Mohamad Natsir was Prime Minister of Indonesia who, on 24 January 1951, returned to Medan from a two-day visit to Atjeh. At a press conference he stated that he was very satisfied with the discussions held in Atjeh regarding the question of local autonomy (locale autonomie).
Visit to Atjeh (January 1951)
Natsir’s visit to Atjeh in January 1951 took place in the context of the ongoing negotiations between the central government and the regions regarding the degree of autonomy to be granted to the provinces under the unitary state. His expressed satisfaction with the discussions suggested that the central government and the Atjehnese leadership had reached a measure of agreement on the autonomy question. The visit came just months after the dissolution of the Negara Sumatera Timur and the incorporation of Atjeh into the province of North Sumatra on 15 August 1950.
The Sarbupri strike question
When asked whether the government would impose binding regulations (dwingende regelingen) in response to the recently proclaimed strike of the Sarbupri (Sarekat Buruh Perkebunan Republik Indonesia) on the East Coast, Natsir gave the prime-ministerial answer. The strike issue was one of the most pressing labour conflicts on the East Coast plantations at the time.
Source
Oostkust van Sumatra-Instituut Mededeling No. 37: Deli-Figuren uit de jaren 1950 t/m 1952, compiled by Ir. F. J. J. Dootjes (Amsterdam, 1953).