INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT ARRESTS 2,000 IN NORTH SUMATRA
The Suharto dictatorship has arrested around 2,000 persons in the north part of Sumatra, according to an October 25 Reuters dispatch from Djakarta. They are accused of having attempted to organize an underground Communist party.
The regional military command alleged that the "Communists" had sought to infiltrate the army and student organizations in Sumatra.
In addition, the Indonesian news
agency Antara reported that troops are engaged in a "vast operation" against "Communist guerrillas" in the western part of Borneo. The guerrillas are reported to have been active in the district of Bengkajang close to the border of Sarawak.
In a violent battle said to have lasted ten days, 25 guerrillas were listed by the government forces as "killed."
RUHR COAL MINERS PROTEST MASS