Jakarta Sets Up National Council: Sukarno Names Members (New York Times, 16 Juni 1957)

=== [PDF page 1] === JAKARTA SETS UP NATIONAL COUNCIL: SUKARNO NAMES MEMBERS OF GROUP--ONE-FOURTH ARE Special to The New York Times. New York Times (1923-); Jun 16, 1957; ProQuest pg. 37 .. vise the Cabinet. However, Pre- ‘weeks ago. Press reports earlier concept aroused a storm of con- J AK ART A SETS UP mier Djuanda said earlier that) this week named a number of troversy, ° ° the Cabinet retained the final) candidates more outspokenly Outspoken Moslem_ leaders N j say and remained responsible to | pro-Communist than those an- either opposed the President's Parliament, ‘nounced, ‘ idea, declared it “unconstituia mane The deputy chairman and sec-;| The list includes the three tional,” or called for a National! retary general of the new Coun. Chiefs of Staff of the Army, Council that would function as ' 8 er Foreign Minister Navy and Air Force; Attorney a Senate for the present uni- Sukarno Names Members of rusian Abdulgani. |General Suprapto, chief of state cameral legislature. Group — One-fourth Are As expected, about a quarter police, and one of the three Dep- President Sukarno originally . of the Council members are |uty Premiers. planned that the National Coun- Reds or Sympathizers prominent Communists or Leftist | The regions of Java, Bali, Su- cil would give advice, wanted or sympathizers, A Communist |matra, Borneo, Celebes, the 2Ot, to a Cabinet that would in-'! ; party member, Sujono Atmo, is |Lesser Sundas and the Moluccas Clude Communist party mem-) JALARTA, Indonedia tt ie 15 listed as the representative for |have fifteen representatives fol- bers. But under fire from the ;, 1a, e “9 youth, At least ten others belong lowing demands for more rep- Moslem parties he modified his' —-President Sukarno's contro-t9 the Communist-dominated resentation of the outer islands, Conception and appointed the Versial National Council, which trade union Sobsi, or the Com-} The remaining twenty-three Djvanda Cabinet of ‘experts’ Will advise the Cabinet on im-,munist-sponsored women’s or- |members represent various Without naming any Communist} portant matters, was formed ganization Gerwani, or have pub- |trata of the commimity: Ja- Ministers. | early today. ' Hey expressed admiration and ibor, farmers, the intelligentsia A list of forty-five members sympathy for Communist China youth, the former Independence Was announced after President and the Soviet Union, Fighters, national enterprises, Sukarno met Premier Djuanda’s Three other appointments re- lart, journalism, Moslem relig- Cabinet in a five and one-half main to be filled, ious leaders and women’s groups. hour session to debate the mem- The Minister of Information,| President Sukarno first anbership. Mr. Sudibjo, refused to answer nounced in January that he President Sukarno himself wil) when asked if the list of council planned to form a National head the Council, whose function members was the same as Presi- |Council apd “joint effort” Cabiis said to. be to channel the dent Sukarno’s original draft, net to give Indonesia “guided” wishes of the people and to ad- submitted to the Cabinet two democracy. But his political Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.