LBJ National Security File - Indonesia: communist parties and internal politics, Nov 1965 - May 1966

=== [PDF page 1] === [Photograph: archival file folder photographed open; folder label "Indonesia", remaining label text not legible] === [PDF page 2] === NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE WITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES) #1 Cable State Secret (Gp 3) Embtel 3267 from Djakarta 2 p 05/24/66 A Itz uabLe state Decree op.4) Embtel 3262 from Djakarta 1 p 05/23/66 A #3 Cable State Secret (Gp 3), / //k -x4 Embtel 3253 from Djakarta 2p 05/22/66 A [Unreadable] -Embtel- 3252-frowr-D1akarta 1-p -05/21/66- A #5 Cable State Secret (Gp 3) Embtel 3251 from Djakarta 2 p 05/21/66 A E-mbtel 3172 from- Di-akarta-- -- 1-p -5421/66 ilL.Cabe~~. -tat- -Secret (Op- 1) Embtel 3191 from -Djakarta ----- 1 p 05-/13/66- A #8 Cable State Secret (Gp 2))6 X,1e Embtel 2536 from Djakarta 3 p 03/10/66 A #9 Cable State Secret (Gp 1) g - ';- Embtel 2410 from Djakarta 2 p 02/26/66 A #10 Cable State Secret (Gp 1) Embtel 2409 from Djakarta 1 p 02/26/66 A #11 Cable State Secret (Gp 2) Embtel 2370 from Djakarta 2p 02/23/66 A EmbC-e1-3-1-re- -a---3-4-------- #13 Cable State Secret (Gp 2) Embtel 2343 from Djakarta 3 p 02/21/66 A #14 Cable State Secret (Gp 2) 676 Embtel 2536 from Djakarta 4 p 03/10/66 A #15 Cable State Secret (Gp 3) t/ Embtel 2335 from Djakarta 2 p 02/18/66 A FILE LOCATION National Security Files, Country File 9 Indonesia Vol. VI RESTRICTION CODES (A) Closed by Executive Order 11652 governing access to national security information. (B) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document. (C) Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in the donor's deed of gift. r-C A F-..I71112 I~ I GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION GSA DC 73-495 fjbA FORM IIZZ (7-72) 1 PON === [PDF page 3] === NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE WITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES) J CORRESPONDENTS OR TITLE DATE RESTRICTION DOCU EN #16 Cable State Secret (Gp 2) < 7/ /7 Embtel 2313 from Djakarta 3p 02/16/66 A #187Cable- State -Conef (-Gp 2)7 [Unreadable] #18 Cable State Secret (Gp 2) Embtel 2263 from Djakarta 1p 02/09/66 A + C #19 Cable State Secret (Gp 2) V," Embtel 2259 from Djakarta 1p 02/09/66 A #20 Cable State Secret (Gp 3)I <,. 77'" Embtel 2224 from Djakarta 2 p 02/04/66 A #22 Cable State Secret (Gp 2) CA,2:f'{I..,c to,J' Embtel 2183 from Djakarta 3p 01/28/66 A #24 Cable al State tt secret (Gp(Gp2)A'd/ Secret 3) &f2 74 .- Embtel 2167 from Djakarta 0/96 A #25 Cable State Secret (Gp 3) 2 - Embtel 2103 from Djakarta 3 p 01/19/66 A #26 Cable State Secret (Gp 2) Embtel 2102 from Djakarta 2 p 01/19/66 A #28 Cable State Secret (Gp 1) Embtel 2097 from Djakarta 2 p 01/19/66 A #29 Cable State Secret (Gp 2X /'Y 2' C 45 /1 Embtel 2093 from Djakarta 4 p 01/19/66 A #37 Cable State Secret (Gp 3 r Embtel 1972 from Djakarta 3 p 01/05/66 A #38 Cable State Secret (Gp 2) / Embtel 1966 from Djakarta 2 p 01/05/66 A FILE LOCATION National Security Files, Country Filex3 Indonesia, Vol. VI RESTRICTION CODES (A) Closed by Executive Order 11652 governing access to national security information. (B) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document. (C) Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in the donor's deed of gift. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION GSA DC 73-495 GSAFORm 7122 (7. 72) === [PDF page 4] === NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE WITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES) #39 Cable State Conf. (Gp 3) X " A, 5 Embtel 1942 from Djakarta 01/03/66 A #40 Cable Stat- Spcrpt- (n 91 Embtel 1901 from Djakarta 'p 12/30/65 -#4-1-Gable--- -State---Secret- [Unreadable] #42 Cable State Secret (Gp 3),-, -~ - -~.- j L§~~-c-'- 12 236 Embtel 1857 from Djakarta 12/23/65 A #43 Cable State Secret (Gp 3) c UA Embtel 1842 from Djakarta A 6p 12/22/65 #44 Cable State Secret (Gp 2) C ff; A Embtel 1840 from Djakarta 2p 12/22/65 #45 Cable State Secret (Gp 2) O / A Embtel 1840 from Djakarta 2 p 12/22/65 #46 Cable State Secret (Gp 2) A Embtel 1823 from Djakarta 2p 12/21/65 #4-7 Cable- State Secret (Gp 3) 2 r. Sh/2/? E 1 14frm akaat -- 2 p 12/20165 448--Gable-- -State- - Secret (Gp-3) Embtel -1-1/4 from Dj akarta-- 4 p 12/20/65 4A4 able- (duplicate of #49) Embtel 1814 from Djakarta 6 p 12/20/65 A -3 e 73-- [Unreadable] #51 Cable State Secret (Gp 2) fle Embtel 1780 from Djakarta 2p 12/15/65 A #52 Cable State Secret (Gp 2) Embtel 1779 from Djakarta 3p 12/15/65 #53 Cable State Secret (Gp 2) 9 / Embtel 1770 from Djakarta 1 p 12/15/65 A FILE LOCATION National Security Files, Country File Indonesia, Vol. VI RESTRICTION CODES (A) Closed by Executive Order 11652 governing access to national security information. (B) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document. (C) Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in the donor's deed of gift. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION GSA DC 73-495 GSA FORM 7122 (7.72) -"--TFSM -1-:-- === [PDF page 5] === NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE WITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES) DFOC EN -#54 Cable State-- Secret (Gp 3),'" / Embtel 1745 from Djakarta 1 p 1214/65- A [Unreadable] Embtel 1737 from Djakarta 2 p 12/13/tba #56 Cable State Secret (Gp 1) 7 " Embtel 1730 from Djakarta 2p 12/12/65 A #57 Cable State Secret (Gp 1) 4Ld, Embtel 1730 from Djakarta 2 p 12/12/65 A #58 Cable State Conf. (Gp 3) Embtel 81 from Medan 2 p 12/12/65 A A59- Cable State- Secret (Gp 3) Embtel 1726 -fro-m Djaka-rt-a 2 p 12/11/65 A #60 Cable State Secret (Gp 1) Embtel 1722 from Djakarta 2 p 12/11/65 A [Unreadable] Embtel 1712 from Djakarta- 2,p, 12/10/65 A #62 Cable State Secret (Gp 1) elM/4 Embtel 1696 from Djakarta 1 p 12/09/65 A #63 Cable State Secret (Gp 2) 4- (0-0, Embtel 1684 from Djakarta 1 p 12/08/65 A #65-cb-1--- -Seate--------Secret-fGp-3)-- Embtel 176 -from -Djakarta 1 p 12/05/65 A [Unreadable] #67 Cable State Secret (Gp 3) d--;pzeA, Embtel 1651 from Djakarta 2 p 12/04/65 A [Unreadable] #69 Cable State Conf. (Gp 2) /%- 1 -Y, f / Embtel 1612 from Djakarta 2 p 12/01/65 A FILE LOCATION National Security Files, Country File Indonesia, Vol. VI RESTRICTION CODES (A) Closed by Executive Order 11652 governing access to national security information. (B) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document. (C) Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in the donor's deed of gift. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION GSA DC 73-495 GSA Fons 7122 (7-72) === [PDF page 6] === NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE - WITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES) oD DOC MENT CORRESPONDENTS OR TITLE DATE RESTRICTION #70 Cable State Secret (Gp 2) ©. SACL Pe Embtel 1605 from Djakarta 12/01/65 A Bupret 1560 Lium Djakatvta 11/25/65 a ~#72-€able-—} State———--——----Seeret—(Gp-3)- Cane Ct AE Ye [Unreadable] #73 Cable’ | State - ‘Secret (Gp 3) (ee Oe AOR As [Unreadable] #74 Cable | State Secret (Gp 3) A046 eas A ue ha Oi AM gs AES Embtel 1572 from Djakarta lp 11/26/65 A _-#75. Cable... |State--... ~-—-Seeret (Gp-2) - KBE ie PAE Embtel-1569-frem~-Djekarta—- eee ee epee |EE/26/65--—-|.. A #76a Cable | State Secret (Gp 3), el gta gp LR ALOR Embtel 1559 from Djakarta _ “1p 11/26/65 A #77 Cable | State Secret (Gp 1) U4". tae Ste NES Embtel 1553 from Djakarta 11/24/65 A, #78 Cable State Secret (Gp 3) en Penece. 