Sukarno Seeks To Restore Orderly Rule (Globe and Mail, 12 Oktober 1965)

=== [PDF page 1] === Sukarno Seeks To Restore Orderly Rule The Globe and Mail (1936-); Oct 12, 1965; ProQuest ‘Sukarno Seeks To Restore Orderly Rule From The New York Times Assecisted Press and Reuters KUALA LUMPUR — President Sukarno of Indonesia was back in Jakarta yesterday urging his Government to restare normal conditions in the country in the wake of the attempted leftist coup Sept. 30, Jakarta Radio reported. After two weeks of turmoil, {t remained unclear whether power was in the hands of Sukarno or.the army leaders who smashed the attempted coup Oct. 1. The army has taken over firm contro! of Jakarta and has launched a campaign apparently designed to break the back of the Communist Party. About 1,000 Communists have been arrested so far, including Mjono, chief of the party's Jakarta branch. Sukamo “has expressed disapproval of the anti-Communist drive and his return to the capital from his summer palace at Bogor, 40 miles south of Jakarta, appeared to discount speculation that the army was holding him captive. It gave no clue to the extent of army influence over him, however. The Jakarta broadcast, monitored in this Malaysian capital, said Sukarno gave directions to his minister for coordination, Roeslan Abdulghani, at a meeting in the President's palace. The army has claimed widespread support for its campaign, much of it coming from Communist-hating Moslem organizations. There have been reports that Moslems are fanning anti-Communist fervor in other parts of Indonesia, including Sumatra. Malaysia’s Government radio said that on Saturday a large crowd of Moslems sacked a branch office of the Communist women’s organization, Gerwani, in the northern Sumatran city of Medan. The Jakarta home of D. N. Aidit, head of the Indonesian Communist Party, was ransacked Sunday by Moslem youths, but the party chief's whereabouts are unknown. Malaysian Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman said in Singapore yesterday that he felt an army takeover and a Communist cleanup would end Indonesia’s policy of confronting the Malaysian federation, which Sukarno condemns as 8 British neocolonialist plot. He said he believed the Communists were behind the confrontation campaign. Other observers, however, feel that an army takeover would not end the confrontation policy. Russian leaders sent Sukarno a message congratulating him on the improvement in his health and the.continuation of his rule. However, the message warned that attempts to strike at “the forces most actively fighting imperialism” in Indonesia are a godsend to imperialism and reaction.. Jt made no mention of the arrests of Communists, which have been reported without comment in Russian newspapers, but said imperialists and their agents are constantly plotting against Indonesia and creating a threat to its integrity and security. The message was signed by Communist Party Leader Leonid Brezhnev, Premier Alexei Kosygin and President Anastas Mikoyan. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.