Page 28 - (English Version) 37 Traces of Struggle in Relief

(APRIL 28, 1946)

At the end of World War II, Allied

forces, led by Lt. General Phillip

Christison, landed in Indonesia with

the mission of disarming the Japanese

army and evacuating prisoners of war.

However, as the Allies only recognized

Dutch sovereignty, there were

frequent clashes between Allied forces

and Indonesian fighters. Indonesia and

negotiations
held
Allies
that
the
APWI
APWI
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION resulted in the “Yogya Agreement”.
Indonesia was responsible for the

evacuation of Japanese POWs from the

territory it controlled by forming a

special committee (POPDA).

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