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2 [[paper taped in]] end of insect -- return to notes from Patuahwattee our interview with Aming Sasmita, "Kepala Tanaman", who has been at Patuhawattee for the last 10 yrs. - at Patuhaw are 9 living compounds, i.e.the managers complex and 8 worker kampongs each of the 8 worker kampongs corresponds to a sub-division of the plantation Pat. 12 K acrosss, + must remember it is only one of a no. of plantations on Patuha mtn, so whole area quite extensive in terms of scenery an incredibly beautiful area from mgrs complex at Pat. can hike up to a viewpoint from which Indian ocean visable to the south size of the plant. area, and fact that public transport does not enter plantation roads ((why)) accounts for incredible isolation of these people; this plus fact few speak Indonesian so little access to info. thru radio, newspapers, etc. in general most male plant. workers have at least travelled as far as Garyt + have some knowledge of the outside world, but most females have never left the plant. area ((Saras, in a later visit to Pat., found that some men workers actually came from Garut - despite low earnings on plant., better than unemployment in town )) as elsewhere in plant. area, gap between