HC Deb 27 March 1946 vol 421 c29W
86. Squadron-Leader Donner

asked the Secretary of State for War whether he yet has any reliable information on whether the Japanese troops in Java and Sumatra landed over their arms to the native guerrillas; and, if not, where the guerrillas got their arms from.

Mr. Lawson:

There have been a number of reports from our troops that Indonesians in Java and Sumatra have obtained arms from the Japanese troops both by force and with Japanese consent.