!.
1. These regu[ations will be issued at 21.00 hours Ol} the aay of the signillg of the truce agreement allel will become operatiovc or both parties fourtecn (14) days' thereafter at 24.00 hours on that day. A this moment all Itostilities in the forwa.rd areas (s'ee para 8- 10 bel uw) shal 'have dehnitely ceascd, with due observancc of these regttlations alld direct yes.
2. All identically wordecl regltlation lViII be sillluitalleously issueel by Ihe Netilerlalllis alld Republicall allthorities to subordinafc cOlTImanding officC'rs, é\lld through tllem to all troop~.
B. Delineation oi Occupied Areas.
3. 111 JAVA alld SUMATRA tbc tcrritory occupied by Nctbcrlallds troops comprises tbc ärcas cIcscribed i,n tbc Proclamatioll of tbc Lt. Governor General of 29 August 1947 as indicatcd in the annex to tbis instruction.
4. All areas in JAVA and SUMATRA 1I0t spccifiecl in tbc above pro- clamatiol1 comprisc the areas controllce! hy Republican troops.
5. T'he Iinc dividiJlg tlle tcrritories Illcntiol1cd in paragraphs 3 anel 4 will bI.' n.ll1lcd sla/us quo line and is indicaled in thl' allIlex to IlIis illstructioll. 6. COllltllandillg ufficefs will l'IlSLlrC that thl! .1hove-Illl'lltionccl line bc dcarly indicatcd in the ficld as SOOII as possihle. FlIrlher instrllctions, whell :Ind if necessary, will be issued by tbc respectivc Chids of Gelleral Staft aftel' consultation with tlle llIilitary assistants of thc COllllllittee of Good Offices .1ncl the Netherlancls ancl Repu'IJlican Illilitary authorities.
7. Melllbers of tbc Illilitary forces aud polie" units of both partics arc not allowed fo cross the status i/ilO flTle except as set out in paragrapll 17 helow. For olher traffie .1cross this lint.' Sec paragraph :lO helo\\!.
C. Forward Areas.
8. The forward arcas, whicll will he d~lllilitarizi.'tI. are (he areas situaled on eithcr siele of thc siallIs qllo /ille and dclimited by the lines con'nccting the respectivc aelvanee positions (inclusive) (sec annex).
9. 111 the forward arCas ît is 110t .1l1ow('d:
a) 10 establish ncw military positions alld or dctaclllllcnts;
h) to move or to reinforce military positiol1s and/or eletaehlllents or ot extencl cxisting defl'l1SeS;
e) 10 prepare Or to carry out lllC'asurL'S of an llfktlsivc nature.
10. Movemellts of troops in the forwart! Meas wil I he restrictet! tn a lllinin1llll1, e.g. for the Illaintcnance anti rclid of aclvancc positiol1s.
Commancling officers wil I infolln the rcspective Chiefs of General Staff at Icast lorty-ei~ht (48) hOllrs hefore tllO effeetuatil1n ol plannecl reliefs.
D. Demi\j!arized Zones.
11. Thl' forward areas will IK' dCl1lilitarizeci ,1IHI placC'(\ tllHlcr dvil l"ontrol within fourtecn (14) days.
12. Military pcrsul1l1cl will not he ,1l1owcd ilJ 11112 dcmilitarizl'tl ZOnes.
lil these zones the maintenallce of law, order anc! security \ViII be carried out hy civil police forces. The term eivil poliee does 1I0t exclucle the temporary uSC of military pcrsol1l1el in the capacity of civil police. it heing tlllclersfood
that tlle police forces will he u,!lcler civil control.
13. For the tillle being tlle poliee dllties in the Netherlands demilitarizecl zones will be carried out by military personncl who \'Iill he wearing an orange band wilh the letlers VP (Veiligheiclspolitie - Security Police) On the left npper arll1. For the time beilIg the poliee cllIties in the Republican deillililarizecl zones will be carried out hy personnel wcari,ng a red hand with white lctters PI< (Polisi Keamanan).
14. The lIlilitary VP anel PI( \lIentiuneti ill paragraph 13 wi1l be anllet!
ill su eh a way that tbeir police function sball be unambiguously clear. Furtber instructiol1s to this dfect will bc issucd hy the appropriatc a Ithorities in dul'
COllrse,
15. Orders will be issued by tbc appropriatc lIlilitary alilbori!ies lu lbc VP anti PK unils for the fulfilment of the special policr tasks, accoreling to the ÎnstrllctiollS 3nd directives of th~ appropriatc civil é\uthoritics.
