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year because of the dry conditions - one mentioned a water project in a neighboring area as the cause of the water shortage
- one carrier seen bringing in a load of black bamboo

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SILVER
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June 27, Mon - took letters of introduction to PPIK (Pusat Pengembangan [?] Industri Kecil), a pilot project under BIPIK for the Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta - Jawa Tengah regions
met briefly with the Director, Pak Dr. Kusumo Sudirdjo, who offered assistance as needed
PPIK opened less than half a year ago and as yet has only a few projects going i.e. a cashew wine factory run by the students of the STMA with which PPIK is associated, a project in a basketry village 40 KM outside Jogja which is just getting off the ground, a project for the silver producers of Kota Dede, + a project in Manding [?] village daerah [?] Bantul (bathen goods)
latter of greatest interest + given letter of introduction to Pak Sjahroni whose office is in the office of the Kab. Bantul - Pak Sjahroni is head of the Manding project and also (?) a similar project in Kasongan ceramic village which is directly under the Dept. of Industry
received a 4-page [?] report [scribbles] on Manding, signed by Kusumo Sudirdjo + Sachroni