2 eth Ete d fob flo i Embtel 1542 from Djakarta. 7? 11/23/65 A | Deptel-1.303 to-Djakarta----- ne ee dp | 041 22166 | #80 Cable State Secret (Gp 2) @fcwre ute” Uke OE A eM PE Deptel 1290 to Djakarta “ 3p 04/20/66 A —#81-Gable—1State— Secret —(Gp-3)—eingin Hl fe fee Deptel1067-t0-Djakarta a bp ODF EB PEG AM #82 Cable State Secret (Gp 3) FREI A Ltale Att E26 S Px Deptel 1058 to Djakarta 3p 02/17/66 A #83-Cabte—+State———-tom p30 7. tA ELA Af 2 1 +-4024-te-Djekexta Lp 02/04/66 A —#84—Gable—|State—_____-__—-Seeret—(Gp-2)——- ~ Zitte Ltt, SSI? DE —{Deptel—1001-t0-Djakarta 2p 01/28/66 A. FILE LOCATION: National Security Files, Country File Indonesia, Vol. VI RESTRICTION CODES (A) Closed by Executive Order 11652 governing access to national security information. (B) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document. (C) Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in the donor's deed of gift. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION GSA DC 73-495 GSA Form 7122 (7-72) [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 7] === NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE WITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES) DOMMENT CORRESPONDENTS OR TITLE DATE RESTRICTION —#05—Cabte-~|-State-——- --- --Seeret (Gp 2). a ke Ce. SYP BY Fo Doptol OO8 ta Niakarta = 01/27/66. _A _-#86-Cable—-| State- Secret (Gp-2) Ae [Unreadable] 187~Gabt Stat Seeret~(6p-1}- -—~ MEL CZs SSOMP En [Unreadable] -#88-Cable-—}-State--~~~- ~ ---Secret~ (6p 2)- ketugte 666 Ef PLE Deptel-777- to Djakarta: 2p- 12/16/65 A 488a-Cable——-State “Seeret-— State. Cte eho / Open Deptel 1526 to- USUN N¥-~ mene “Lp | 12/16/65 A [Unreadable] Deptel 560 to Santiago—---- ~~ ~~ ~ |-42746/65 ~ A _-#89~Cable- —|-State—---..-...... -Seeret. (Gp 1) Che Bare Cc ’ MO fNe [Unreadable] 490-Cable—+State———__—__—_—Seeret—(Gp-2)— 4 rpu O46 SPI V G [Unreadable] _#91 Cable| State... -». Seexet-—-(@p-3)-- ae ISS ANZ S [Unreadable] __#94aR State cont... MAE ct NJ ing --|fhe-Vietnam—Confttct—&-indonestan Beve topments “T O57L3766 ie ~#96b_Cable—-|State————----Seeret ein. cr a ee fort PE | Deptel—1325-te-—Dyakertan————— Spo OFF 29766 FA ~ #98-Memo - State-———---------Secret—(Gp--3}-— --- ~ shiten CE Ett, Ef Af Fo [Unreadable] #100d Report | State Conf. Sale of Rice to Indonesia 4p 03/31/66 A+C #102a Report | State Conf. Sale of Rice to oo, 4p 03/31/66 A+C #1.040-Repert stare. State Lt. 5/2/26 4S. 03/25/66 A Reh Jot Tit att on o£. the tpdonesian Eeonomy. FILE LOCATION National Security Files, Country File iu Indonesia, Vol. VI RESTRICTION CODES (A) Closed by Executive Order 11652 governing access to national security information. (B) Closed by sta tute or by the agency which originated the document. (C) Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in the donor’s deed of gift. GENERAL SERVICE S ADMINISTRATION GSA DC 73-495 GSA Form 7122 (7-72) [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 8] === NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE q af 4 WITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES) DOC MERIT CORRESPONDENTS OR TITLE DATE RESTRICTION ~#405-Memo--. |-State---— = Conf. RE’ tte te To the Secretary from -Thomas. L. Hughes. - 3 pe. <+03/14/66 | A 4#106a—Cable-_|State—..__-_..__Secret (Gp 3).. a Deptel -1173--to—Djakarta ea oe hep 03/27/66 | #1+09a-MemCon--Stete——-—-—---—-Secret--(6p-3) gw l-Subject?~-Endonesia ---- es ee Sepe - | 02/15/66 Avay fot tte 4 Lo pth. #110b Cable | State Secret (Gp 3)' "he Of FOR OR ee glee Embtel 1663 from Bangkok 2p 02/14/66 A #110d Cable | State Secret \-P 7 hatele kOe Oe Mle Ste Text of cable outgoing to Bangkok and Djakarta 1 pj 02/15/66 A #110£ Cable | State Secret (Cp 3) ©2024 eek ee) Se re Embtel from Karachi #1608 ‘ Ap 02/15/66 A #110g Cable | State Secret (Gp 3) rete Peer le wl ELS Deptel 1439 to Bangkok ‘ 2p 02/14/66 A -#L1La-Report -| State.. -----—.Seeret.(Gp 3). hee os rm. wate] Me #112 Memo | State Cont. Me had Ct (26610 f Ae ‘ To the President from Komer lp 02/10/66 A ‘ —tts-Memo——| State tent — 20 C8 O06 S171 Pe [Unreadable] _-#LL4a-Cable—| state Gon £.-€@p-3) EE ta fia oe -Deptel-931-to-Djakarta— 2p 0474-43766 he [Unreadable] Subject: Cotton.Sales To. Indonesia --.._--2.p.-.113/03/65 | -- A FILE LOCATION National Security Files, Country File at Indonesia, Vol. VI RESTRICTION CODES (A) Closed by Executive Order 11652 governing access to national security information. (B) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document. (C) Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in the donor’s deed of gift. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION GSA DC 73-495 GSA Form 7122 (7-72) [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 9] === [Unreadable] NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE WITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES) FORM OF CORRESPONDENTS OR TITLE / DATE RESTRICTION DOCUMENT I C/_1_7 ** TO BE SUBMITfED TO STATE DEPARTMENT FOR CONCURRENCE ** #96a Memo WH Conf. To Rostow from James Thomsonv 1p 05/04/66 A #97 Memo WH Secret 43 To Rostow from D. W. Ropa 2p 04/18/66 A -Toa-Ro tThormshma -14 4402466 -IOG--Mem&- Lt4t-- 0103131 6,6CS --A [Unreadable],C ILLLl #106 Memo WH Secret ( by To Komer from James C. Thomson 1p 03/18/66 A #108 Memo WH Secret To the President from Cooper i Bundy 1p 02/21/66 A FILE LOCATION National Security Files, Country File Indonesia, Vol. VI RESTRICTION CODES (A) Closed by Executive Order 11652 governing access to national security information. (B) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document. (C) Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in the donor's deed of gift. GENEAL SRVIES AMINITRAION SA D 73495 SA FRM-122^(.72 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION GSA DC 73-495 GSA Foum 7122 (7-72 === [PDF page 10] === NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE WITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES) FORM OF #33 Cable CIA Secret (Gp 1) 2p CIA 72201 from CIA Washingtonto Sec. State 01/13/66 A #92a Report CIA - Secret -(Gp 1) [Unreadable] [Unreadable] -G--No.--17O/66- 4 --- -p-04/14/66 A 4 0#+&±--epr-C IA ~LL(pi~-~ ( Fre0 le. 06765/GGA if, / 7 UD A [Unreadable] ------ -8-- p 02-/0-5/66--- A #116 Report CIA Secret (Gp 1)' OCI 0481/66 9p 01/03/66 A #117 Report CIA Secret (gp 1) OCI no. 3164/65 7p 12/13/65 A+ C #118 Report CIA Secret (Gp 1) 'J OCI No. 3096/65 12 p 12/02/65 A #119 Report CIA Secret (Gp C 9,1. / OCI No. 2943/65 7 p 11/22/65 A #120 Report CIA Secret (Gp 1) V ',. OCI No. 2942/65 5 p 11/18/65 A -#121,.Report CIA - ------ --Secret -Gp -1)- lie- #115 Report A Preliminary Analysis of the October 1, 1965, Coup in Indonesia -- Cornell University 01/10/66 C Confidential 171 p FILE LOCATION National Security Files, Country File - Indonesia, Vol. VI RESTRICTION CODES (A) Closed by Executive Order 11652 governing access to national security information. (B) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document. (C) Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in the donor's deed of gift. GENERAL SERVICES AOMINISTRATION GSA DC 73-495 GSA FORm 7122 (7-72) === [PDF page 11] === [Unreadable] 203JP-At 'j$ PA LE HC RUF HDT. [Unreadable] IFO RUNT&K/AM EMBASSY BANGKOK 448.. RU HL HQ/C1NC'PAC 162 RUNJKL/A,'AMENBASSY KUALA LUI'NPUR 5-10 RUMJMA/AtMEy.8ASSY MANILA 754 RUMJSN/AMEMBASSY SINGAPORE 5 16 RUEHDT/USUN 28 .. "--E--f--R -E--+-MA Y 2 4.. CINCPAC FOR POLAD 1. AT CLOSE OF MY MEETING WITH FONMIN MALIK TODAY ON -NUM'DER OF TOPICS, HE VOLUNTEERED INFO HE DEPARTING FOR BANGKOK BY GARUDA MAY 27 FOR WEEKEND MEETINGS WITH RAZAK. 