16. As cOlldilions in the del11ililarized zones or in parts thereof perlIlil, Ihe VP anti PK units referreel 10 in pilragraph 13 will he gradually rcplaced by civil police.
17. Pulicl: officcrs of Dne party will 1101 mOVe inlo ano througllOlI! Ihl' dcmilitarizeel w ne of the other party unil'ss accolltpanied by a military assistalll uf tlw Committel' of Good Offic~s aml a police officer uf bat otber party.
E. Evacuation.
18. Elclllellis of Republicall lIlilililry forccs wbich are sti1l ill arcas occupied hy Nelherlallcls troops, wili 'he cvacllatetl to tbeir own territory IVith armst CqUiplllCllt anel warlike st9res.
19. Tbese evacuations will be effectua!etl with tbc assistatlCe anti uneler the supervision of tbe military assistants of the Committee of Gooel Offices.
Further instructions lViII he issued by tbc respective Chiefs of Gelleral Slaff after consultation with these assista.'lIs aillt IVith authodties of the otber party (sec also paragrapll '20).
20. The ("vacuations will be conclutled as quickly as practicab\c anti in any case lVithin tlVenty-one (21) days af ter tbe signing of tbc truce
agreelllent.
F. eivil Traffic across the Status Quo Line.
21. Civil Iraffic .croSs tbc s/a/lls '1"0 line will be permittetl lVitil due ohscrvatioll of fhe followÎng:
a) Traffic will bc confined to routes of C01ll1l1UI1Îc;llio.n dcsignated alH.l ag reed IIpon by tbc appropriate alilborities of hoth parties witb the assistance of tbe Committee anel its representatives if reqnireel (see paragr;rpt1s 25 and 26 bel ow) .
b) No traflic will be allowetl olltsitle tbe rOlltes Illcntionetl IIneier (a).
e) Detailcd Înstrllctions conccrning goods anc! l11ol1ctary traffk will be isslled.
d) Persons, goods, etc., crossi,ng Or bcing convcyetl across the sla/us 'IUD fine lVi1l be sllbject to control anel search; t'his will be carrieel Ollt in snch iJ
W:ly (IS 10 rallSL' minimum ÎncollvcnÎcncc and distress.
G. Air Forces.
22. Thc IISL' of air forces will he cOllfined jo the a eas occupicd or controlletl 'hy tbc rcspective parties.
Air transport fligllts are not included in tlle above.
23. Furiller Lidailed regulatio,ns will he worked Ollt in COllsul1atioll witll the ;rviation experts of the C011ln1ittce of Gootl Offices and tbc two parties.
H. Naval Forces.
24. Naval humbardmcllts, landings alHl üthcr hostiIe naval operatiolls
;'gaillst lalld ohjectives or bombardmcllt from shon~ to ship are prohibited.
I. Meetings of Local Military Commanders .of the Two Parties.
25. Meetings of loeal military cOllll11élnders of the two parties 10 discliss Ihl' lIleasurcs rCLJuircd for (he detailcd ÎmpleJIIl'lltatioll of Ihis illslrllclio11 will take place .15 SOOI1 as practicabk anti Ilot later tha.'1 5 days after the signÎng of tlle truc/..' agreemcnt.
TllCy ma)' be accol1lpanicc\ by civil Ruthorilics.
26, Thc plan.'s Oll or near tlle sta/lUI l/IlO hili' whcrc these lIleetillgs will take placc will be alliloullcec\ by tl,e respectivc Chicfs of Gelleral Staff, aftcr consultatioll with the ",ilitary assistants of the COllllnittce of Gooel Offices anti of the other party.
N(\111I'S, ranks anti fllllCtiUIlS of the lucal CUI11111é1I11lcrs cOllcl'rned will he alll10ullccd at tlle same time.
J.
Additional Regulations.27. Bulh parties will givc full cooper(ltioll 10 Ihc lI1ilitary assistallts of thl' COlllll1ittee of Good Offices in observing the ill1plcll1C'l1tatioll of t!'lIel' regulatiolls.
28. Tu that effect they wilJ be illfurmed of local detailetl rcgulatiolls and they alsa will he cOllsuJted if the parties [(1111101 reacll agrL'cIIlL'nt.
