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BELAWAN -SUMATRA : after the long stretch across the Indian Ocean... everyone was relieved when we entered the first Indonesian port for a 4-day "break": hurrah, shore leave! Bad luck, Sumatra did not recognize Indonesian visa and we were only allowed to walk along the docks. I was a special case having been denied entrance for life but I ran into old KIM mate Lt. Urip Santoso who outranked the Customs and Immigration and took me along to MEDAN! (The next time we met was in 2000!) |
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 The next port was Singapore where Rudi, Jan and I disembarked |
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 We were cordially received by Wim van Zijl who took us to the Singapore Swimming Club and the Nationale Handelsbank Mess; Rudi stayed here ... |
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 Jan and I flew on to Bangkok  on October 20, 1954 |
