Ratu Adil war.

Events of War Ratu Adil coup or coup January 23 is the event that occurred on January 23, 1950 where the War militia groups Ratu Adil ( APRA ), which is under the leadership of former KNIL Captain Raymond Westerling , who is also a former commander Troepen Depot Speciale ( Special Forces ) KNIL , in the city of Bandung and kill everyone they encounter the military uniform . Mob action was planned several months earlier by Westerling and even has been known by the military supreme command of the Netherlands.

Background .

In November 1949, the agency received reports Dutch military secret , that Westerling had established a secret organization that has followers around 500,000 people. Reports received Inspector JM Holland Policy Verburgh on 8 December 1949 mentions that the name of the organization formation Westerling is the "Queen of the Fair Association of Indonesia " ( WELL ) and a unit of the armed forces called the War Ratu Adil ( APRA ) . Most of his followers are former members of the KNIL and do desertion of a dedicated team KST / RST . He also gets help from his friends the Chinese , Chia Piet Kay , who he recognized since he was in the city of Medan.
On 5 December night , around 20:00 Westerling call Buurman van Vreeden Lieutenant General , Commander in Chief of the Dutch Army , Lieutenant General Spoor successor . Westerling ask how Vreeden van opinion , when after the handover of sovereignty Westerling plan to do a coup against Sukarno and clicks. Van Vreeden certainly have heard various newspapers, among others, there is a group that will interfere with the course of military handover of sovereignty. Also he has heard about his group Westerling .
General van Vreeden , as that should be responsible for the smooth " handover of sovereignty" on 27 December 1949 , Westerling warned not to take these actions , but van Vreeden not immediately order the arrest Westerling .

Letters ultimatum .

On Thursday January 5 , 1950, Westerling send a letter to the government the contents RIS is an ultimatum . It demands that the government RIS appreciate the countries , especially the National Government Pasundan and RIS must admit APRA as Pasundan army . RIS Government should give a positive answer preformance 7 days and when pushed , it will popup a major war.
Westerling Ultimatum certainly create anxiety not only among the RIS, but also in the Netherlands and dr . H.M. Hirschfeld ( born Germany ) , Nederlandse Hoge Commissaris ( High Commissioner Netherlands ) who had just arrived in Indonesia . Cabinet RIS Hirschfeld showered with a variety of questions that make it very uncomfortable . Minister of the Netherlands , Stikker instructed to Hirschfeld to crack down on all civil and military offices that work with Westerling Netherlands .
On January 10, 1950 , Hatta delivered to Hirschfeld , that the Indonesian authorities have issued an arrest warrant against Westerling . Before that , when A.H.J. Lovink has served as the High Representative of the Crown Kingdom of the Netherlands , he has proposed to charge about exorbitante Hatta rechten against Westerling . It was Westerling visited Sultan Hamid II at the Hotel Des Indes , Jakarta . Previously, they had met in December 1949. Westerling explain its purpose , and asked Hamid to be leaders of their movement . Hamid would like to know in detail about the organization Westerling said . But he did not get a satisfactory answer from Westerling . Today's meeting has not yielded any results. Once it 's unclear between Westerling next meeting with Karzai . In his autobiography , Mémoires , which rises in 1952, Westerling wrote, that the Shadow Cabinet was formed under the leadership of Sultan Hamid II from Pontianak , therefore he should keep it .
Mid- January 1950 , the Minister of UNI and Managing Across the Ocean Province , Mr . J.H. Maarseven van traveled to Indonesia to prepare Indonesian - Dutch Union meeting to be held in March 1950. Hatta delivered to Maarseven , that he had ordered the police to arrest Westerling .
When traveling to the Netherlands, the Minister of Economy RIS Juanda on January 20, 1950 presented to the Minister Götzen , so that an elite team of RST is regarded as a risk factor , immediately evacuated from Indonesia . Earlier, a team unit RST was evacuated to arrive in Ambon Ambon and 17 January 1950. On January 21 Hirschfeld delivered to Götzen that Buurman van Vreeden General and Minister of Defence Netherlands Schokking has menggodok RST plan for evacuation team .

Desertion .

On January 22 at 21.00 he has received reports that several members of the RST team with heavy weaponry did desertion and leaving the military in Batujajar catgut .
Mayor KNIL G.H. Christian and Captain KNIL J.H.W. Nix reported that Kompi " Erik " in the night Kampemenstraat also performs a desertion and join APRA to take part in the coup , but can be thwarted by komandannya own , Captain GHO de Witt . Engles instant alarm sounding great . He TNI Sadikin to contact Lieutenant Colonel , Chief of Division Siliwangi . Engles also reported this incident to the General Buurman van Vreeden in Jakarta .
Between 8.00 and 9.00 he welcomed RST commander Lt Col Borghouts , hit hard due to desertion of his team members. 9.00 Engles received visits Letkol. Sadikin. When do apple RST team in Batujajar during the day, it turns out that 140 people were absent . From the camp at Purabaya reported , that 190 army desertion , and the SOP in CIMAHI reported , that 12 of the original army Ambon has desertion .

Coup .

But the effort to evacuate the Regiment Speciale Troepen ( RST ) , a combination of red beret and green beret was too late to do. From some former nephews , Westerling heard about the plan , and before deportation RST team to the Netherlands began, on January 23, 1950 , Westerling launch kudetanya . Dawn 4.30 , KNIL Lieutenant Colonel T. General call Cassa Engles and reported :
" A strong team APRA moving through the Great Post Road toward Bandung . "
Westerling and his men shot and killed every member of the military that they find on the street. 94 members of the military killed in the massacre , including Lieutenant Colonel Lembong , while at the APRA , no sacrifice is none .
While the Westerling led invasion in Bandung , a number of members of the RST team led by Sergeant Meijer to Jakarta with a view to arrest President Sukarno and occupying government buildings . But support from other KNIL troops and the Islamic Army of Indonesia ( TII ) is expected Westerling not appear , until the invasion of Jakarta has failed.
After we did the massacre in Bandung , the whole team RST and the association that supports the unit back to catgut respectively . Westerling himself off to New York, and on January 24, 1950 meet with Sultan Hamid II at the Hotel Des Indes . Hamid, who was accompanied by his secretary , dr . J. Kiers , launched a scathing criticism of the failure and blame Westerling Westerling has made a big mistake in Bandung . There is no debate , and a second later Westerling going to leave the hotel .
Having heard the news that Westerling plan to repeat his actions. On January 25 , Hatta delivered to Hirschfeld , that Westerling , supported by RST and Darul Islam will invade Jakarta . Engles also received reports that Westerling do consolidation followers in Garut , one of the Darul Islam base time.
Military action launched by Westerling with APRA , among others, consists of a team of elite soldiers Netherlands , the major news media around the world . Hugh Laming , a correspondent for Reuters News Office first launch on January 23, 1950 with the sensational news . Osmar White , Australian journalist from Melbourne Sun preach on the home page: " An international scale crisis has hit Southeast Asia . " Dutch Ambassador in the United States, van Kleffens reported that in the eyes of American , Dutch was again sneaky trick Indonesia , and Bandung attacks carried out by " de Zwarte hand van Nederland " ( the black hand of the Netherlands ) . So, thank you for reading this article.
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