29. Illfri,ngell,ellts of the terms of the trllCC wilJ immcdiately be rcporkd Ily the parties, througb their OWI1 chanl1els, to
a) the appropriate Chief of Staff.
hJ tile Ilcarest Il,ililary assistant(s) of the COllllnitke of Good Offices, or 10 1I1e COllllllittee itself, whicllever is file Illon~ appropriaIL'.
30. Infringell1cllts will also 'be recorded in writillg as accurately allli completely as possÎhk anti substantiated hy proper evicll'llce.
31. The Committce has placed its military assistant, at tI,e tlisposal of the parties la detcrlllÎne whether any incidcllt requircs L'nquiry by the higher éluthoritÎcs of cither UI' hoth parties; thcrefor~, ,no lI1ilitary act ion against illfringclllents of the trllce by one of the parties will be taken by any local cOll1l11al1dcr(s) of the olher party, Llnless slich an infringclllcllt cause~ serious and (leute dal1gcr to Ihe safety of traops or the civil populatioll, in wlllch cast.:
this shall he reported i'l11mecliately to tl,e respectiw Chiefs of Staf! anti to
!he nearcst military assiSlant(S). of the COIl1J11ittcc of Goud Offices or la the COJl1ll1ittec itself (sec paragrarh 29).
C HAP TER II
MILITARY OBSERVERS OF THE COMMITTEE OF GOOD OFFICES.
Organization of the Senior Military Observers and the Military Observer Teams.
(Ist Rcvision) 3 March 1948. A. Headquarters Batavia:
I. Board of tile ,enior lIIi/itar)' oh<erl'NS:
a. Mem/Iers:
(I) Col. MAYER (U.s.A.). Chairlllilli (2) I3rig. NEYLAN (Australiill
(3) Col. SERVAlS (Helgitllll) h. Dl'l'lllies:
(I) Col. MACKLIN (U.s.A.) (2) Grp. Capl. GREEN (Altstrali:!) (3) Maj. lJECKERS (Belgiulll)
'1 Senior Officas:
iI. Col. LAMBE (United Kin~d()lIl) h. Col. MORIZON (FralIco)
Co COllIdr. CHEN (China) 3. Militar)' Serretariat:
a. LCDR. HAZELETT (U.S.A.), Chief h. Maj. DEELSTRA (U.S.U.)
c. Capt. GODFREY (Altstralia) F. Lt. DELACY (Australia) (")
B. Military Observers Teams:
TealIl No. Area
2
3
4
North Sumatra
SOltth Sumatra
CClitral SUl11atr,q West Java
Mitolrs.
Capl. ABS (BeL) (I)
Col. HORSFALL (U.S.A.) (") Maj. HAN (Ch.)
Capt. BAIRD (Alts.) Capt. DENHOLM (Aus.) COllldt. ROUSSET (Fr.) (I) Maj. HARDEN (U.S.A.) F. Lt. MANN (Alts.)
Capt. HAMMOND (Aus.) (I) Lt. HOR ROCKS (U.S.A.) W. C. EMSUE (Aus.) (1) Lt. Col. MARTIN (U.S.A.) Maj. JONES (U.IC) Capt. DHOSTE (Fr.) Capt. LEE (Ch.)
Headqllartcrs (::) Modan (Nel.)
-~-- (Rep.)
I'al IItbang (Nel.)
- - - (Rep.)
Paclang (Nel.) flltkittinggi (Rep.) Buitenzorg (Net.) Pandeglang (Rep.)
Team
No. Area Mi/obs. Heoi/lil/ariers (")
5 Central LI. Col. BRITTEN (U.K.) ( I ) Salatiga (NeL)
Java
LI. Col. FAY (U.S.A.) Soerakarta (Rep.)(North) Lcell1. GIRARD (Fr.) Maj. LWO (eh.)
6 Central Lt. Col. Rose (U.K.) (I) Selllarang (Nel. )
Java
Lt. Col. JOHNSON (U.5.A.) (Rep.)(Center) Capt. BUCKINGHAM (ALls.)
Capt. QUELENNEC (Fr.)
7 C~ntral Maj. STEWART (U.K.) (Il Poerwokerto (NeL)
Java
Maj. SANDERS (U.S.A.) (Rep. )(SoLIth) Capt. SMITH (ALls.)
8 East Maj. PULLEN (U.K.) (I) Grissee (NeL)
Java
Maj. PAO (Coh.) Lalllongan (Rep.)(North) Maj. NORTON (U.S.A.)
