Sukarno will explain his actions (Canberra Times, 6 Januari 1967)

=== [PDF page 1] === Canberra Times (ACT: 1926 - 1995), Friday 6 January 1967, page 1 will Sukarno explain his actions DJAKARTA, said Thursday (AAP). today he would present President Sukarno full account policies including his activities during the 1965 Communist probably within a week. coup, his past attempted After meeting for two hours with the Indonesian Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Cabinet Presidium headed by the told re Army leader, General Suharto. President Sukarno soon. make a statement porters he would President has been under increasing pressure from the Indonesian university students to present a Congress and militant anti-Communist lie played role, activities full account and explain what of his any. the Communist coup attempt. The After the meeting at Djakarta's. Freedom said: President Sukarno will complete address before Palace, Congress I will give last July) with a written statement. the for publication Press to and ask to the Press full single word". omitting without text publish the (made said he hoped to present the President Sukarno statement, which will not "exceed the length of one media before page", to Congress and news newspaper fast period on January the end of the current Moslem 12. There was Congress mention of the calling of a special hear President Sukarno's report. General Suharto, who emerged smiling from his meeting with President Sukarno, confirmed that the President had Indonesian address before Congress". "decided He said the Presidential report would "within the shortest possible time". and President Sukarno chatted handed out American-made National Library of Australia complete his be published briefly with newsmen neckties bearing his http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106955686 === [PDF page 2] === Canberra Times (ACT: 1926 - 1995), Friday 6 January 1967, page 1 (2) announcement Sukarno President was following a Cabinet made Presidium meeting. The Presidium secretary, Brigadier General Sudar said the meeting mono, the In heard reports from donesia's delegation and representatives who attended the recent Paris and Mos talks to discuss the re cow arranging of payment of the country's debts. three planned teams The are part of the national rehabilitation economic pro taken by the Gov gramme Suh of General ernment arto. Rich in natural resources, Indonesia has been brought econo to its knees by severe mic mis-management during the past eight years. would The first team formed to prepare bilateral trade finance and agree with creditor nations. ments General Suharto meanwhile, Press reports, Aidit, wife of the now dead banned Indonesian Communist say Mrs chairman Tanti of the to face Party, cow, graduated in Mos a doctor who captured by troops last month. Aidit. was organisations. These trial soon. Mrs said. General Sudarmono would The second team seek agreements with private heard re Earlier today President Sukarno of the Ruslan Abdulgani. chairman the Nations. United delegation to Sec Abdulgani said he told the UN retary-General. U Thant, that Indonesia would uphold any international agreements on West Irian, which borders Australian administrated Papua-New Guinea. agreed hold agreements without would govern ment ports from Indonesian Indonesia has there in 1969. made plebiscite If the United Nations thought next year's held democratically, Indonesian elections were there would be no need to hold the plebiscite, Mr Abdulgani added. guarantees. The third team being organised to arrange a meet ing between Indonesia and The jWestcrn nations later this Hague, Holland, credit. discuss new year also General Sudt rmono said talks would more '""donesia needed between and the Communist bloc to discuss rescheduling of Indonesia's debts. added that the Soviet had Union Indonesia and reached agreement on debts owed to Russia, he did not elaborate. the The Soviet Union largest creditor of Indonesia with SI,250 million, most of which was used to buy arms. TEAMS Indonesia's creditors had that agreed Paris its should repaying start massive debts from 1971. Indonesia's ccononiy— STUDY Page 5 CREDIT Indonesia form teams credit plans three technical its discuss with problems National Library of Australia credit problems other nations and bodies. vate The announcement with pri was http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106955686