Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Tales of treasure in Indonesia at all times appeal to consideration. One among them is about Nakamura’s treasure whose traces are mysterious. It’s mentioned that this treasure is within the type of money and gold bars with improbable worth. Sadly, its precise location is just not recognized and it’s nonetheless a thriller.
The story about Nakamura’s treasure makes us have to return to 1946 or the period of President Soekarno. This story was first obtained from Carla Wolff. Wolff was a member of the Dutch Indies Guerilla Group (NIGO) and the mistress of a Japanese soldier named Captain Hiroshi Nakamura.
As Ben Anderson wrote in Youth Revolution (1988), Captain Nakamura was a Japanese soldier who served in Jakarta in the course of the Dai Nippon occupation. After he was off obligation, he carried out a theft towards a state-owned firm in 1946. At the moment his motion went unnoticed as a result of Indonesians had been engrossed within the frenzy of the proclamation.
In response to data De Locomotive (1/8/1948), Nakamura robbed 960 kg of gold price 10 to 80 million guilders. All of the gold was transported by truck and brought to Nakamura’s official residence.
When the gold was in his home, Wolff, who was his mistress, was very joyful. He wished to squander the gold.
“I’m richer than the Queen of the Netherlands. I’ll sleep on a golden mattress and the visitors will eat from golden plates,” mentioned Wolff, quoted from Robber (2012)
Sadly, pleasure is ephemeral. Not lengthy after, the theft case was investigated by the Dutch authorities who occupied Jakarta. The outcomes of the investigation said that Captain Nakamura and Carla Wolff had been formally declared responsible.
Nonetheless, slowly this case additionally dragged in Colonel Nomura, who was Nakamura’s superior, and a British soldier named Captain Morton.
In response to the newspaper Hit dagblad (24/6/1946) Nomura was declared concerned as a result of he admitted to having fun with the proceeds of the theft as a result of he was Nakamura’s superior. Nomura additionally admitted to having opened 9 suitcases of gold and the primary for a day at a home. Then, the suitcases had been taken to the Japanese army workplace in Jakarta.
In the meantime, Morton’s involvement was as a result of he had purchased 20 kg of gold from Nakamura’s theft. Because of being confirmed concerned within the theft, the 4 suspects had been formally detained. Nakamura obtained probably the most extreme punishment. In the meantime, Worlff was sentenced to eight months in jail.
So, the place are the kilos of gold?
Sadly, there isn’t any readability on this matter. When investigating the case, the authorities mentioned they solely obtained gold equal to 1 million guilders. In the meantime, it isn’t clear the place the remainder are.
Some say Nakamura saved the remaining gold in a secret place when he was caught by the police. There are additionally those that say the gold is saved within the Menteng space, Jakarta. Nonetheless, one factor is for certain, the whereabouts of the gold is presently unknown.
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