9 East Sq. Lelr. FAIRBANK (ALls.) (' ) Modjokerto (Ne!.)
Java
Capt. SY MONS (Bel.) Djombang (Rep.)(Center) Capt. JOURDAN (Fr.)
10 East Lt. Col. ALLAN (UK) (1) Malang (NeL)
Java
Lt. Col. WATERS (U.S.A.) Toeren (Rep.) (SoLIth) Maj. SETCHELL (U.K.)Capt. EWING (Aus.) Liaison Officers:
A. T.N.1. Hq. Lt. Col. DEWAR (Aus.) Djokjakarta Maj. STRAYHORN (U.5.A.)
B. T.N.I. Hq. Capt. ,HAMMOND (ALls.) Capt. MacNEIL (U.S.A.)
BLlkittinggi C. Netherlanels Maj. MACKIN (U.5.A.) SOLlra'baya Notes: (1) Team Coordinator
(2) Temporary special" assignmt!l1t in Batavia Area.
(:1) Team Coordina1ors shaIJ establish altcrnatc "hcadquartcrs': in Netherlanu~
<lnd Republican territory, notifying the Board of the Senior Military obser- vers of slIch dcsignations or changes therein and of appropriate Illethods of addrcssing si/.!nals and mail in order to effect most expcd:tiolls deliwry.
Brief for Military Observers.
J. Headljuarters of Teams.
Team NI/mba
I Meelan
2 Palembang
3 BLlkittingi
4 Builenzorg
5 Selllarang
6 Pekalongan
7 Banjoemas
8 SOLlrabaya
Localiofl North Sumatra SOLlth Sumatra Central Sumatra Extrame West
Jav a
North Java (West) North Java (Central) Central Java
East Java
2,
3, 4,
9 10 11 12 Headquarters
Malang Loemadjang . Djokjakar,ta Batavia
Batavia ROllndaries ot Team Areas,
East java East Java Central Java West Java
1 Medan area; includes all North SUI"atra, 2 Palembang area; includes all Sou h Sumatra, 3 Republican areas in Sumatra (from Bukittinggi), 4 Bantam area front; from west coast to Buitenzorg, 5 Java Sea- Mt Merbaboe (south of Salatiga), 6 Mt Merbaboe la MI Beser (south of Pekalongan), 7 Mt Beser- to south coast.
8 Norlh coast- Kali (River) Brantas, 9 Kali Brantas-,Boeloelawang,
10 Boeloelawa,ng-·South Coas!.
11 Republican Area java (Liaison), Composition ot Teams, (See List),
Duties ot Military Observers,
A. General
Observation of the Demilitarized Zone according to the General Re- gulations of lhe Truce Agreement. Special attention will be paid to:
a, demarcation of borders, on maps, scale I and on the field,
- - - -
250,000
11, poliee force of bath parties with relerence to details of organization, loeation of cOlllllland Headquarters, strength, type nd number of armament, nature of duties and proposed methad ol function,
c, wire cOlllmunication between Dutch and Republican field commanders allel civil authorities with reference to efficiency thereof, frequency of traffic and any olher pertinent data.
d, opening ol lines of communication for vehicular traffic; transportation facililies in general with particular reference to the implimentation of agreements for the repair of raads, brïdges, etc.
5, Reports,
a, joint Reports,
I. Emergency reports will be made by telegraph *) and telephone.
2, Weekly reports will be kept by each observer, These reports will be divided into two main parts, The first, or LOG, will account Or the full time of the observer-his meetings, actions, investigations, etc" hile the second
*) Notc: the Dutch General Staff has decreed th at such teJegrall?s \ViII be hand/cd :tmost innTIedlate"). Messages will be kept short and senders will identify themselves as being' "COc. Milob, Smith").
Telegrams wil! be l1ddressed to "MIL EXCOM BATAVIA".
or NARRATIVE SECTION, will elaborate on the points Illcntioned chronogi- cally in the lirst part. A model is as follows:
23 Febrtlary, Monda)'.
A. The Log.
07.00 hrs 08.30 hrs
10.00 hrs
B. Narrative Section.
Alert.
Meeting, Republican Hq. Present: sell, Col. Sustat- man, Brig. Hayes and OOC. Representative, Mr.
Oreen, to discuss lines of demarcation. Decision:
line rectified.
Inspection, civil police. (eta. lor rest ol day).