2. 1 ASKED HIM WHAT HAD BEEN OUTCOME OF PRESIDIUM MEETING ESTERDAY ON CONFRONTATION ISSUE. MALIK REPLIED THAT HE HAD A BIT OF ROUGH GOING WITH PRESIDENT SUKARNO OVER TERMS UNDER.WHICH A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT COULD BE MADE, WITH PAGE TWO RUMJ3T 723A 'rrie--JCJC PRESIDENT INSISTING THAT FORMULA BE BASED UPON MANILA AGREEMENT. MALIK ARGUED THAT-MANILA AGREEMENT ENVISAGEb UN INVOLVEMENT IN ASCERTAINMENT PROCEDURE. HOW COULD INDONESIA, WHICH WAS NOW OUT OF UNITED NATIONS, REQUEST UN INVOLVEMENT? SUXARNO SHRUGGED THAT ONE OFF. MALIX THEN RAISED ARGUMENT THAI SASAN-AND SARAWAK NOW REGARD THEI'- SELVES AS PART OF A SOVEREIGN FEDERATION. HOW COULD THEY AT THIS TIME BE EXPECTED TO HAVE THEIR INTEGRITY CALLED INtO QUESTION BY OUTSIDE UN GROUP? THAT ARGUMENT WAS ALSO WATER OFi A DUCKS BACK. HOnEVER, PRESIDENT GAVE HIS FORMAL AND PUBLICIZED CONSENT TO MALIK.S;TRiP TO BANGKOK, ALTHOUGH, AS MALIK TOLD ME AGAIN TODAY, PRESIDENT NOT AWARE OF FORMULA WHICH HE HAS MENTIONED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES AND WHICH HE SAYS GHAZALI ADVANCED. MALIK REPEATED TODAY THAT HE HAS SUPPORT OF TRIUMVIRATE AND Autborfty [Unreadable] YR! N RAINFS Ir.HNr1 === [PDF page 12] === -2- 3267, MAY 24, FROM1 DJAKARTA PARLIA:* ENTARY LEADERCSHo. FOR THIS FORMULA, IBUT PRESIDENT W,.'RE OF IT 3. 1 THEN STATED (RiELATIVE TO OUR 3253 NOTAL AND KL*S 1392 NOTAL) THAT I WISHED H1M ALL LUCK AT BANGKOX; THAT I KNEW THAT HE AND RAZAK WERE APPROACHING THESE TALKS WITH GOOD FAITH AND DETERMINED DESIRE TO END CONFRONTATION; AND THAT I RECOGNIZED.THAT WHILE THERE MAY BE DIFFERENCEa OVER THE EXACT FORMULA FOR PAGE THREE RUMJBT 723A R -. ASSESSING NORTH BORNEO PEOPLES WISHES, THIS WAS A MATTER - WHICH I WAS SURE COULD BE RESOLVED. 4. MALIK SAID HE AND RAZAK ARE DETERMINED TO FIND SOLUTION AND HE WAS CERTAIN THAT THEY WOULD DO SO. THE BIG PROBLEM*WOULD. COME AFTERWARDS IN HANDLING SUKARNO. -IN THIS CONNECTIONi'MAL1K CONFIDED HE USING ARGUMENT WITH SUKANNO THAT AN INDIRECT- II ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE FOR CONFIRMING WILL OF PEOPLE OF: NORTH il BORNEO WOULD ESTABLISH A USEFUL PRECEDENT WHEN IT CAME INDONESIA*S - TURN TO CONFIRM ITS CONTROL OVER WEST IRIAN. (IT WAS NOT CLEAR WHETHER MALIX HAD ALREADY USED OR WAS INTENDING TO USE THIS LINE OF ARGUMENT WITH SUKARNO, BUT IT IS ONE I HAVE SUSPECTED FOR SOM2E TIME AS LURKING IN MALIX*S NIND.)-.. [Unreadable] GREE N === [PDF page 13] === sm oe este ‘ ¢. et. wp eda fe CTs hee Oss ¢: Action AN Clee wap yy, pee ae Info LE AUST 7E2R 1as1d19 Heo WAV co a 9 G5 ZaY SS55S ny FR ZSLGAGZ V2 Fit, AGEN EASSY RICK RSTAT {. TO RUEMC/SECSIATE WASHDC “3k62) INFO RUN SKL/ AN EMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR 539, a REALOT/ AM EMBASSY 1CKYO 546 STATE GhNC. SEC RE-TMAY 23 EXDIS | _ TOLD POLITICAL: COUNSELOR... AN SIRICTES ST CONFIDENCE THAT [ MADE SPECIAL TRIP 70- KUALA Lurcun MAY 15. TO CARRY STIER FROM MALIX TO RAZAK. DAY’ OR SO LATER| |= RETURNED TO DUAKAKTA WITH RAZAK'S REPLY, £CCORDING TO} MALIK'S LETTER EXPRESSED HOPE FOR EARLY MEETING WITH RAZAK WITHOUT PRECONDITIONS AND SAID GOI WOULD NOT RPT NOT INSIST ON REFERENDUM IN BORNEO TERRITORIES, (THESE ARE SANE PAGE Two RUN J3T 700A S—E-G-R-EI BASIC POINTS MALIK SUBSEQUENTLY: _ WITH AUSTRALIAN CORRESPONDENTS--EMSTEL 3225.) RAZAK'S-: -~ REPLY REPORTEDLY WELCOMED MALIK’S INITIATIVE AND AGREED TO WWEET FOR FURTHER DISCUSSIONS AT MUTUALLY CONVENIENT TIME. ‘HAVE APPARENTLY NOT RPT NOT SEEN REQUESTED TRANSMIT ADDITIONAL MESSAGES AND ARE UNDER IMPRESSION (AS WE.SRE) THAT TwO GOVERNMENTS NOW IN DIRECT CONTACT.. GREEN SANITIZED Authority SELLAL (Nea NARS, on Leelee RIES e Sa TH OE PERS TORO [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 14] === 1c.:v:. ~e:1) [Unreadable] kiJ .k -%37 1966 MAY 22 AM 1 55 -SSY K UAL ALU PUR PR 1ORI TY 5 38 lUY..:,: LF:i/0,ECT A IE WAS IiD CC P R'-- )IWf 3 [Unreadable] KUALA LUMPUR FOR AMBASSADOR BELL 1. SINCE RETURNING FROM SURABAYA AND. SINCE SENDING SURABAYA*S 149 TO DEPARTMENT, I HAVE,SEEN -YOUR 1359 TO DEPARTMENT,.AND I HAVE ALSO HAD CONVERSATION YESTERDAY WITH MALIK AS REPORTED EMBTEL 3251 TO DEPARTMENT. 2. YOU AND I AGREE THAT IT IS UNWISE FOR OUTSIDERS TO GET INVOLVED IN DELICATE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN MALIK AND RAZAK, AND THAT THERE IS GREATER POTENTIALITY FOR FLEXIBILITY AND CONCESSION IF THEY ENGAGE IN DIRECT DISCUSSIONS WITHOUT OTHERS LOOKING OVER THEIR SHOULDER. HOWEVER, IT IS NOW CYSTAL CLEAR FROM 'ABOVE MESCAGES THAT.MALIK, EVEN THOUGH AGREEING WITH RAZAK/GHAZAL1 ON GENERAL PRINCIPLES (PAPA 3 KUALA LUMPUR.S 1359), lS APPARENTLY LABORING UNDER MIS- UNDERSTANDING OF GOM*S POSITION RE }iOW'MISHES OF NORTH BORNEO PEOPLES ARE TO BE ASSESSED. SINCE MALIK HAS CONFIDED IN ME,HE MAY SUBSEQUENTLY THINK THAT;I VASLESS THAN FRANK OR HELPFUL IN NOT BRINGING THIS -DISCREPANCY TO HIS ATTENTION SINCE HE MAY PRESUME THAT I AM AT LEAST GENERALLY AWARE OF GOM POSITION AS CONFIDED TO UK AND AUSTRALIANS AND THEREFORE ULTIMATELY TO U.S. ON THE OTHER HAND, I DO NOT WANT TO. CONVEY.INFORMATION ABOUT DISCREPANCIES IN GOI AND GOM. UNDERSTANDINGS AT THIS KEY POINT IN A WAY THAT WOULD UPSET MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLE.FORMULA WILL ARISE FROM TWO MEN OF GOOD WILL.ANXIOUS TO END CONFRONTATION GETTING TOGETHER. AT:BANGKOK.' 3. UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES I.DO NOT FEEL I COULD GO ANY FARTHER THAN TELLING MALIK WHEN I NEXT SEE-HIM (PROBABLY MAY 24) THAT I WISH HIM ALL GOOD LUCK IN HIS BANGKOK MEETING, THAT [Unreadable] 4 JYiDV I NARS, Date____ 4. 1 -S [Unreadable] === [PDF page 15] === eee oe -2- 3253, MAY 22, FROM DJANARTA 1] RE Al. 1ZE BOTH KE AND RAZAK ANE APPROACHING PROBLEM ON PInS“OF GOOD FAITH AXD GESYRE TO ELD CONFRONTATION, THAT IT RECOGNIZE THERE MAY BE SOie DIFFERENCES AS TO HOW TO ASSESS WISHES OF NORTH BORKREO PEOPLES, BUT PRESUMABL1 THIS ASS rs ChN BE WORKED OUT. 4. 