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Indonesia calling : the right of all Indonesians "to choose the form of government under which they will live" (Atlantic Charter)

Large Scale War:

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Large Scale War:

Exactly a week ago Dutch amphibious forces landed along the coast of the new Indonesian Republic and procedeed to occupy the large rice basins which are the principal basis of its food supply. The Dutch forces comprise several divisions as well as considerable naval and air detachments. For the preparations of this attack the Dutch nation has expended half a million pounds daily for several months. The total cost of the offensive certainly exceeded the total American loan of 200,000,000 dollars* supplied expressly for the rehabilitation of the Dutch nation. This action meant treason both to the Indonesians and the Dutch working class. A war is thus in progress between a modern army and a free population of 45,000,000 people.