Demarcatian Lille Meetings: At th is time it was proposed to rectifity the Line between ... etc. (follow with pertinent details). l.nspectl'on trips: (follow with details).
At a rcgular interval, say a week, these individu al re.ports will be posted to the Senior Military Observers. A covering letter of transmittal will briefly summarize the situation and activities !rom the standpoint of the Team as , unit.
6. PoliC)'.
a. All teams will act as units. While officers do not necessarily relllain in each other's company on all occasions, they should agree on programs of individual act ion and when these actions are completed, agree on decisions ancl further courses of act ion. Local circumstances ancl facilities wil e1et.ermine to a considerable extent how much they may act independently" or as a unit of two or of three officers. Regardless of the need for separate opera ti ons, they will arrange lor proper contact at all times with local commanders of bath parties.
b. Teams will visit bath sides of thc Status Quo Line and in genera I wil!
divide the time equally, except that local agreements can be made for spending more time with anc party than another where it seems advisable. Again, care will be taken to insure that immeaiate cOlllmunication can be had between 00e. oobservers anel the comman'CIers on either siele of the line.
c. Observers will refraill from issuÎng an order or appcaring ro ciD so. ft is emphasizeel that the OOC does not possess this authority, and accordingly, none of its representatives has such a right. Observers ca'n best S<,rve their duty by emphasizing that their function is to assist in bringing bot.h parties i11tO agreement through the use of initiative, a sense of fair play, ingenuity and oom man sense - in other wareIs, the basic instruments of the Committee of Ooods Offices. This mea'ns encleavouring at all times to c1evelojl and preserve the spirit of ul1derstancling and harmony. When difficulties arise that require reference to higher authority, either for study or dccision, reports shoulcl be careful to report facts intpartially, together with the observer's sug- gestions lor a solution of the problem as he sees it.
7. Conlacl COl/rles;es.
Contacl is to be made with Ihe local commandc,-s qn both sides.
On arrival the observers will report to:
Team Numher I
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
"
10 11
Duteh Commandant, Medan Dutch Commandant, Palembang Republican HQ, Sumatra
Dutch Cornmanclant, Buitenzorg DuteiJ Commandant, Semarang Duleil Commandant, Semarang Dutch Commandant, Banjoemas Dulcil Commandant, Sourabaya Duteil Conl,mandant, Sourabaya Duteil Commandant, Sourabaya Republican HQ, Java .
C HAP TER 111.
DELINEATION OF THE STATUS QUO LINE.
With referencc to wha! is stated sub 3 of the Ceneral Provisions of !he Truce, the followi.ng ·delineation is subtnitted uf the territory occupied by the Ne!herlands troops in Java and Sumatra. The tex! is derived Irom the proclam- ations of !he Lieutenant Governor-General ol 29th August 1947.
Java.
A. The area
We st-Java
aml Central-Java hOlllllkd:a) On the "'ortl! by the
Ja va
Sea;") On the West by the line Kra.l1lat- Sepatan- R. Pcngodukan- Djatakc I- Babakan 2- K. Sabi (all inclusive), the western boundary of the district of Lcuwiliang, Regency Buitenzorg (Bogor), and the western boundary of the Regency of Sockab'oellli;
c) On tllC South by the Indian Ocean;
d) On the East by the eastern boundary of the district of GOlllbong.
Regency Kcboelllcn, the castern boundary of the Regency ol Poer- balingga, the southern boundary of tlle Regencics of Pekalongan antl J(endal, the southern boundary of the districts ol Alllbarawa anti Salatiga, Regency Semarang, the eastern boundary of the districl of Singcn-Kidoel, Regency Grobogan anti ol the district of Demak, Regency Demak.
B. TI1e art.:'a in East-Java bounded on the West hy Ille Ilorthern allli western boundarics of fhe district of Grissec, RcgcJ1cy Sourabaya, the westem boundary of the district of Tjerlllee, Regcllcy Sourabaya, the western boundary of the Regency of Modjokerto, including the arca round Watoedakon, Regcncy Djombang, thc watcrshed bet ween the catchment areas of the J(. Brantas and the 1<' J(onto (incilisive) running Irom tlw G. Andjosllloro via G. Biroe -G. Djeroek- G. Radjegwasi- G. Kedoen!!- tjangkroek-G. Tjobanggantan to G. Boetak through the district of Poedjon, Regency Malang, the sOllthern bOlilldary of tlle districts of Malang allel Toclllpang, Regency Malang, includil1g the part of the districts of Kepandjall anc.! Boeloelawang, Rcgcncy Malang up to aJ1t1 including the line Pakisadji-Boeloelawang-G. Boering and the western hOllnclary of the Regcncy of Loellladjang.