1 DO NOT, HOWEVER, WISH TO TAKE THIS APPROACH. WITHOUT _FORE- FIRST CHECKING WITH Youl_ GOING “NE SSAGE COORDINATED” wir PAS BE RECEIVED | ate RAIN at ene 8 an peacnacemeatnesn ~ - Bn t é oa [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 16] === h.JOMING TELEGRAM Department of State Action —SEGRET- Info [Unreadable] PP RUEKC RUDTCR os DE RUMJBT 672A 1420335 106 MAY 21 PM I 53 ZNY SSSSS PR 230325 [Unreadable] TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDCCPRIORITY 3252 INFO RUNTBK/AMEMBASSY BANGKOK 446 RUHPAG/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 342 RUHLHQ/CINCPAC 158 RUMJKL/ANEMBASSY KUALALUMPUR 537 RUDTCR/ANENBASSY LONDON 445 RUMJSN/AMEMBASSY SINGAPORE 515 STATATE GR SE-GRET MAY 22 EXDIS CINCPAC FOR POLAD 1. RE COMMENT IN PARA 2 EMBTEL 3253 TO: WASHINGTON, PARENTHETICAL REFERENCES TO KU*LA LUMPUR'S 1359 SHOULD: RELATE TO PARAS 4 AND 3 RESPECTIVELY, RATHER, “THAN 30 AND 2 OF THAT:MESSAGE.. DECLASSIFIED Authority kee fal 76 ee NARS, Date Z/A/ZE earn a aH | STPAEL AY SAL SRR Sp eee, [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 17] === EEG SG TEECUM Deberiinciat of Stire tg ee re ee a ee ee ee ee nee eee ee uy [.. ERI Actio SOR CUSNNWV | Hdn343 JES 96 BS «2 RVEKC RUDICR D DE RUMNSZT COTA 1411428, Eady P 2114002 7 a; 6 FM AMENES sSSY /DUAKARTA, rene VAY Hy 2 70 RUEKC/ SECSTLTE UASHOC Paton Ty S051) 1965 Way 21 EW KFO RUSTBK/ AiEMBASSY BANGKOK 449°" RUBLHOY CLUCPAG 157 4 RUMUKL/ AMENBASSY KUALALUMPUR 536 RUDICR/ AMENBASSY LONDON 444 ‘ RUMUSN/ ANEVBASSY SINGAPORE 514. [Unreadable] ~S-E-E RE MAY 210” CINGPAG ‘FOR -POLAD SSE SRS SR TSS. ‘2 oe Pew, [Unreadable] 1° MALIK INF ORMED ME TODAY THAT, MOST LIKELY TIMING ‘OF MEETING WITH RAZAK IS MAY 28 AND 29. HE IS-WALTING FOR con- FIRMATION FROM INTERMEDIARY WHOM SUKAR.O KAD SENT TO KUALA LUMPUR (MALIK DID MOT NAME INTERMEDIARY, BUT I ASSUME THIS IS COL. MURTUPO). THOUGH MALIK WOULD PREFER EVEN EARLIER. DATE FOR MEETING, KE WISHES TO HAVE FONMIN THARAT BACK IN BANGKOK | WHEN KE AND RAZAK ARE ‘THERE. — [Unreadable] "creo. . AGE, 2 RUM IBT_ S67A-SE-6-R EF EL ERT aT * mt e: ow 1 ASKED MALIK IF THERE WAS ARYTE 4ING FURTHER. He cour D TELL. - ME ABOUT POLITIZAL SOLUTION LIKELY TO BE ARRIVED AT BANGKOK. * “MALIK REFESTED ALMOST VERBATIN WHAT KE HAD TOLD ME MAY 11,? CEMBTEL 3161 TO DEPT.). I ASKED GALIK WHETHER IT WOULD: MOT BE FREFZRABLE FOR A SMALL GOOD OFFICES OR CONCILIATION GROUP SIMPLY DECIDING, AFVER SNIEFING ATMOSPHERE, THAT. REMAINING IN MALAYSIA WAS OBVIOUS DESIRE OF PEOPLE OF ~~ SARAWAK AND SABAH. MALiX REPLIED THAT INCLUDING A VOTING ITEM IN {967 ELECTIGNS HAD BEEN GHAZALI'S OWN SUGGESTION;.. AND HE BELIEVED THAT GROUP OF FOREIGN OFFICIALS~ “WANDERING: | ABOUT SABAH/ SARA AK MOULD BE UPSEITING, FROM GOM. VIEWPOINT, * ALTHOUGH MALIK'S ACCOUNT OF “GENERAL UNRERSTANDING: REACHED WITH GHAZALI IS ABOUT THE SAME AS GHAZALI‘S ACCOUNT (FINAL - - SENTENCES OF PARA 2 ‘OF (Ke be” S 1359).. « SANITIZED — Nuthorty Aes Lee 92 f7e [Unreadable] Naaman [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 18] === 3251 2- May 211 FROIMDJAKARTA. . 1 AS)'.E DPMiA LIK VL' TIER P RE S 0II-E'.'T S'!!R H.D BEEN INFOR'lED- OF );IS DISCUSSIONS UITH GHAZALI 08k OF I.E:OVE FO0,;ULA TION.s MALIK SAID HE HAD NOT, UTD FULL SUPPORT OF SU!:l.HTO AND SULTAN AS WELL AS OF PARLIAl':ENTARY LEADERS 'HO. H"VE NOW BEAENTAI'EN INTO TRIUMVIRATES CONFIDENCE. 4. ALIK SAID HE HOPES TO HAVE CONFRONTATION ISSUE SETTLED BEFORE1PRS IS CONVENED IN JUNE OR JULY AT LATEST. HOWEVER,, MALIK ADDED, TIMING WILL DEPEND ON SUKARNO'S REACTION AND- WILLINGNESS TO GO ALONG WITH AGREEMENT MALIK HOPES TO REACH. WITH RAZAK. IF SUKARNO REFUSES TO COOPERATE, FORMAL ENDING-.. OF CONFRONTATION WILL HAVE TO COME AFTER AUGUST 17.. 5. COMMEiNT: IN OTHER WORDS, IF SUKARNO DOES NOT SUPPORT. AGREEMENT WHICH MJALIK-HOPES TO REACH WITH RAZAK BY END OF THIS fMONTHMALIK AIMS.TO GET AGREEN'iENT FINALIZED AFTER THE-. MPRS SESSION WHEN IT IS EXPECTED THAT SUKARNO WILL BE CUT' D010-'1 TOSIZE..IN ANY EVENT, WE CAN ASSUME THAT MALIK WILL. SEEK TO NAIL DO' N HOPED-FOR AGREEMENT WITH RAZAK AS- TIGHTLY AS POSSIBLE SO THAT SUKARNO CANNOT PULL IT APARY. THOUGH MALIK SEEMS COOL AND SELF-ASSURED, HE IS CONCERNED OVER HOW SUKARNO MAYREACT TO THE SEVERAL MOVES VWHICH TRI- UMiVIRATE NOWTAKING TO FREE INDONESIA OF SUKARNOIST POLICIES.. LIKE CONFRONTATION, CONEFO (HENCE ANTI-UN).AND NASAKOM. MALIK MENTIONED TO ME AGAIN:tlfAT SUKARNO MIGHT TRY IN DESPER-- AT1ONTO-"ESCAE"_ TO-CENTRAL OR EAST JAVA.TO-TRY TO RALLY PAGE RUMJST 5-4 [Unreadable] THOSE' AREASAGAINST TRIUMVIRATE. MALIK SAID THEY WERE. BU T THAT IF7 TAK 1N G PRECAUTIONS AGAINST 7H-7S POSSIBILITYI SUKARNO SHOULD ATTEMPT IT HE WOULD S URELY FAIL.- _COP === [PDF page 19] === INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State Action S VV MJB014JBA704 PPRUEHC' 1966 \IA516. no DE RUMJBT 353A 1320845 PR '120820Z FM AMEMBASSYDJARKARTA INFO RUQVKR/AMEMBASSY KARACHI 44 00 RUQTAW/AMEMBASSY RAWALPINDI ONE RUQTAN/AMEMBASSY TEHRAN FOUR ET ET MAY 12. * Authority EXDIS - NOFORN 1. SINCE PAKISTANIS INCREASINGLY ENJOYED PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT AND STATUS IN INDONESIA DURING ERA OF SUKARNO-SUBANDRIO WHO FAVORED PAK OVER INDIA, THERE NO DOUBT THAT PAKISTAN VIEWS' CURRENT I-NDONESIAN DEVELOPMENTS WITH RATHER JAUNDICED EYE.' THIS ESPECIALLY TRUE OF MY PAK COLLEAGUE WHOSE FLAT AND WIDELY HEARD,PREDICTIONS ABOUT SUKARNO*S CONTINUED UNCHALLENGED CONTROL OVER INDONESIA HAVE COME BACK TO HAUNT HIM. 2. FONMIN MALIK, IN COURSE OF WIDE'RANGINGDISCUSSION ON PAGE TWO RUMJBT 352AS E C R T CONFRONTATION YESTERDAY, TOLD ME THAT PAKS HADN'T BEEN TOO HELPFUL IN CONNECTION HIS OWN EFFORTS TO CALL OFF CONFRONTATION. PAKISTANI EMBASSY AND AGENTS HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH A FEW MOSLEM LEADERS'TO STIR UP SENTIMENT AGAINSTENDING CONFRONTATION. GOI AWARE OFALL OF THIS AND.BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THOSE APPRAOCHED BY',PAKISTANIS TO KEEP THINGS UNDER CONTROLL. I ASKED MALIK WHY PAKISTAN WOULQ WANT CONFRONTATION TO CONTINUE. HE THOUGHT A WHILE, SHOOK HIS HEAD AND' SAID HE COULD THINK OF NO REASON,-EXCEPT THEIR HATRED OF INDIA ANDTHAT THERE WERE LOTS OF INDIANS IN MALAYSIA. 3. COMMENT: I AGREE'WITH EMBASSY KARACHI'S MORE LIKELY 'AND BROADER EXPLANATION OF PROBABLE PAKISTANI MOTIVATION FOR OPPOSING INDONESIA'S ABANDONMENT OF CONFRONTATION POLICY. I WAS INTERESTED TO SEE THAT MALIK WAS NOT PARTICULARLY,CONCERNED OVER THIS PROBLEM. I AM SURE MALIK MEANS IT.WHEN HE' SAYS THAT GOISEEKING EQUALLY GOOD RELATIONS WITH PAKISTAN AND INDIA. GP-2. GREEN, === [PDF page 20] === INCOMING TELEGRAM" Department of State ~ONTRL%11741 [Unreadable] FRONS DJAKARTA SECRET MAY 13. EYES ORLY FOR THE SECRETARY h* IN ASSEfOCE AMBASSADORp WHO '0tN TRIP SOUTH OF DJAI(ARTA, DOM HAD OPPORTUNITY TO CONFIRM -WITH DIRECTORS OF CALTEX ANfD STANVAC HER TER IS NO EVIDENCE OF JAPANESE-ENCROACHMENT ON' AMERICAN OIL INTERESTS* DCM NATURALLY GAVE NO UNDIGATION OF SOURCE OR CONTEXT, OF INQUIRY. 2. JAPANESE ENJOYNQ SPECIAL POSITION EITHER IN EXPLOITATION OR MARKETING FIELDS** LAST YEAR AMERICAN'OWNED BUtT CANADIAN REGISTERED COMPANY, REFINING. ASSOCIATES, RELINQUISHED OFF- SHORE CONCESSION AREA NORTH SUMATRA WHICH WAS LATER PURCHASED BY_ JAPANESE FIRM PETROLEUM RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT COMPANY* NO EVIDENCE ANY SQUEEZEE PLAY. DEFINING ASSOCIATE-S VOLUNTARILY RELINQ~UISHED CONCSIN DECAUSE OF LACK OF FUNDS AND IN' RESTo, * 3 PAN AMERICAN OIL 19 CURRENTLY RELINQUISHING EXPLORATION RIGHTS IN AREA CLOSE TO CALTEX FIELDS CENTRAL SUMATRA. PAN AM HAS SUNK THIRTEEN DRY 80125 AND HAS HAD ONLY MARGINAL SUCCESS IN ON~E SITE WHICH THEY REGARD AS UNECONOMICAL TO DEVELOP. MINISTER OF OIL ASKED CALTEXTG TAKE OVER THIS DEVELOPMENT WHICH *CALTEX CAN PROFITABLY DO SINCE THEIR PIPELINE 10 DURI FIELD.'. 1S ONLY ONE MILE DI$TART; MINISTER HAS ALSO ENCOURAGED JAPANESE INTEREST BUT CALTEK REGARDS HIGHLY UNLIKELY'JAPANESE WOULD UNDERTAKE VENTRUE WHICH WOULD l29 AS UNATTRACTIVE FOR THEM AS FOR PAN AM* 4.' MINISTER Of OIL HAS FORMED TRADING COMPANY WITH JAPANESE '*' baSOCITM OENE4TWEPRIACOMPANY WHICH IS INENDED === [PDF page 21] === [Unreadable] DE RUJBT 734A 0570615 Ifo.ZN4Y SSSSS [Unreadable] TO RUENC/SECSTATE WASHDC JMM'EDIATE 2410 00,I * INFO RUMJMA/AMEMBASSY MANJLA INMEDIATE 565 STATE GRNC;.: - C R'E-TFEB 26 EXDIS EANIAFRASR MANILA FOR AkIB GREEN CINCPAC FOR POLAD. I. CALL ATTENTION DEPT AND AM B GREEN TO[ WiHtE WE OF COURSE IN NO POSITION TO SAY WHETHER ACTION WILL ACTUALLY BE TAKEN AGAINST SUBANDRIO, SOURCE THIS REPORT HAS BEEN RELIABLE IN PAST AND I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. 