POLITICAL PARTIES IN INDONESIA

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002100560002-9
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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 21, 1999
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: December 10, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT Political Parties in Indonesia
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1. Partai htakjat Indonesia Serikat (PRIS) (United Indonesian Peoples Party),
Tangerang, Java, branch, is predominantly Federalist and pro-Dutch, 90 per-
cent of its twelve hundred members being of this persuasion. Its officers,
90 percent of whom are Dutch appointed civil officials,, are as fol.Lows :
Chairman: Haden B. N. Djajadiningrat, Pati (sub-regent) of
Tangerang?
Deputy-Chairman: Haden ;I4as Tjakrawiralaksana, District head of Tang-
erang.
Secretary: bias A. Mangkoedelaga, oecretary of the internal ad-
mini8 tration,
Treasurer: Paden Moenandar, Surveyor of the Regency public
works. '
alias 0. Koesoema Atiuad ja,
. t?:lia, Civilian.
Haden biomod, !District head of ' T j oeroeg, Java..
I jos hrdiwikarta, agricultural consultant.
Haden 0. tvatakoesoernah, 'Eedana for social affairs
X3G Tjoei Kong, Chinese merchant,
3rataIatmadja
flad ji : nochtar hamil
iiidja ja
Danoe Mihard jo
Enoch 6oerjodjoemena
Raden as Prijatman
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R. M. Priatman who was reported by other sources as one of two Commission-
ers for GASBI (Gaboengan Serikat Uoeroeh Indonesia) (All Indonesia Trade
Union) formed 14-December 1947 under the auspices of the Netherlands Indies
Government.)
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2, rhlS, Bogor, Java., branch, has over one thousand members and the following
officers:
Chairman:
Deputy-Chairman :
Secretary:
Treasurer:
Councillors:
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3. Gaboengan Gerakan Pemoeda Arab (League of Arab Youth Movement) has its
temporary office at Secretarieweg Ho. 5, Batavia Centrum. Leaders of
the organisation are:
Awad Alkasadi, Gang Petasan No. 38, Molenvliet nest, Batavia Centrum,
formerly an official in the Indonesian Ministry of Propaganda (Information),
Saleh bin Mohammed Nahdi, c/o Mohammed Nahdi, Gang Alfoe II, ho. 35,
Batavia Centrum.
A. A. Al ydroes, corner of Alaydroeslaan-Molenvliet crest, Batavia Cent-
rum.
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4., Panitya Pembelah Kepentingan Masjarakat (Con.ittee for the Defense of Social
Rights), a new association claiming to promote social good, has been organ-
ized at Semarang, Java, with the following persons on the council:
Ji=_t-.ioi?1. Adviser: Error, :aster of Laws
Chairman: Iaaen Poernaano
Deputy-Chairman: OH Kian Seng
Secretary ; Mintarto
Asst., Secretary: TJI3NG Sik Khien.
The Dersatoean Politiek Tionghoa (Chinese Political Union), a Federalist
and pro-American organization led by TRIO Oen ,ik, has set up a movement
at Soerabaja in opposition to the Partai Tionghoa Indonesia of Dr. TJQA
Sisk In, a local-born, pro-Indonesian Chinese physician with a German wife,
who was recently a delegate of the Indonesian Republic at Lake Success. The
name of TJIA Tik Sing is mentioned as the "would-be" chairman of the Per-
satoean Politiek Tionghoa.
Comment. sported the formation of a branch of Persa-
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nghoa is probably the same organization. WN reported that Persatoean
25X1A2g Tionghoa (Chinese Federalist Union) has set up 6rariches in the Dutch-occupied
cities of Batavia, 3andoeng, Pekalongan, 6emarang, soeraba ja, Malang.. Mak-
assar Palembang, and Medan. For further information see previously mention-
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The Sarikat Boeroeh Oemoetn (General Labor League) ,at Malang has the follow-
ing persons on the council:
Chairman-. DJIE Ting Tjioe
Deputy-Chairman: Radjab
Secretary: OEY Hay Djoen
Asst. Secretary: FOK bookoen
Councillors : HAN Kang Hoen
TAN Sing Herat
7. The 3arisan Penjinta Adat, a seed.-political association, has been orgatni;,ed
at Padang, Sumatra, with Achmad Zaini as chairman.
8. The Sin.Sheng Sze (Now Voice Circle) of Tjideoeng West, Batavia Centrum, is
an offshoot of the left wing of the Kuomintang. Tt maintains its m n
school, the Hip To School, at Toko Tiga 53, Batavia. There practical
Communism is taught along with history and Chinese.
9. The Dayak aborigines are loyal to the Dutch. They have formed a political
party called the Dayak Besar at Pontianak. The purpose of the party is
to support the Dutch and the Federalists.
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