Sumatra.
A. Norlh-Sl/lIIl1lra.
In the ResicJency ol SlIlllatras Eastcoast:
a) The area between the 13. Serangan anel the S. Asahan (both riveis incluclecl) ;
h) Tandjongpoera, situated On the NortllOrn bank of the B. Serangan, as weil as the railwayline anel raad cannccting th is tOWIl with th~ area describccl Slib a, including the surrounding area.
B. Centraf-Sumatra.
I
In the Residency of Sumatra's Westcoast:
a) the sub-district of Padang of the District Zuid-Beneclenlanden;
b) the souhern part of the sub-district of Parialllan in the elistrict Tana.hdatar, comprising the plain of Loeboekaloeng and Pasaroe- sang South of the B. ·I·apakis \ inclusive) ;
c) Sigoentoer Moeda anti surrounding area in the nortqern part of the sub-district of Painan in the District Zuid-Benedenlanden.
C. Soul/I-Sumatra.
In the Residency of Palembang:
a) The area in the district of Palembangse Bellcdeillalldcn comprising:
I. the sub-districts of Ogan-Hilir a,nd KOlllering-Hilir;
2. the souther.n part of the sub-districts of Moesi-Hilir and Koeboc- streken anel Palembang and Banjoeasin-streken, bouneled On the North by the A. Banjoeasin and the A. Teloektenggoelang (bath included), on the West by the pipeline Keloeang- Karangringin (situated on the A. Moesi)-Pengabang and through the catchlllcnt area of the S. Keroeh to the West of it;
b) The suh-districts of Lematang-Hoeloe anti L"matang-Hilir of the elistrict Palembangse Bovenlanden;
c) The sub-district of Ogan-Hoeloe and the area of the sub-district of Komerillg-Hoeloe north of the railwayline and raad Batoeradja Martapoera in the district Ogan- anel Komering-Hoeloe (included).
SECURITY COUNCIL.
26 February 1948.
Origillal: Eilglish.
COMMITTEE OF GOOD OFFICES ON THE INDONESIAN QUESTION.
Conference with the Delegations ol the Governmen!s ol the Netherlands and the Republic of Indonesia.
Security Committee.
Report ol Sub-Committee I dated 26 February 1948.
The Sub-Committee was established at tlle second meeti g of the Secur- ity Conllnittee on 23 Februari 1948 to collsider alld report n the problelll of the delilleation of the Status Que Line, especially Ln certain areas of Central and East Java, and that of the demilitarized zones in genera!. T.he Sub-Commitee, which was composecl of the Senior Military Assistants of the Committee of Good Offices and military representatives of the delegatioll ol
the· Netherlands anel the delegation of the Republic of Indonesia held two
meetings on 24 and 25 February and submits the following report.
I. Disfl/tles recelltly-occurrillg ill cOllllcction with the delilleatioll of the StatIIs QIIO Line.
'Dhe Su'b-Cmllmittee eliscussed th ree partiCLtlar areas in which a final elelilleation of the Status Quo Line hael not been elefinitely made; these were a) the Kemit area in Central Java, b) the Gubug area in Central Java, and c) the Pronodjiwo area in East J"va.
al The Kemi/ Area. In this area, ti,ree localities were yet to be settlet!.
The Rep'ublican representative tllOught that in the southern 1110St locality, the Status Quo Line should follow the Eastern boundary of the Gombang district according to the text of 29 August 1947, Proelamation of Or. van Maak, allCl that in the area Iying between Ihe soulhern boundary of Purbalingga Regency and the Northern bounelary of Gombang District. IVhich lVere not mentioned in the 29 August 1947 Proelamation, the Status Quo Line should be broughr further west to coincide with the administrative boundaries of Purbalingga Regency a nel GOlrfuoog District.
The Netherlands representative was of the opinion that, s','1ce the Status Quo Line in the Kemit area had been clearly marked out on a map IVhich lVas presenteel to tlle Committee of Good Offices as an annex to the General Regul- fltiol1s UllClcr the Trucc Agreement, it was not necessary to have the line changed. HalVever .. as regarel to the northernmost locality of dispute, where the Status Quo Line ooule! not be e1earl)' markeel aut due to the lack of a detailed administrative boundary to fOllow, the Netherlands representative ciid not object to elrawi'ng the exact line sa as to coinciele with the atlministra- tive line, af ter an investilgation on the spot was mad,e.
