Telegram 971 to Secretary of State, 12 Oktober 1965

=== [PDF page 1] === Foreign Service of th~ United States of America [Unreadable] FILE~Charge: Embassy [Unreadable] COi-14'1 4 CHRON Thfs dccum~nt consfsts of pag~s. Date: Oct 12, 1965 AMB Copy.-l-of~opies. Serie~--- 7 PM ACTION TO: SECSTATE WASHINGTON ~ 971 PRIORITY UNN CINCPAC FOR POLAD [Unreadable] [Unreadable] 1. According German Embassy officer, Ina o Army is now considering possibility of overthrowing Sukarno himself and is approaching several Western Embassies to let them know that such a move is possible. 2. Germany Embassy was informed on Oct 11 by reliable German businessman that he had been asked by Indo Army staff o ff icer to act as intermediary to Indo German Embassy. /source said Sukarno received Army leaders on Oct 10 and latter presented him with she a f of papers demonstrating PKI complicity in Sept 30 Movement. Sukarno refused to read these papers and u~braided Anny for harassing PKI. Army generals then left with sense of deep frustration. SECRET UNLESS "UNCLASSIFIED" REPRODUCTION Classification FROM THIS COPY IS NOT AUTHOaru:n [Unreadable] === [PDF page 2] === Foreign Service of the. United States of America OUTGOING AMEMBASSY DJAKARTA SECRET Charge: Embassy Classification Control: Date: 3. Australian Embassy has separate report that sheaf of papers presented to Sukarno by Army and that Sukarno refused to read it but Australian report indicates approach was made by Nasution alone sukarnoon Oct 11. Press confirms that ~asution meeting did occur on Oct 11. Since initial contact of German businessman intermediary was made on morning of Oct 11, we believe that Nasution visit was follow-up and that two reports cover two different reportedly occasions on which Sukarnof tefused to read Army evidence. 4. Indo Army representative who contacted Germans said he was making a~proach under orders and was told to say that Indo Army was considering a quick move to depose Sukarno. He emphasized that they were only considering it and had not come to a decision. If it was done, it would be through a sudden move without warning and Sukarno would then be replaced by a combined civilian-military junta. SECRET UNLESS..UNCLASSIFIED" REPRODUCTION Classification FBO M THIS COPY IS NOT AUTHOatU:D === [PDF page 3] === Foreign Service of the · United States of America OUTGOING SECRET -3- Date: S. The Indo Army representative said several Western Embassies would be approached but not Japanese since Japanese Ambassador regarded by Army as possibly being too close to Sukarno. Japanese Emhoff has informed us independently today, however, that Japanese have received similar "low-level" approaches in name of Nasution and they understood that Indo Army was approaching several Western Embassies along same lines. We know of no other approaches at this times except for related comnents to us reported Embtel 950. 6. Indo Army representative Xl<x.1 E 11(8 ·also to Germans indicated/that Indo Army hoped for Western sympathy and economic help if Army does decide to depose Sukarno. Implication was that needed aid would be in form of food and possibly other supplies rather than financial help. 7. COMMENT: DefAtt was informed by Army contact on Oct 12 that Nasution and Saleh saw Sukarno separately and alone on Oct 10 to present evidence of PKI complicity. This source said Sukarno did listen to UNLESS '"UNCLASSlnED" llEPllODUCTION FJION THIS COPY IS NOT AUTHO&l.Ul> Classification *"" y,..uen [Unreadable] === [PDF page 4] === Foreign Service of the United States of America .. OUTGOING SECRET Charge: Classification Control: Date: -4evidence and acknowledged that PKI involvement in Sept 30 Movement was indicated. Whether Sukarno actually read documents remains questionable. It is certain that some Army leaders are dissatisfied with Sukarno's actions since Sept 30 but it not yet established that they are considering ousting him. GREEN _POL:EEMasters- PO~~rte~r 10/12/65 SEC BET UNLESS " UNCLASSIFIED" 11.EPRODUCTlON Classification FROM THIS COPY lS NOT AUTHO&IZED === [PDF page 5] === 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