ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN INDONESIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R004600440005-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 17, 2000
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: April 11, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE DISTR. 11 APR 50
SUBJECT Econonie Activity in Indonesia
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Total exports from Indonesia in February 1950 are estimated at only f 60,000,000
as compared with f 130,000,000 in December 19490 This haft 1 i
10 woo auurl-
buted to unhindered and systematic smuggling activities in
Sumatra,eBangka,
Billiton and (East Indonesia.
2. Priangan rubber and tea estates are almost deserted as a result of terrori-
zation by Darul Islam and ',esterling factions. In Tasikmalaya alone over
1,000 tons of paddy bound for local consumption were completely destroyed
duringTentera Islam Indonesia activities the week of 13-20 February 19505
30 In addition to the Wang Republik Indonesia, the following currencies are
circulating in Indonesia:
a) Bantam Wang Republik Indonesia Bantam
(TJUB )
b) Southern Vang Republik Indonesia Sumatra Issued by Dr0 Adnar
Sumatra Selatan Kapau Gani, who resign-
ed as Military Governor
of Southern Sumatra the
latter part of February,
c) Central Wang Darurat (Mnergency Notes) Issued by the Emergency
Sumatra Government of the Re-
public of Indonesia in
Sumatra under Sjafruddin,
during the second police
action,,
d) Northern '!ang Republik Indonesia Atjeh
Sumatra
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This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director of Central Intelligence to the
Archivist of the. United States.
Next Review Date: 2008_ - - - - - - - -
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a) N1a,s 'Island Wang Republik IndonesiaNias According to Yunan ~dasu_
(i"JtI~d) tion, a member of Parlia-
ment of the Republik
Indonesia Serikat, this
has only local value for
Tapanuli, Central
ij umat ra ,,
4o It is roughly estimated that there are also in circulation f 3,640,000,000
in Java Bank and NICA notes, including Treasury Bonds of f 25 (sic) and
f-10 (sic) and Rupiah 4, 250, 000, 000 of various denominations as against
f 1,300,000,000 in 1941. The Java Banks on the other hand, in its weekly
staterrent ending 22 February 1950, reports that during the week under
consideration MICA notes amountinf'; to f 1,`026,343,99U.50 and Java bank notes
amounting to f ? 968,2'.3,195-00 w"re: in circulation.
5m Neither the Republican Government at Jogjakarta nor 4h^ v,rious g Fn..~
independent territorial governments have beer in a ror iti on to i q' :?110
statements as to the amount of notes they have in circulation;,
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