The Sub-Conlmittee was of the opinion that the dispute in Keillit area hael arisen mainly due to:
I. The Republican view th",t the delineation of the Status Quo Line shoulel be maele according to the text of the 29 August Proclam- ation. It was only when a difference i,n opinion between two parties occurred in aln area or locality to which tlle 29 August Proelamation had made na e1ear reference, that new criteria or conditions we re needed; and
2. the Netherlands view that the Status Quo Line should follow that which was e1early indicated on the map as an annex to the General Regula,tion u'ncler the Truce Agreement.
Since the nature of the di~pute ilwolved matters which could only be decided by the higher authorities of bath partics, the Sub-Coml11ittee reports
these differing views to the Security COll1mittee for its decision.
IJ). The Gligub Ar:?o. In th is ar'ea, a clispute had ariscn at tile second meeting between the local commanders of the parties and the military assistant of the COl11mittee of Good Offices, when the Netherlands local commander suggested that the Status Quo Line in this area should be drawn sa as to include the wllOle of a kampong area lor administrative reasans, although the line as delined on the map annexed to the General Regulation under the Truce Agreement elivided the kampong area in two parts and 'had been sa agreecl upon cluring the lirst Gubug meeting of the local commanders with the military assistant of the COll1l11ittee ol Good Offices.
After having discussecl the situation, the SlIb-Col11mittee agreed to recol11mend that the Status Quo Line in the Gubug area should be established
as 'llrawn on the map annexed to the General Rcg'Ulations '"lCler the Trllce Agreement, as had been agreed at the first Gubug meeting.
c) Til. PronodjilVo Area. The Republican representative poinled oul Ihal Ihere had been changes in administrative boundaries under Ihe Republican regime, and Ihal il was not clearly sla led in Ihe 29 AuguSI Proclamation as la whether the Status Quo Line in Ihis area shoultl follow the old adminis- Iralive boundary on the Netherlands administralive map of 19 2 or be broughl to eOlneide with Ihe atlminislralive boundary under Ihe Republiean regime.
The Nelherlands respresenlalive was of the opinion oha Ihe Slalus Quo Line sho,Jiei be eslablis,hed as ,drawn on Ihe map annexeel '10 the General Regulations under Ihe Truee Agreemenl on whieh Ihe Slatus t!)uo Line corres- ponded 10 the adminislralive boundary on Ihe Nelerlail'Cls ~elmislra'live map of 1942.
Although bolh partics anlicipalctl no difficully in seilling this question, Ihe Sub-Connnittee agreed to report the cliffering views la the Securily Com- mitlee for ils deeisio'll.
The Sub-Committee also agreed 10 rceOmmend, la the Securily Com- mittee Ihat any di~pule whiell mighl oecur in Ihe fulure in eonneclion wi'h the delinatioll of the Status Quo Une or the demilitarizecl zo.nes, should bl' lirst discussed in detail in SUb-COllllllitt~c I, befare I'he maher was hande,l over 10 the 'military assistanls of the COlllmittce of Good Offices and Ihe local commanders of bobh parlies in fieltIs. If necessary, Ihe Sub-Committec should proceed 10 Ihe scene of dispute and Iry 10 solve the problelll on Ihe spot.
2. Widlll of Ille demililnrized zones.
The Republiean representalive, in reference 10 Ihe provision of Ihe Truce Agreement for an exlension of the demililarized zones, suggested thai in genera I e widlh of fiwe kilometers should be kept on both sides of Ihe ~ta'tus Quo Line.
The Nelherlands representative agreed in principle that the demilitarized zones should be extended; however, this eould be clone only after thc work of delinealting the Stal us Quo Line was fully completec]. Tile width' of the de.militarized zones shoulel then be delermined according to local condilions by çO'l1Sultation between the military assislants of the Committee of Good Offices anel Ihe local commaneIers of the parlies on the spot.
SECURITY COUNCIL.
2 Ma rch 1948.
Original: English.
COMMITTEE OF GOOD OFFICES ON THE INDONESIAN QUESTION.
Conference with the Delegations of the Govemmenls 'of the Netherlands and the Republic of Indonesia.
Security Committee.
