Airgram A-398: daftar pimpinan PKI dan keberadaan pimpinan, 17 Desember 1965

=== [PDF page 1] === INFO: BANGKOK, CINCPAC (for Polad), KUALA LUMPUR, MEDAN, SINGAPORE, SURABAJA Copy. DECLASSIFIED. Authority ND G 7294. SECRET A-398 SECRET SECSTATE WASHINGTON Amembassy DJAKARTA, December 17, 1965 PKI Leadership List and Fate of PKI Leaders 1. The Embassy has received a number of reports concerning arrests of prominent PKI leaders although the evidence is often suspect. There is widespread falsification of documents such as alleged confessions, some of which can be easily detected and some not. An example of this is the alleged Njono confession wherein Njono, a PKI Politburo member, appears to be unaware of the composition of the Politburo. His alleged remarks on the composition of the Politburo are based on the Politburo as it existed prior to the May 1965 Central Committee plenum and fail to take into account the promotion of Peris Pardede to be a candidate member of that body or the transfer of Rewang from leadership of the Central Java PKI to the Central Committee Secretariat. 2. Enclosed is an unclassified list of the PKI leadership bodies as they existed after the May 1965 plenum when the last changes were made. Also enclosed is a (secret) fragmentary compilation of information on the present whereabouts of PKI leaders based on the limited information available. FOR THE AMBASSADOR: Mary Vance Trent First Secretary of Embassy Enclosures a/s POL:RJMartens:ef 12/14/65 POL:MVTrent GP-3. Downgrade each 12 yrs.; not automatically declassified [re-OCR'd Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces earlier text for this page] === [PDF page 2] === UNCLASSIFIED Enclosure 1 A-398, Djakarta POLITBURO Full Members 1. D. N. Aidit -- Chairman of CC 2. M. H. Lukman -- 1st Deputy Chairman of CC 3. Njoto -- 2nd Deputy Chairman of CC 4. Sudisman -- Head of Secretariat 5. Sakirman -- CC Economic Expert 6. Njono -- Member of Secretariat 7. Jusuf Adjitorop -- A Deputy Head of Secretariat; in China since July 1964 8. Rewang -- Member of Secretariat Candidate Members 1. Anwar Sanusi -- Member of Secretariat, PKI rep. in National Front 2. Peris Pardede -- Deputy Head of Secretariat CENTRAL COMMITTEE Full Members 1. Achmad Sunardi [?] 2. Jusuf Adjitorop (Politburo) -- A Deputy Head of Secretariat 3. D. N. Aidit (Politburo) -- Chairman of CC 4. Amar Hanafiah -- 1st Secy CDB, S. Kalimantan 5. Anwar Kadir -- A Deputy Head of Secretariat 6. Anwar Sanusi (Cand. Member of Politburo) -- Member of Secretariat, PKI rep. in National Front 7. Dahlan Rivai -- Member of Secretariat 8. Djokosudjono -- Member of Secretariat (Head of Planning Bureau) 9. A. Imron -- Secy CDB, S. Sumatra 10. Ismail Bakri -- Secy CDB, West Java 11. M. H. Lukman (Politburo) -- 1st Deputy Chairman of CC 12. Muhammad Samikidin -- Secy CDB, Atjeh 13. Djalaludin Jusuf Nasution -- Secy CDB, N. Sumatra 14. Njono (Politburo) -- Member of Secretariat 15. Njoto (Politburo) -- 2nd Deputy Chairman of CC 16. Bungtjik -- Head of PKI parliamentary faction 17. Nursuhud -- A Deputy Head of Secretariat 18. Peris Pardede (Cand. Politburo) -- A Deputy Head of Secretariat 19. Rewang (Politburo) -- Member of Secretariat 20. Ruslan Kamaludin -- Member of Secretariat [re-OCR'd Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces earlier text for this page] === [PDF page 3] === 21. Sakirman (Politburo) 22. Sidartojo 23. Siswojo 24. Sajid Ahmad Soejan 25. Sudisman (Politburo) 26. Sudojo 27. Nj. Suharti 28. Sundjono 29. Karel Supit 30. Suwardiningsih 31. Tjoa Tek Tjun 32. Tjugito 33. Wikana 34. M. Zaelani 35. Adenan Rachman 36. Abdullah Alihaay 37. Sajid Fachrul Baragbah 38. Banda Barehap 39. Ktut Kandel 40. Umar Lestelshu 41. Aminuddin Machlis 42. Muslimin Jasin 43. Tobias Paulinus Rissi 44. Sukatno 45. Messer Tanggap Peloncg 46. M. A. Pane 47. Rachmat 48. Sidik Kertapati 49. Jo Suak 50. Suwandi Candidate Members 1. Anwar Nasution 2. Nj. Setiati Surasto 3. Nj. Sundari Ar 4. Thaib Adamy 5. Nj. Umi Sardjono [fragment from adjacent column:] [Unreadable] BRITA IRW GS [Unreadable] (Cont.) CC