22. PAGE TWO RUMJBT 734A S-E-6-itET. *TO NOVEMBER THAT ARMY WAS GOING TO."GET" SUBANDRIO. THESE HAVE PROVED FALSE. HOWEVER, ARMY IS FEELING MORE DESPERATE TODAY, "HAWXS" ARE INCREASING THEIR PRESSURE FOR SOME SORT- OF ACTION AND ARMY RUNS RISK OF REAL BLACK EYE IF IT FAILS TO FOLLOW UPON ADVANTAGE STUDENTS HAVE ALREADY CREATED. MGREOVER4' REPORT WOULD INDICATE THAT TOP ARMY LEADERSHIP FAR MORE UNIFIED IN DECISION-TO REMOVE SUBANDR10 THAN PREVIOUSLY. ONE PROBLEM FACING ARMY IS OF.COURSE FACT THAT GETTING SUBANDRIO WILL NOT BE EASY. HE IS STICKING TQ PALACE LIKE GLUE. HOWEVER, ARMY CERTAINLY HAS STRENGTH TO GET HIM ONE WAY OR ANOTHER IF IT REALLY HAS.WILL TO DO SO. - 3. REMOVAL SUBANDRIO WOULD NOT COMPLETETYXREVERSE PRESENT INDO TREND. ARMY WOULD STILL HAVE SUKARNO TO CONTEND WITH AND HIS OBJECTIVES WOULD NOT REPEAT NOT-CHANGE. HOWEVER, WITHOUT SUBANDRIO AS FRONT MAN SUKARNO WOULD HAVE FAR MORE SECRP. SANZED [Unreadable] === [PDF page 22] === -2- *2101, kF.DRUARY 26, FROM DJAKARTA .* D11FCULTY IN PUSHING HIS SCEES (CONEFO, PEKING AXIS, INJURRECTION OF "NEO-PKI"). MOREOVER, FACT ARMlY ACTED AGAINST * HIS*HENCHM2AN WOULD HAVE SOBERING EFFECT ON HIM AND HE WOULD PROBABLY BE MUCH EASIER TO HANDLE. EVEN IF HE SHOULD ATTEMPT LAIH OUT AGAINST ARMY IN RETALIATION FACT ARMY HAD TAKEN [Unreadable] RE1T FIRST STEP WOULD MAKE SECOND AGAINST SUKARNO HIMSELF EASIER. 4. WE DO NOT' KNOW NATURE OR TIMING OF PROPOSED MOVE BUT IT OUR PRELIMINAPIY EXTIMATE THAT ARMY HAS CAPABILITY CARRY THIS OFF WITHOUT PRECIPITATING CIVJL WAR OR SERIOUS LOCAL DISrURBANCE. QUICK AND EFFECTIVE MOVE AGAINST SUBANDRIO WOULD, PROBABLY NOT REPEAT NOT BE CHALLENGED 8Y OTHER MILITARY UNITS, PARTICULARLY IF SUKARNO NOT HARKED. HOWEVER, THERE ALWAYS . OSSIBILITY OF UNFORESEEN DEVELOPMENTS OR BUNGLING. WE ARE THEREFORE REITERATING WARNING 'TO AMERICANS TO LIE AS LOW AS * 4 POSSIBLE AND ARE TAKING FURTHER MEASURES TIGHTEN 'SECURITY OF--'@. CiANCERY. DO NOT REPEAT NOT BELIEVE ANY FURTHER MEASURES * REQUIRED AT THIS TIME..- NOTE: ADVANCE COPY TO S/S-O AT 1:27 li2/26/66 PASSED WHITE HOUSE AT 1:37 AM2/26/66 taB === [PDF page 23] === HCOMING VELEGA Depearlinent of State [Unreadable] PP RUEHC Info DE RU“UBT 733A 0570730 ' ZNY SSSSS. "pe P 2605405 wt FM AMEMBASSY /OJAKARTA/ a _ TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDU PRIOXITY, hind). INFO RUMJMA/ANEMBASSY MANILA PRIORITY 564 RUMJ1O/ANEMBASSY BAGUIO PRIORITY ONE STATE GRNC SEORETFED 26 4 FE IRN LE ES GT ARER EX DIS MANILA FOR ANB GREEN®: oe. - 5 LGR, PEPE 1. RELIABLE) SOURUE HAS INFORMED! NIN STRICTEST CONFIDENUE SUBANDRIO HAS TOLD PHIL AMB eYES’ AND - FAROLAN THAT GOI WILL DEFINITELY BREAK RELATIONS WITH GOP IF LATTEX RESUNES DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH MALAYSIA. REYES AND rAROLAND HOPE SEE PRESIDENT TODAY BUT SOURCE SAYS.SUBANDKIO TOLD TKEM THERE | -. “ABSOLUTELY NO QUESTION" ABOUT BREAK WHICH ONLY POSSIBLE GO1 RESPUNDE, TO GOP; RECOGNITION ACTION IN VIEW NEWLY-DECLARED UOI EMPHASIS ON CREAT RRR ET AE ETS "PAGE TWO RUMOBT 1358 SHOR ETA) CONFRONTATION... 2, SOURCE STRESSED EXTREME SENSITIVITY. _FOKEGOING, ‘cuains: SUBANDRIO'S THREAT KNOWN ONLY TO!” _ | iF LEAK OCCURRED. D TRACEABLE TO GP-1. ot wd se LYDMAN.. pe BIthee SANITIZED Sf [76 Authority BY TT a NARS, ban Le rler sees me [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 24] === [Unreadable] » ACOMNG IEG Departinent of State. (2. 3 [Unreadable] i ea” OO RUEHC oN S77) DE RUMJBT. 6160" 5.40910: Myre ‘: ‘tile.. ZNY SSSSS.:). * te. am a. ‘ wool.) (0 2368302 oT: i FM ANEMBASSY UIAKRATAD ing eB 3 a 4 Je! oo | TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC Caine DIATE 8S; TE 237D -. SL tp _, RUUD H/ Ais CONSUL HONG KONG IHNED LATE, 347. STATE GR WC ve oe VM ee de [Unreadable] it. TWO “SERARATE. HIGH LEVEL) - SOURCES ASSOCIATED - ate. “WITH INDO MILITARY HAVE ‘SAID US SHOULD.GIVE NO RPT NO:.. ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE: TO INDONESIA y ANCLUD ING 10 ANDO ARNY. ne eerste “BP. wo * . ‘20 FIRST “SOURCE, WHO IS “CLOSE TO. “NASUT ION AND wHo ay i was OCCASIONALLY BEEN USED BY NASUTION AS+CHANNEL -T0- CONVEY? puis VIEWS TO _y SAID, ON FEB_22 NASUTION HAD. ASKED. HIM" ro - -REITERATE TO, AMBASSADOR’; “GREEN: THAT NO RPT.NO US ‘AID SHOULD _ BE GIVEN TO* “INDO! ARMY.;"REGARDLESS OF WHAT ARMY OFFICER =. MIGHT SOLICIT- IT." SOURCE EXPRESSED FULL‘ AWARENESS. THAT _ NUMBER OF ARMY OFFICERS. WERE AT. PRESENT, SEEKING FORE IGN. . PREVIOUSLY: IMPLIED THAT..ARMY: MIGHT "NEED US ASSIST ANCE - <.f0? PURCHASE RICE, ADVISED "US: ON FEB 22 TO. AVOID ANY: “ COMMITMENTS REGARDING* RICE.‘OR:-OT HER AID,: EVEN -TO. IND “. TARMY.” HE SAID IF. ARMY2HAD “ADDITIONAL RICE -STOCKS ‘IT~- - WOULD NOT BE ABLE, CONTROL: DISPOSITION, IT. MIGHT BECOM GENERALLY KNOWN THAT "ARMY: HAD.RICE « ARMY ‘WOULD ROE le. einai - Loan die glide | p22, NARS, Date L2Y/ZZ sme te oneeen aoe [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 25] === -2- 2370, February 23, froin.Dja1.arta . 4. SAME SOURCE SAID THAT ALTHOUGH RICE IS HARD TO [Unreadable] Oi SAID WJLL EASE IN M0NTH OR TWO AS NEW CROP COlFES IN. SPECIFICALLY ASKED HIM TO CONVEY TO! THESE VIEWSHE RICE AVAILABILITY AND FACT US SHOULD GIVE NO AID. SOURCE.SAID [Unreadable] PAGE THREE RUMJBT 616A-E-e-R-E.. HE BELIEVED NASUT ION AND S.UHART0 WOULD SHARE THESE VIEWS. .-BEST ARMY TACTIC, HE SAID, IS TO LET PRESENT GOVERNMENT STEW DETERIORATION. MEANWHILE,..ARM? WILL AVOID AlY. ASSOCIATION WITH ECONOMIC POLICIES OR. RESPONSIBILITY [Unreadable] 5.' COMMENT: THESE COMMENTS FROM PERSONS -CLOSE TO THAT FOR'TIME BEING AT LEAST USG SHOULD TAKE NO RT NO PART LYDMAN* Note: Advance copy to'SS 0 02/23/665:20 am. PassedWhite House 02/23/66- 4A35 aifm. 41. .62* === [PDF page 26] === INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State Action PP RUEHC Info DE RUtMJBT 595A 0531120 ZNY SSSSS [Unreadable] FM AMEMBASSYLD4A.AARTA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHD'C PRJOR [TY1261 INFO RUMTBK/AMENDMASSY IDANGI;OK 272 'Ji),6 FEB 22 AM 8 14 RUHLHQ/CINCPAC RUMJDH/AMCONSUL HONG KONG PRIORITY 339 RUALOT/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 365 STATE GRNC SCCR ET FEB 22. HONG KONG FOR AMBASSADOR GREEN CINCPAC FOR POLAD EX DIS 1. SITUATION NOT YET SUFFICIENTLY JELLED TO WARRANT FARM GUIDE LINES FOR US ACTIONS IN ECONOMIC SECTOR. HOWEVER, GENERAL IMPLICATIONS OF CABINET REORGANIZATION (SEPTELS) WOULD RECOMMEND MOST CAUTIOUS US RESPONSE TO ANY FURTHER INDONESIAN ARMY REQUEST FOR EMERGENCY AID. J2. CABINET DEVELOPMENTS APPEAR REAFFIRM DESIRABILITY OF OUR STANDING ASIDE, FOR TIME BEING AT LEASTv FROM INVOLVEMENT IN ARMY'S ECONOMIC PROBLEMS SINCE THERE IS NOW EVEN LESS INDICATION THAN WAS PREVIOUSLY THAT AID TO ARMY WOULD ENHANCE PROSPECT OF DESIRABLE CHANGE IN GOVERNMENT POLICY OR, COVERSELY, THAT WITHHOULDING OF OUR SUPPORT WOULD SERIOUSLY LIMIT PROPECTS FOR CHANGED 3, POSSIBLILITY REMAINSTHAT ARMY OR COMBINATION ARMY AND OTHER ELEMENTS MAY ARRIVE AT POINT WHERE THEY ARE NO LONGER WILLING TO SIT BY WHILE SUKARNO LEADS COUNTRY FURTHER DOWN DRAIN. AT SUCH TIME, WE SHOULD OF COURSE BE PREPARED FOR 'RAPID INTERVENTION IF THAT SEEMS IN OUR INTEREST, HOWEVER, WE SEE,NO EARLY PROSPECT SUCH DEVELOPMENT. 