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Dutch Refugees Reach Singapore
Dutch refugees expelled from Indonesia began arriving in Singapore amid a tense evacuation. The first planeload carried four women and nine children, mostly families of KLM employees, with more Dutch nationals aboard Garuda and Argonaut aircraft en route. The Hague urged Indonesia to permit Dutch ships and planes to operate and enter waters to complete evacuations as Indonesian authorities bar KLM and seize assets.
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Singapore
Indonesia
West New Guinea
KLM
Garuda
Netherlands
Hague
Willem Drees
Djuanda
Jakarta
Medan
North Sumatra
Gustaaf Manegkom