 While
in Surabaya, British team, Brigade 49 of 23rd British-Indian Division
with power of around 5000 personal arrive on 25 Octobers 1945
under Brigadier General Aulbertin Walter Sothern Mallaby led,
had to disarm weapon that owned by Surabaya people and its surroundings,
but have to get the firm from Republic of indonesia leaders in
Surabaya.
After saw the strength that his faced, by 26
Octobers 1945, Mallaby give up and sign an approval with East
Java Governor, Suryo, that disarmed was only Japan army, and Republic
of Indonesia army didn't be disarmed.
But it happened communications mistake between
the highest leaders of British army with Brigadier General Mallaby
in Surabaya. In Jakarta, they decide, that all weapons that reside
in Indonesian people hand, must be delivered to ally army, also
in Surabaya. By 27 Octobers 1945 at 1100, one planes Dakota that
directly come from Jakarta, propagate pamphlet in Surabaya and
its surroundings, which tell an exclamation, that all weapon must
be delivered to ally army within 2 x 24 hours.
 With
password " Groan is best defense" hence decided to:
GROAN ENGLAND ARMY. That night also propagated to all the team
and young man soldiers in Surabaya and its surroundings (Sidoarjo,
Gresik, Mojokerto, etc) about the decision.
Morning on 28 Octobers 1945 started at 04.30,
attack is done to 8 British defenses posts in Surabaya. We can
say that its young men in Surabaya represented all Indonesia tribes.
Meanwhile, the encounter in Surabaya takes place
seriously. Total blockade is done to British defenses posts. Aqueduct
and electrics had killed. Logistics help that had drop through
air by British plane fallen in England army post, and fall to
Indonesia young men hand. Finally, on 29 Octobers 1945 mornings,
in two places, for example in Darmo complex, which become one
British defense posts, British army flied WHITEFLAG: SURENDER.
Colonel dr. Wiliater Hutagalung received Captain Flower having
nationality Australian to negotiate.
President Sukarno with Vice President Hatta and The Minister of
Amir Rank Syarifuddin Harahap arrive on 29 October 1945 daytimes,
and soon do a consultation with Brigadier General Mallaby. At
that day signed approval of cease-fire named: “Armistice
Agreement regarding the Surabaya Incident; a provisional agreement
between President Soekarno of the Republic Indonesia and Brigadier
Mallaby, concluded on the 29th October 1945”.
 The
next day, on 30 October 1945 daytimes, President Soekarno signs
an approval with Division 23 Chief, Major General Douglas Cyril
Hawthorn. Then, they soon return to Jakarta.
Evening, for the agenda of agreement dissemination
of Soekarno-Hawthorn, arise crossfire incident in defense of England
post in Internatio Building, near to Jembatan Merah. The incident
triggered by gunfire that started by British army, as confessed
by Team D commandant, Major Venu K. Gopal, staying in Internatio
Building. The confession written on 8 Augusts 1974 to Australian
writer, J.G.A. Parrot, who write book " Who killed Brigadier
Mallaby?"
In the crossfire (cross fire), Mallaby, the commandant
of Brigade 49, is then found to die. The English Side blame upper
Indonesia for Mallaby died, but in reconstructing, very possibly
Mallaby die because of the grenade that thrown by Captain RC.
Smith. The grenade throwing that result the combustible of car
that boarded by Mallaby confessed by Smith in his letters to J.G.A.
Parrot, al. by 23 Novembers 1973 and 20 February 1974.
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