Indonesia, a new state has emerged at the equator, so the first sentence of 14 pages of news and photographs of Indonesia. LIFE magazine called this state as an emerald equator, the marvelous, matchless beautiful, and fertile. The following fragment of a sentence in the magazine complete with pictures.

Hope the younger generation. Indonesia won its independence after the fight. walalupun Muslim majority, the nation's founders did not include the name "Muhammad" in its constitution.
Visible from left:
Muhammad Hatta: Prime Minister, negotiator independence and concurrently secretary of state
Yogyakarta Sultan: The defense minister age 37, led the anti-Dutch army
Anak Agung: Minister of Home Affairs, King Bali was 30 years fighting for federalism in the new government
Sutan Sjahrir: 40-year-old statesman who disposed of by the Dutch, he has no office, but his influence is vast
Visible from left:
Muhammad Hatta: Prime Minister, negotiator independence and concurrently secretary of state
Yogyakarta Sultan: The defense minister age 37, led the anti-Dutch army
Anak Agung: Minister of Home Affairs, King Bali was 30 years fighting for federalism in the new government
Sutan Sjahrir: 40-year-old statesman who disposed of by the Dutch, he has no office, but his influence is vast