4. OTHER CONTINGENCY THAT MIGHT WARRANT OUR INTERVENTION WOULD BE EVIDENT CONDITION OF FAMINE. WE HAVE RECENTLY CHECKED INFORMATION ON THIS AND, HAVE COME TO CONCLUSION THAT WHJLE, SCET __ DECLASSIFIED NARS, Date 5/55[2 === [PDF page 27] === -2- 2361, February.22,.From: Djakarta 'USUAL SHORTAGES CHARACTERISTIC OF TIME OF YEAR WILL OCCUR THERE IS NO INDICATION OF FAMINE CONDITION BEFORE NEW HARVEST END OF MARCH. HOWEVER, REALIZE INFORMATION ON FOOD AVAILABLITY AS ALWAYS, IS SCARCE AND SHORTAGES COULD DEVELOP IN DJAKARTA AREA AS WELL AS IN TRADITIONAL DEFICITY AREAS IN CENTRAL AND EAST JAVA. WE ARE UNABLE TO SPECULATE ABOUT ANY POLITICAL REPERCUSSIONS OF SUCH SHORTAGE SHOULD THESE OCCUR, OR WHAT POSITiON WE SHOULD ASSUME TOWARD THEM. HOWEVERHUMANITARIAN GROUNDS, WOU) RECOMMEND WE BE PREPARED WITH RESERVES OF, FOOD ON CRS PROGRAM AS PREVIOUSLY PLANNED AND ALSO RETAIN CAPABILITY' FOR RAPID INPUT OF OTHER 'FOOD, SUCH AS EGYPTIAN RICE "PTION, IN CASE SITUATION SHOULD;WARRANT. LYDM'lAN -sEe~ === [PDF page 28] === ctl ve er oof et. wet.. tl “oN ow.. _. 3 Se ee . 7 ani. ere AT oa oO m. a. a. 2 INCORING TELEGRAM Depariment of Stitte: (2: oe cond ke to | We TTP TEs epee re RTT A serge et! Jt | eS Ee Oe nA at “ty ae ee VZCZCHIBEBSSPRS 15 Dale HAS Tt "yfe. 00 RUEHC - ce 066 FLB. al. MW Uy 2" DE RUMJBT 55@A 6521800 ‘. ZNY SSSSS bey “iQ 2109802 * on # VF ANEMBASSY PUAKARTAD we ” [Unreadable] RUALOT/AMEMBASSY TOKYO, IMMEDIATE S60, ‘4. f. | INFO RUMTBK/ANENBASSY BANGKOK INMEDIATE 278 ‘a ye [Unreadable] RUMISN /ANCONSUL SINGAPORE” IMMEDIATE. 361 eV kG Me by ted S: vat reba a aL ete dy. oo i The HAVE REPORTS THAT ~.' 4 ARUY PLANS TO KILL SUBANDKIO. THERE NO RPT NO INDICATION ‘THAT ANY SERIOUS THOUGHT BEING GIVEN AT THIS TIME TO... ‘MOVING AGAINST-SUKARNO HIMSELF.. IDEA APPARENTLY IS TO SAVE... RNO FROM HIMSELF. BY; REMOVING “EVIL INFLUENCES”, AROUND, H 25, sey ds AF, ei ale pete Is EL ot a ee TT et “EXACT TIMING, OF as Te REPOR FoaGE TWO RUMJBT i GAID ‘MOVE WOULD, BE MADE- "SOMETIME THIS WEEK” WHENEVER {SUHARTO BELIEVES TIME IS RIGHTS! SOURCE FACTION WOULD TAKE. PLACE: “WITHIN, NEXT:,TWO OR THREE DAYS ; HE LEARNED ANB PBT eee te 3, SOURCE. EXPRESS CREENTSCHEDULED RETURN. RTA, YE STRONGLY: URGED THAT. AMBASSADOR | REQUESTED.T HIS- WORD: BE: PASSED-.T0 1 Eye ADMITTED - HOWEVER:T HAT: HE “HAD.NOT’ DISCUSSED. THIS WITH: ‘ NASUTION BUT WAS CERTAIN: NASUT ION. WOULD™SHARE- HIS, VIEWS. ~“TSOURGE: ALSO-RECOWMENDED. OH D HE, QUER IE FOR, HIS.V EWS;.0N, TH R wets pL A -- tet i) VAAN RAINES INHNCAN TIRRARY [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 29] === “2 2343, FEBRUARY 2 y FROM DIAKAIEA. ‘ wo fy, “SOURCES DID ‘not: SPELL ouT REASONS: ‘FoR Tue IR CONCERN BUT -: i, WP LIXELY THEY FEAR ACTION AGAINST SUBANDRIO SHORTLY AFTER “AB | °S: “RETURN VOULD OPEN ARMY TO CHARGE, THAT, iT ACTING “Oli iiv>TRUCL 1 ONS: |, ER out WASHINGT OW 6” nee et o wa: te ad Sn na heya: te tl oats Senne ete} Foe,. + ee ee eee me et Sen Line DEPTEL: "1067 VE HAVE PASSED WORD TO MALIK THAT” FAMB WOULD LIKE, TO, ‘SEE HIM. DURING PERIOD FEB 23,10 25...” Car ve Bvt Fee, } AND HAVE REQUESTED MALIK*S VIEWS ON BEST LOCALE "FOR MEETING. wd: {WE HAVE HAD NO REPLY AS YET. WE HAVE ALSO Fe Eee APPOINTNENT: nye ‘WITH SUBANDR 10 DURING SAME PERIOD. (THERE: “HAS BEEN: ‘TALK WITH HIM AND WE BELIEVE IT THIS uP WITH _SUBANDR10 AGAIN.; ee no “:. 6% WE HAVEHAD “REPEATED. iNDICAT10 “IW PAST. T aT ARMY: WAS.: | GOIN TO."TAKE CARE” ‘OF SUBANDRIO AND NOTHING HAS HAPPENED ee ARE THAT NOTHING WILL COME OF PRESENT REPORTS 32°. ALTHOUGH THERE IS ADDED. ELEMENT NOW-THAT: YOUNG ACTIVISTS WITHIN ; ARMY ARE REPORTED. HIGHLY" AROUSED AT SUKARNO PLAN TO REMOVE. BOTH PUT. “opps AT Liss: THEW 50 PERCENT. THAT ARMY WILL’ ACT TO’ STOP OR UNDO SUKARNO'S = CABINET REORGANIZATION. WE WOULD PUT. ODDS A LITTLE BETTER < thar ARMY MIGHT’ MOVE: BUT. NOT, MUCH. OUR, SLIGHTLY MORE. OPT INIST 16 fh, | ASSESSMENT IS BASED” ON::POSSIBLILITY- OF: REAL -PRESSURE FROM">+71,% #4 YOUNG ACTIVISTS: WITHIN: ARMED FORCES... AVAILABLE REPORTS. ARGUE Aa WAY.. SOME” SAY. MILITARY: WILL “ACT- TONIGHT AND KIDNAP oe SAY MILITARY WILL walt “pIX WEEKS OR SO UNTIL? SITUATION WORSENS AND “THEN MOVE “AGAINST: A bea BOTH. ea tou ‘WOULD’ aoe won, wo tenes oem teeeadin J cdhasns ‘ean me yHe Le Sponge ony nt va nate oth AS aL Eahest [Unreadable] [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 30] === [Unreadable] rt mt "8. ‘WE Just DO ‘wot KWo Now WHAT ARNY* S REACT 10N To, ue ae “ CABINET: CHANGE’ WILL. BE BUT MAY HAVE BETTER IDEA AFTER’ WE. 8 pe, wed SEE NATURE _ OF ‘ANNOUNCE WENT TONIGHT AND IMMEDIATE: ARMY RESPONSE woul NC "ON BASIS OF WHAT WE NOW KNOW PT SEE NO OVERRIDING REASON FOR’ “ AMBASSADOR: TO CHANGE HIS TRAVEL PLANS. IF WE RECEIVE, FUKTHE “INFORMATION WHICH WOULD AFFECT THIS RECOMMENDATION WE WILL" i _ INFORM AMBASSADOR, IN TOKYO! OR” ERROUTE TOMORROW.1N HONG KONG t RIB GREEN SCHEDULED. ARRIVE TOKYO 2158 HOURS TODAY VIAge i NORTHWEST FLIGHT: 7 AND LEAVE FEB 22 VIA JAL FLIGHT 711 FOR: | ‘DJAKARTA VIA HONG KONG) BANGKOK AND SINGAPORE - (DEPTEL,' 1068 Y. 1865, 70 HONG KONG) » Se od alu tee. 1632 reeen mlie Remelas ene rors [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 31] === . cee ce ee 8 ae. cpanel we - acne Tee Mt sae IC COMING TLEGRAM Department of. Stale. Vs et - a oo | a pay [Unreadable] Aeon Mirwy daa eed APR? ao. : -. THOT mes 1 SO ‘ve ik aT SATA uss0o4u! | - yoy ZNY.SCSSS Cut fe oe Wel tte uM. | ‘9 1 i Info 0 “1009002.: ne, 7 5 1 —— 0 0 8 & 8 3: | iP a: KTA\™ = eperarrevs Rita Ce ipo TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC inwepiane p536 Ol 86 BR id oy oe sat. Lo INFO RUASTP/AuEMBASSY TAIPEY IWWEDIATE 20 00 00, NU HA 5 33 [Unreadable] | Oo STATE GRW Bk | Hee SECRET NaRCH 10s CTION ONE” OF td pt Sots wohy: WHO" SEEMED ‘TO ‘BE. HIGHER SPIRITS THAN I° VE EVER SEEN HIM. BEFOHE, ToLv ME “A: RENDEZVOUS LAST NIGHT, THAT SITUATJON. is EXPLOSIVE, WITH ARMY: ; PREPARED TO, MOVE AT.ANY MOMENT “USINu 22° ‘ARMY BATTAL ONS oot LOYAL TO GENERALS WASUT ION AND’ (SOEHARTO, “IN AND AROUND": .. Herons wy, wey obec teeta cease tm Tr ere &: fle ledandnin i * PAGE. Two ‘RUN JBT 347A-S-E-6-R-Est i,. “SOEHARTO. WAS THIS. TRUE* HE SATO ‘PRESIDENT WAS “PLANNING FD . [DISMISS EITHER OR BOTH SOEHARTG. “AND. ADSIES” “ANDI. HOPED: i SUKARNO MOULD DO SO_ BECAUSE- THIS | “WOULD. BE: _PREUISELY THE ACT I0N , “WHICH WOULD: INCITE ARMED. -FORCES- “TO MGVE "PHYSICALLY AGAINST,,PRESLDIUN AND BRIN Bout LONG-NEEDED, CHANGES’. LF 2 ee wee Gt: 7 REMARKED. THAr ow” PaST “OCcAS1ONS WHEN’ ARMY rs S218 UNITED IN ITS RESOLVE, SUKAKNO WAS ABLE. TO RECAPTURE “INITIATIVE BY CALLING-IN ALL THE MILITARY. BRASS INCLUDING -REGIONAL: COMM ANDERS AND..PUTTING On ONE. OF ‘HIS. - PERFORMANCES =: doo:. a 228 Fae Ss cod ~33 qn iter? SEENED-TO LEAVE MILITARY “SONNANDERS: UNCERTAIN AS-T 4... °+ HOW EACHOTHER STOOD “AND THEWEFORE THEY WAVERED “AT THE - CRUCERL, HOUR. _ SUKARNO. HAS “CALLED FOR SUCH MEETING THIS. OS fac fo = 2 [THE PANGLIMAS ARE- BEHIND SOEHARTO'-ONLY AWAITING HIS ORDER. Sl: GHOWEVER, ARMY WILL NOT: TAKE INITIAL “STEP AGAINST SUKARNOYme Susanne. 