Extract of Summary Record of the Fourtlt Meeting. Held at the Hotel des Indes, Batavia on 1 March at 16.00 hou es.
I. Problem of Ille delinMlion of Ille slaflls quo line, especini'Y in Ihe Kemil
area.
General Buurman van Vroeden slaleel thai the question of the demar- cat ion line in the Kemit area hael been reexamined by the Nelherlanels delegation and Ihal On the basis of furlher information, ncw proposals were being made as indicated 011 a map which he submitted 10 the COJllll1ittcc.
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The map establisheel as the status quo line boundary line set fortIl in the procJarnation of the Lt. Governor General of 29 August 1947, providing thaI the Netherlands present forwarded position in the soubhern sector (Poering) would be withdrawn behind th is line anel Ihal the area bel ween Ihe presenl forwarded positions anel the slalus quo line woulel be ele1militarized. l1he area belween Ihe slalus quo line anel the presenl forlVareieei positions of the Repu- blican forces would also be dernilitarizeel. Where the proclamation of 29 August 1947 hael omitted a bounelary line between the Gombong district a!H1.
the Poerbalingga Regency, the nlap establisheel the status quo line as it had appeared on the Netherlands map annexed to the General Reglliations under the Truce Agreemenp.
Or. Leimena replied that his delegation was ready to accept the eleline- ation of the status quo line in the northern anel southern sectors as presented
0'11 !he map just submitted by General Buurman van Vreeden, On the under- standing that the points could not be consielered as definitely settled until further details of delineation were worked out by the local commanelers in the field with the help of the military assistants of the Committee of Goot!
Offices. As for the central sector, where the gap had existed, he hoped that onc of two possible solutions would he acceptable to the Netherlanels delegation : (1) t'hat the problem be settietI in a legal manner by divieling the dis-
ru teel territory into two equal 'halfs; or
(2) that the line as proposed by the Netherlands delcgation be accepted on the condition that within two or th ree elays the line would be rcopened ta a11 exchange of goods allel economie rclatiollS betwecl1
the two zOnes. '
Ge.neral Buurman van Vreedell expresscd Ihis gratificatioll t113t all agree- ment had been rcacheel On the delineatiqn of the status quo lines in the 110rthePil anel southern sectors in the Kemit area, adding that after the last meeting he hael issudd or,ders for the settIement of furlher queslions by the local commanelers. He suggesleel that Ihe work of elelinealion of Ihe line in Ihe field should >begin immediately. He regretted that the Republican dele- galion had made ils acceplance of Ihe delinealion of the line in the Central sector conditional on ,the reopening of econo,nic Iraffic between the two zones.
for this was a queslion outside his competence, anti, not directly connectet!
with the problem of the delL!1ealion of the status quo line.
Thc CHA1RMAN agreed that the question of economie relations wa, outside the competence of the Security COlltmittee, but thought that the status quo line could be agreed upon as outlines on the map and that the COIll- petent. Main COl11mittee could discuss the question of trade and econol11ie intercourse as early as possible.
Dr. Leill1cna agreed with th is suggestioll, addillg that a special arrange- ment could be made whereby the question of the reopening of economie questions.
T'he CHAIRMAN thought it would be up to the COl11mittce hanelling this question to determine its procedure anel felt sure that the Netherlands de- legation would be amenable to discussing this matter at the earliest moment.
Ge.neral Buurman van Vreeden ag reed with the Chairman. He added that he would dispatch an officer the following day with the map just agreed to, so tl,at the status quo line, as indicated On the map eould be settled between the local commanders on the spot.
Thc question of the widening of the Netherlantls demilitarized zones in the Kemit area would be settled by the local Netherlands Cbmmander, who 1V0uid followas closely as possible the line con.necting the Netherlands forward positions shown on the map, taking il1to account, however, such visiblc fines of demarcation as roads, rivers etc.
SECURITY COUNCIL,
COMMITTEE OF OOOD OFFICES ON THE INDONESIAN QUESTION.
Extract ol inlormation Releas~ No. 52.
Batavla, 1 March 1948
Thc COll1ll1ittee of Good Offices wishes to announce that wirh an agree-- ment reached today between the delegations of the Neterlancfu and the Repu- blic of Indo',esia on the Security Committee on the location of the status quo line in lihe Kemit and pronodji.vo areas, the delineation of the status quo lines in all areas of Java and Sumatra is now complete. Agreement has also 'been reached on an arrangement for a widening of the demilitarized zone in the Kemit area.
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