In 1946 ordered the Dutch supreme commanding officer in the Far East by order no. 62 to investigate the harbours including shipyards in the Dutch East Indies and Netherlands New Guinea. In those so-called Sitraps (Situation reports) was information collected dealing with the available facilities, personnel and vessels/boats. The Dutch East Indies fell in Japanese hands in the Second World War when the Dutch forces surrendered on 8 March 1942 until Japan surrendered on her turn on 15 August 1945. On 17 August 1945 declared nationalistic leaders like Soekarno and Hadda the independence of what was called the Republic Indonesia. The result was a struggle for years before the Netherlands forced by international pressure accepted the Indonesian independence on 29 December 1949.
An item reported that all yards and goedangs in the harbour of Tandjong Priok were connection with the rail network for cargo transport not further as Batavia. Daily were moved some passenger trains towards Batavia connection to the ring rail network. Until then was hardly one else using the train except for the Indonesian citizens. The roads were in the beginning in extra ordinary bad condition but all (still going on) efforts to change resulted in a situation in which the main ways were even to called good. The car traffic increased more and more depending of the availability of material for passengers and cargo transport. For cargo transport were daily around 80 trucks in service. Lacking transport facilities (tram and/or train) between Tandjong Priok and Batavia and in Batavia for the government and private enterprises was traffic by road the only possibility.
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Archive Dutch Marinestaf (1942) 1945-1948 inventory number 197, National Archive, The Hague.
An item reported that all yards and goedangs in the harbour of Tandjong Priok were connection with the rail network for cargo transport not further as Batavia. Daily were moved some passenger trains towards Batavia connection to the ring rail network. Until then was hardly one else using the train except for the Indonesian citizens. The roads were in the beginning in extra ordinary bad condition but all (still going on) efforts to change resulted in a situation in which the main ways were even to called good. The car traffic increased more and more depending of the availability of material for passengers and cargo transport. For cargo transport were daily around 80 trucks in service. Lacking transport facilities (tram and/or train) between Tandjong Priok and Batavia and in Batavia for the government and private enterprises was traffic by road the only possibility.
Source
Archive Dutch Marinestaf (1942) 1945-1948 inventory number 197, National Archive, The Hague.