70, -AVOID 7 CHANCES. OF 3BEING.THE.ASGRESSOR,, BUT ARMY " santtaes = ae 3 ny eae. Wy Leg, NARS,-Date-—- LEZ - - A cg capone atm a ate aa ee [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 32] === -2- 2536, M'Irc1h 10, (SECTION ONE OF TWO), from Djaharta [Unreadable] n) LAF50hERS WILL CONTINUE THEIR DEMONSTRATIONS UNTIL SUKAR.)/SUlBANDRI0 PROVOKED INTO TAKING S.OIE -ACTION W)iI CH PAGETHEE R UM J BT 347A S E RCT WILL JUSTIFY ARMY COUNTE-MOVES. THIS COULD BE-TOUcHED OFF. BY A DISMISSAL OF SOEHARTO OR ADJlE OR* SARWO EDHIE OR MOKOGINTA OR BY TJAXRAB1RAVA TROOPS SHOOTING STUDENTS. AN EXAMPLE OF'HOW CLOSE SUKARNO IS TO "TRIGGERING ARMY MOVE *MINISTRY MARCH.9. SUKARNO SO ANGRY THAT HE ORDERED. TJAKRABIRAVA TROOPS TQ SHOOT AT STUDENTS ;5.: CONTINUED THAT EVEN YOUNG AIR FORCE OFFICERS ARE NO ORGANIZED INTO TEAMS SUPPORTING ANTI-PRESIDIUM MOVEMENT AND HAVE PLANS TO SABOTAGE ANY AIRCRAFT.ENGAGED IN ESCAPE OF LEFTIST CABINET MINISTERS FROM DJAKARTA. 6. SAID THAT BY FAR THE MOST IMPORTANT NEW ELEMENT IN SITUATION SINCE LAST WE MET A MONTH AGO WAS STUDENT MOVEMENT AGAINST SUBANDR1O AND OTHER LEFTIST CABINET.MINISTERS. THESE STUDENTS MORE POWERFUL THAN ALL PARTIES PUT- TOGETHER".. AND COMMAND MUCH VIDER SYMPATHY AND SUPPORT. IN.JACT, ALL PREVIOUS ANTI-GOVERNMENT MOvEMENTS HERE HAVE LACKED THIS _7 KIND OF POPULAR SUPPORT. STUDENT-DEMONSTRATORS:INCLUDE SONS AND DAUGHTERS FROM MOST PROMINENT FAMILIES-jINCLUDING THOSE. VHO ARE IN PRO-SUKARN.0CAMP-AND THEY NATURALLY;.EXERT CONSI - [Unreadable] DERABLE INFLUENCE ON THEIR PARENTS. MOREOVER SOLDIERS ANDF POLICEMEN_*MOST RELUCTANT TO SHOOT-AT STUDENT DEMONSTRATORS.T4 AS-EXAMrLEs HE CITED DILEMMA OF ONE -POLICEMAN.CHARGED WITHIN. PROTECTION OF FOREIGNOFFICE ON MARCH 8. WHEN HE.POINTED 'HIS GUN AT.A STUDENT," HE-DISCOVE)RED THiS WAS'SON OF HIS*SUPERIOR 'u OFFICER. POLICEMAN SO-SHOCKED HE-DISAPPEARED FROM SCENE-r SAME }AS HAPPENDED-TO MEMBERS OFITJAKRABIRAWA BATTALION, 7. ADDITIONALLY, TRADE UNIONS ARE GETTING INTO THE ACT.- MOST OF TRADE-UNIONS WILL BE SUPPORTING STUDENTSS..-Z. 'ACTIVELY BY JOINING -IN.DEMONSTRATIONS.AND B.Y'STRI.KES BEGINNING THIS ~ 4 jf === [PDF page 33] === -3- 2536, March.10 (SECTION ONE OF TWO), from Dj;1 art3 8. ASKED VHfETHtR 1S11S-AL OF NASIJTION H D. r - iKEN SE JOUS SE'78ACK FOR ANT I-SUBANDRIO FORCES. HE SAID NOT AT ALLI iiT10I W1HO CON i NUED f()O CUMM ANDUNA 110N14 V1. HES3PECTCOULDNOW OPERATE MORE EFFECTIVELY BEHIND SCENES THAN FRO OFFICE IN DEFENSE MINISTRY. NASUT ION AND SOEHARTO REMAINED CLOSE aIJT IT VAS BETTER TO HAVE SOEHARTO THE FRONT MAN. I:..I INQUIRED ABOUT POSITION OF GENERfAL MACHMUD (KODAM V COMMANDER IN CHARGE OF DJAXARTA AREA);. 'SAID HE WA9 COMPLETELY 9. FINAT LY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY I ASKED MALIK ABOUT. GENERAL SECURITT_SITUATIONAS-IT AFFECTED _AME.RICANS _AND_- PROPERTY.- 1 POINTED I OUT. THAT SUBANDRIO REACTION TO- AMERICAN ATTACKS BY STUDENTS ON HIS FORE1.GN OFFICE. AND AGAINST HIM PERSONALLY SEEMED ALMOST CERTAIN. TO RESULT IN* HIS TRYING To -RETALIATE AS WELL AS DIVERT ATTENT ION. HE COULD NOT TARGET-'. THE ARMY OR THE STUDENTS, SO IT WAS QUITE PROBABLE HE WOULD INCITE HIS GOON SQUADS AGAINST OUR EMBASSY. WE'VE- ALREADY RATHER DISTURBING REPORTS FROM UNEVALUATED SOURCES. THAT - 'SUKARN.0. HAS-. INDI CATED IN HIS ANGER- THAT HE WOULD -DO TO THE-' AMERICANS._4HAT-JIE _HAD DONETOTHE BRITISH SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THIS MEANT DANGER TO OUR RESIDENCES AS WELL AS THECHANCERY. 'WHAT DID OF THAT?_.5, -fTHINK GP-2. m NOTE: Advance copy to S/S-0 5:40 a.m., March 10. Passed White House 5:49 a.m., March 10. ti writ r %'I r% A 2Isr-O% a r% ai a b 6v a. === [PDF page 34] === woe ti ome we Hey meme owes fe eres a, “HE WAS MORE: ASSURED THAN EVER THAT THINGS WOULD WORK OU7- ~ 7 GPa NCOMNG VELEGRAM Department of State > ne 9 a OQ” Action RINE a NOAITSI2ENS 9S” TOS on ete! ss 09 WULIC. 1. i A “ " at sek te De RUM IAT SATA, 9691000. cor. tale ZNY § SESS i ct oO. 100 onze 15 =. A SSSY_D Akan aN: eee — JO RUEHC/SECSTATE WaSTIOC HKMEDIATE, 29296 INFO RUASTP/AMEMBASSY TAIPEY “Tig ‘EDI ATE “BL STATE GRNC. BT -. oe ee ‘SECRET MARCH 19 SECTION TWO OF TWO f u a eee ee en sus f EX DIs: Seb ne TALPEL PASS, BUNDY OE Pb: 10. REPLIED THAT UNDOUBTEDLY SUBANDRIO WILY. = eITESPT ANTI=US ACTIONS, HOWEVER, THiS WILL RECEIVE NO SsuPPORT . _ [FROM OVERWHELMING ELEMENTS HERE, AND THE ARMY WILL DEFINITELY 7 ‘STEP IN TO PROTECT THE AMERICANS. | FELT. THERE WAS NO.? ;NEED' TO EVACUATE MEMBERS OF AMERICAN COMMUNITY FROM. © "DJAKARTA BUT, SUGGESTED THAT THEY KEMAIN OUT OF SIGHT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, _ PARTICULARLY DURING NEXT. WEEK | OR SO WHEN THINGS eres mune "PAGE. TvO, “Rutger 3478 open eS Lixevy TO BE iyPer- TENSE, he T TOLD j > ONCE AGAIN “Tuar I “HOPED FORA. NEW, :RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OUR GOVERNMENTS,. ONE THAT. WAS PRODUCTIVE ‘AD HELPFUL FROM- INDONESIA'S VIEWPOINT, AND-THAT MEANWHILE.. -1T WAS ABSOLUTELY VITAL THAT NOTHING OCCUR; SUCH AS ANTI-: _ AMERICAN ACTIONS, WHICH WOULD GRAVELY, IF.NOT. PERMANENTLY, ~ ". | J INJURE OUR RELATIONS AND ELIMINATE FUTURE POSSIBILITIES” FOR °"" “FRUITFUL FRIENDSHIP AND COOPERATION. HE SAID HE © y, -FULLY UNDERSTOOD MY. POINT. HE FELT ‘THE SAME WAY. HE SAID 5 -THE WAY WE. BOTH. WANTED. CERTAINLY HIS 00D _ REFLECTED | This!” [Unreadable] (We 1 ASKED io FEEL FREE TO SHARE THE "BURDEN: ‘OF OUR CONVERSATION WITH NaSUT ION AND SOEHARTO...-HE SAID HE. _WOULD. Do SO... ot GREEN Joe..: BT. sae, fT. [Unreadable] * NOTE: Advance copy to S/S-0" EE. 6g . Passed White House 5: (04 a.m “Maxch 10 “eer nas LSS a OP Doe tad eee foe ase [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 35] === MCSMUENG VELEGRAN Department of State 2 no ntt BE REEA 7 904029 al if Woo FEB D [Unreadable] PO SECSTATE IMMEDIATE 2230) Ss SiaTE GRC SO +} BEF Ak FEB GS REF s PEL 1024 el a ts AGREE VITH Tiuine SUGeESTED FIRST TWO SES He WOKS PARA ONE REOTEL AUD PLAN TO LEAVE DJAKARTA FEBRUARY. mF ¥ m WASHINGTON EQREVEING BACK HERE FEBRUARY 18. WELL WIRE EVD WaShYNSTON SOONEST. @o AS RIGULATIGNS REQUIRE, I SHALL. GIVE FONOFF MINIMUM THREE DaYS £DVANCE NOTICE.AND £ SHALL SIMULTANEOUSLY LET. NASUTION/ SUHARTO XUGU THROUGH SPECIAL CHANREL. £ SHALL WOT PRESS. FOR ANY PARTICULAR: APPOINTMENTS BEFORE LEAVING BuT IT. POSSIBLE ADVANCE NOTICE WILL FIOUPT SUBARDRIO OR GTHERS TQ WANT TO SEE ME. BEFORE LEAVING. : AGT WEEK SUBANDRIO MAS BEEN GIVING ME RuN-AROUND ON REQUESTED ACPOLUTUE UT BECAUSE » I SUSPECT, HE KGOWS I WANT TO TALK ABOUT LGOVESTRAND CASE.. NOTE: ADVANCE COPY TO S/S-O 1:26 AM FEBRUARY 5 PASSED WHITE HOUSE 1:20 AM FEBRUARY 5 DECLASSIFIED ___ -GONFESENTEAR Authority LL Le LLL 7 E By_+2224., NARS, Date ZA Z¢ [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 36] === ICO “NG TELEGRAM Depariment of State SS orannw MJLSISIEAITS. PP RUEHC, DE RUSJBT 2614 0401330 |, “2nY SSSSS » R_OMNF20Z._ | TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC raronary/i587 | a 0 769 4 ; STATE GRNC ‘BE we, na mo woo ne s: te a Bowe Cente “0 Bit owe Seren SanTed oo ao wnat Se CINCPAC FOR PoLAD, [Unreadable] 5 Bmw tise neat ae 2 “te ™ As INFORMATION THAT A Lt, ok ANMAD WATJO HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH A LONDON RESIDENT BY NAME OF TURNER TO GET SRITISH FINANCING FOR:; . PURCHASE “OF 7,500 TONS OF RICE, COLONEL AHMAD SAYS HE na * . REPRESENTS GENERAL ADJIE AND THAT HE WISHES TO HANDLE : DEAL ON CONFIDENTIAL BASIS ¥ITHOUT iANOWLEDGE OF GOT" ee a < 2. POSSIBLY. AK aad MAY BE TRYING His LUCK IN OTHER eabrtats. eT wa oan Sebald le eye, tare seen as : 7 SANITIZED nny tt lig oe “ey 777, nats, dae 2122 [Unreadable] JRINAAL NAPIFA antitAna cane. [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 37] === [Unreadable] S*tal- DE RUM JST I11A 035I1000 'ES04 I 52 [Unreadable] TO RUEHC/SECSFATE WASHDC PRIOR ITYT2224... GR NCb ST AT E SG'.. SANITIZED,. -E- 0t.1 EBR UARYY Authority' -. ~ E61.. y 72 NARS, Date. .