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De Hamots Van Luitenant Koert Bavinck: Het Bendewezen Van Jakarta In Dienst Van Het Nederlands Gezag (1947-1949), Robert Cribb
De Hamots Van Luitenant Koert Bavinck: Het Bendewezen Van Jakarta In Dienst Van Het Nederlands Gezag (1947-1949), Robert Cribb
Robert Cribb
Article (in Dutch) describes the recruitment of an Indonesian nationalist irregular armed unit by a Dutch intelligence officer, Koert Bavinck, during the early revolution. The paper describes the social origins of the unit (especially its connection with the Jakarta underworld) and outlines its experiences under Dutch command.