Economic Expert Member of Secretariat Member of Secretariat (Head of Education Dept.) Secy CDB, West Kalimantan Head of Secretariat Member of daily council of SOBSI, Djakarta Raya Chairman, Gerwani; head of Women's Dept. of Secretariat Member of Secretariat Member of Secretariat (Head of Foreign Dept.) Semi-retired Member of Secretariat Ranking PKI representative in '45 Generation Member of Secretariat Secy, CDB Djambi Secy, CDB Riau Secy, CDB East Kalimantan Head, Dept. of Culture, CC PKI Secy, CDB Bali Secy, CDB Maluku Secy, CDB South Sulawesi Secy, CDB West Nusatenggara Secy, CDB East Nusatenggara Secy General, Persatuan Petani and probably head of Youth Dept. of Secretariat Secy, CDB Central Kalimantan Secy, CDB Lampung Secy, CDB West Sumatra A Deputy Head of BTI and probably head of Agriculture Dept. of Secretariat Secy, CDB North Sulawesi Secy, CDB East Java Dep. Secy Gen., Pemda Rakjat Atjeh; Deputy Chairman, SOBSI Deputy Secy, CDB Atjeh General Chairman, Gerwani [Unreadable] [re-OCR'd Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces earlier text for this page] === [PDF page 4] === UNCLASSIFIED Enclosure 1 CENTRAL CONTROL COMMISSION 1. Peris Pardede (Chairman) -- Also Member of Secretariat & CC 2. Dahono 3. Mangkudun Sati 4. Suhaeni Rachman 5. Towidjan 6. Surja CENTRAL VERIFICATION COMMISSION 1. Sujono Pradigdo (Chairman) 2. Tambunan L. D. (Deputy Chairman) 3. Laurens Darman (Deputy Chairman) 4. Busjari Latif 5. Djodo Wirosubroto 6. Ngadiman Herdjowirsoto 7. Singgih Tirtosuhirjo 8. Supeno 9. Tan Ling Dji 10. Ir. Thajeb Thaher 11. Djamhari 12. Nj. Mudjiatun 13. Dra. J. Piry SECRETARIAT CC-PKI 1. Sudisman (Head) 2. Jusuf Adjitorop (Deputy Head) 3. Anwar Kadir (Deputy Head) 4. Peris Pardede (Deputy Head) 5. Nursuhud (Deputy Head) 6. Anwar Sanusi (National Front) 7. Djokosudjono (Plans) 8. Siswojo (Education) 9. Karel Supit (Foreign Countries) 10. M. Zaelani 11. Njono 12. Tjugito 13. Ruslan Kamaludin 14. Dahlan Rivai 15. Rewang 16. Sundjono 17. Sidartojo Below are persons who have been named in the press as "Members of the Secretariat." The heads of several Secretariat Departments who have not been named as "Members of the Secretariat" are not included here. [re-OCR'd Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces earlier text for this page] === [PDF page 5] === SECRET Enclosure 2 A-398, Djakarta REPORTS ON WHEREABOUTS OF PKI CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS AS OF DECEMBER 1965 1. D. N. Aidit 2. Njoto 3. Lukman 4. Sudisman 5. Sakirman 6. Njono 7. Rewang 8. Anwar Sanusi 9. Peris Pardede 10. Djalaludin Jusuf Nasution 11. Dahlan Rivai 12. Amar Hanafiah 13. Ktut Kandel 14. Umar Lestelshu [Unreadable] Reported dead. * Captured. Conflicting reports. Most recent are that he is loose. Reported arrested. Known to be arrested and in a Djakarta prison. Believed to be arrested, but only on basis of report that all Politburo members were arrested except Sudisman and Adjitorop. Believed to be arrested on same basis as Rewang. Captured in North Sumatra according to Army press release. Same as Pardede. Reported arrested by press. Believed to be arrested on basis of press reports which did not say he was in custody but implied [Unreadable] arrested by reliable source. Reported to have made anti-PKI statements by the press implying that he was under Army control. [re-OCR'd Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces earlier text for this page] === [PDF page 6] === 15. Nursuhud 16. Thaher Thajeb 17. Tobias P. Rissi 18. Jantje Suak Enclosure 2 A-398, Djakarta Reported by press to be loose in mountains of East Sumatra. Identified by reliable source as in prison. Arrested according to Suara Revolusi of November 17, 1965. Arrested according to Antara of December 1, 1965. [re-OCR'd Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces earlier text for this page] === [PDF page 7] === NATIONAL SECURITY ARCHIVE National Security Archive, Suite 701, Gelman Library, The George Washington University, 2130 H Street, NW, Washington, D.C., 20037, Phone: 202/994-7000, Fax: 202/994-7005, nsarchiv@gwu.edu