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Events on Tuesday 5 August 1947 1
1947Operation ProductDutch launch the first police action against the Indonesian RepublicOn 21 July 1947, the Netherlands launched a large military offensive against the Republic of Indonesia and seized plantation and oil regions on Java and Sumatra. International pressure, including from the UN Security Council, led to a ceasefire on 5 August. The offensive broke the Linggadjati Agreement.