▁propag ating ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁republic . ▁They ▁persu aded ▁the ▁senior ▁Indones ian ▁officials ▁to ▁resist ▁the ▁Japanese , ▁the ▁Dutch ▁and ▁Mal ay ▁arist ocr ats . ▁Therefore , ▁these ▁p em uda ▁were ▁seen ▁as " very ▁national istic , ▁eager ▁to ▁resist ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch , ▁and ▁uns ym path etic ▁to ▁the ▁various ▁ker aja an ." ▁ ▁The ▁land ings ▁of ▁Al lied ▁forces ▁( the ▁British ) ▁and ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch , ▁caused ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁p em uda ▁to ▁pan ic . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁p em uda ▁decided ▁to ▁react ▁strongly ▁by ▁resort ing ▁to ▁violence ▁towards ▁the ▁Al lied ▁forces . ▁During ▁the ▁fighting , ▁two ▁Indones ians ▁and ▁one ▁Am bon ese ▁woman ▁were ▁killed . ▁The ▁t ide ▁of ▁p em uda ▁violence ▁then ▁spread ▁from ▁Med an ▁to ▁P emat ang ▁Si ant ar ▁within ▁two ▁days ▁and ▁many ▁including ▁the ▁Dutch , ▁Am bon ese , ▁p em uda ▁and ▁Swiss ▁people ▁were ▁killed ▁as ▁a ▁result . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁Med an ▁became ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁the ▁British , ▁immediately ▁after ▁official ▁orders ▁were ▁issued ▁by ▁Republican ▁leaders ▁for ▁p em uda ▁to ▁surrender ▁their ▁weapons ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁troops . Non eth eless , ▁the ▁p em uda ▁of ▁East ▁Sum atra ▁managed ▁to ▁ac quire ▁some ▁weapons ▁that ▁were ▁left ▁over ▁by