*1A AS CI NCPA C F OR.POL AD. PS)PED JANUARY 29 T0 VISIT IN BANDUNG FOR 'I*HAT TURNED OuT TO BE AN RENTT PLEA BY FOR DIRECT US..ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE TO 4IS COMMAND. IN THE FORM OF-FOOD AND'CLOTHING FOR PEOPLE OF WEST JAVA. A SURVEY:OF FOOD AVIiILABLE FOR CY '66 INDICATED THERE WILL,BE.ASERIOUS SHORTAGE OF FOOD WHICH. COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD PAGE TWO RUtMJBT 114AS. UINRESTIN WEST JAVA *AND T.HEREBY. JEOPARDIZE SECURITY'OF ENTIRE 2.1 ASKED.T 0. CONVEY FOREGOING TO ME - POINTING -. OUT THAT E HAS TRIED ALL SOURCES FOR AI WITH NO RESULT S. HIS ONLY RECOURSE IS TO SEEK AID FROM uS, NOT THPOUGH THE-NAT1ONAL GOVERNMENT, BUT THROUGH SOME KIVD OF A DIRECT APRANGEMENT BETWEEN US'AND HIS COMMAND, BYPASSING 001, DEFENS& DEPARTMENT AND ARMY; HE REALIZED.THIS IS DANGEROUS AND STATED THAT SUKARNO WOULD HANG HIM -IF HE FIlEN SUSPECTED THAT THIS SUCH PROCEDURE WOULD BE TANTAMOUNT TO CONSPIRACY WITH A - FOREIGN NATION AGAINST 1ELL KNOWN WISHES OF PRESIDENT -IS PREPARED TO.FACE THIS RISK AND TO PERSONALLY SIGN ANY 3 SUGGESTED THAT 'US ASSISTANCE COULD BE PROVIDED COUNTRY7.IKE JAPAN, VEST GER MAN.Y ORDLLAND,.HICH WOULD, r'-JiLLND.WlC.WOULA [Unreadable] CIA [Unreadable] === [PDF page 38] === nee tt Dept ee ee eee eee we cele dee ee te le! te ee err BOs ra avin ce [Unreadable] “SECRET * -2- 2224, FEBRUARY 4, FROM DJAKARTA SERVE &S OULLET FOR’ ITEMS PRODUCED IN “ye sT “JAVA FR OM PROPERTIFS” ‘ \ OF SILIMANGI FOUNDATION COMPRISING OF NATIONALLY OWNED @ND OPERATED \. PLANTATIONS AND INDUSTIRES. HE AIMED TO EXPORT.THESE ITEMS AND)‘;. ° [Unreadable] ... ft ey, wet PAGE THREE RUMJBT 1J4A S-E-G-R-EF 7 Se tt WITH THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE ELRNED, IMPORT THE NECESSITIES FROM.... | GBROAD. YE HAS ALREADY RECE 1VED PERWISS IGN FROM MINISTER OF; TRADE AND OTHERS TO PUT. THIS PLAN’ IN-OPERATION AND HAS STEPTED STOCK-PILING GOODS FOR SALE (RUBBER, TEA, COFFEE, . cE ee ne QUININE, GINGER, CORN). THOUGH THIS FIRM ME FEELS HE COULD - my ‘~ - RING IN NEEDED AID ITEMS FF OM US, WITH A ‘66 TARGET OF 10, 06 TONS OF RICE AND 2 MILLION.Y BS. | OF CLOTH. PREFERABLY THIS GOULD EE RECEIVED AS GIFT., oye peawaal oe Mah eRe One” ~ NAVE BEEN MADE BY PERSONS. NOT; REPRESENTING THE CERITROL GOVE RAMENT | | 4: EXPLAINED. THAT. SEVERAL REQUESTS. FOR “ts b1D ¢ | AND TUAT IT WAS“HIS UNDERSTANDING ‘TAT AMBESSADOR FELT 1D ~ “SHOULD BE GIVEN A COUNTRY OWLY. WHEN;REQUESTED BY AUTHOPIZED *:: vd. REPRESENTATIVES OF_ RECOGNIZED, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT... | AGAIN 4 ASKED THAT, TAKE” THIS, | MATTER UP WITH ME AS PERSONAL. a REQUEST FROM Hite - cos vata ae ED gn a Fee Fi [Unreadable] oe I TOLD “THOMPSON TO “CONVEY 1 “Sy PATHETIC TONES TO -: MY REGRET AND CONCERN REGARDING ECONOMIC. aa “SIT UAT ION HE FACES IN WEST “JAVA AND.THAT I WISHED WE COILD: BE OF SOME ASSISTANCE, BUT THAT. PRESE™T CIRCUMSTANCES MADE Bo JHIS al POSSIBLE.FOR REASONS|_: Jj HAD ALREADY. © | ‘Page FOUR RUM UBT 1140, + —: F.. EXPRESSED TO HIM, AS WELL=AS FACT THAT CONDITIONS IN ‘INDONESIA ij: AND, IN OU3 RELATIONS WITH “INDONESIA, WERE SUCH THAT I DID; tyra i Nor- SEE, EARLY PROSPECTS. FOR ASSIST ANCE». \ JED ‘ee “That | SHOULD ‘EVER: “MAKE SUCH 7 “REQUEST TO THE © ; eo AMERICAN AMBASSADOR INDICATES THAT.) FORESEES INCAPACITY i C OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AND-THAT..HE--ALONE MAY.HAVE TO_BEAR™ bo RESPONSIBILITY FOR WEST JAVA‘’S ‘ADMINISTRATION. | IS-IN b-- CONTROL OF CRITICALLY SITUATED. SILIYANGI DIVISION AND, <IF- BE F.... ‘BE SAID OF ANY ONE DIVISION MERE y: AS SILIWANGI: GOES,. SO. GOES? fo THE NATION. TE tenn team ren Ba NS sane oe Se ae Rema ns a ea Se | | Le ey - 7 ho Cite { 7 GP-S. 3: [Unreadable] d t 7 3 ae | BO ne AP),; i PVRINAA NAITO IALINENst 4 dann anw/ [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 39] === INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State Action MJA106JBA502 PP RUEHC DE RUMJBT 8 81A 0290545 Info ZNY SSSSS [Unreadable] FM AMEMBASS DJAKARTA TO RUEHC/SECS ASHDC PRIORITY(2186 INFO RUHLHQ/CINCPAC STATE 'GRNC s e R-E-TJAN 29. REF: DEPTEL 1001 EX DI S I'* MY RESERVATIONS ABOUT COURSE OF' ACTION OUTLINED 995 SPECIFICALLY-RELATED TO QUESTION OF INFORMING ARMY BUT I WAS VAGUELY CONCERNED FROM TONE OF MESSAGE THAT DEPART- MENT PREPARED TO PURSUE MORE PASSIVE AND CONCILIATORY ROLE IN EVENT OF PNG ACTION THAN I DEEMED ADVISABLE. REFTEL LEAVES IT CLEAR THAT THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE IN OUR t VIEWPOINTS. PAGE TWO RUMJBT 881A -EC RE 9T2 2. IF WE HAVE LEARNED ANYTHING IN OUR STORMY RELATIONS WITH SUKARNO'S INDONESIA IT IS THAT OVERLY MILD REACTION WHEN WE ARE KICKED IN THE TEETH MERELY SUGGESTS TO SUKARNO AND COMPANY THEY THEY CAN GO EVEN FURTHER IN ABUSIVE ANTI-AMERICAN ACTIONS WITHOUT OUR RESPONDING IN A WAY THAT WOULD BE TOO PAINFUL FROM THEIR VIEWPOINT. MEANWHILE, WHAT FRIENDS WE HAVE HERE -- AND THEY ARE MANY -- BECOME DISCOURAGED AND TEND TO BE MORE SUPINE. WHEN AT LONG LAST WE SPOKE UP SHARPLY AGAINST HARASSMENTS OF OUR CONSULATES BY WARNING THAT WE MIGHT HAVE TO PULL THEM OUT AND REQUIRE THAT THEIR CONSULATES IN US BE EVICTED, GOT GOOD RESULTS. THIS HAPPENED ALMOST ONE MONTH BEFORE SEPT 30 AFFAIR. IN OTHER WORDS, WHAT REFTEL SAYS IN PARA 2 IS 100 PERCENT CORRECT; AS FAR AS PARA 3 IS CONCERNED WE ARE IN COMPLETE ALIGNMENT. 3v APPRECIATE AUTHORIZATION IN PARA 4 wHICH I WILL EXERCISE WITH DISCRETION BUT HOPEFULLY WITH EFFECT. 4. AS TO DRAFT CONTINGENCY STATEMENT, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE 'I. THIS FURTHER THOUGHT AND WILL WIRE RESULTS..GP-2. GREEN DECLASSIFIED NARS, Datelb;6 === [PDF page 40] === aim INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State 0 i eepepee * hetion we ee wee te te teen vote eee Ss yy wohoreapaazs, COT U2 2305. - ~ DE RUM IB; we Nt AES 23 ED 7 10 DE RUMJBT &67A 0281120 ° Po ee wee Bn A [Unreadable] 0 R-2811202— “ cl es Pit aes SBASSY Serre mm ‘265° > i. to 2183 oss a ee ee eee TO RUZHC/SECSTATE WASHDC \ NMEDIATE RUMTBK/ANENBASSY BANGKOK 253. +i RUALOT/ANEMBASSY TOKYO. 330.. STATE GRNG-7 -. sb by a [Unreadable] “CINCPAC FOR POLAD me fi 4 Fe NARS Date aa:: [Unreadable] 10 SEE NE TODAY AND MEETING ARRANGED AT -INCONSPICOUS VENUE ».” _HE_ HAD NOTHING SPECIFIC, 1 BUT WE HAD OPPORTUNITY 10 COMPARE ~ NOTES ON SITUATION, re. eo en a . i yt oe * 9 ~ WAS NOT OPTIMISTIC, HE “STAD: THaT aT PAL ACE:. _NEETING YESTERDAY, ATTENDED BY FOUR MILITARY CHIEFS AND A” “NUMBER: OF. PARTY LEADERS, SUKARNO TOOK STRONG POSITIVE -, p LINE THAT" ALL HIS. COMMANDS MUST BE OBEYED, WFHAT., ih MAS AY * question ¢ OF ACCEPTING SUKARNO COMPLETELY OR NOT HAVING HIM HERE aT ALL. HAVING THUS SET THE STAGE, HE THEN ANNOUNCED. THAT HE WAS GOING:TO MOVE AHEAD WITH: NASAKGM, NO-VOICE:: WaS RAISED IN OPPOSITION. <2) 73. —3,| “EXPECTS THAT “POLITIGAL ANNOUNCEMENT” May BE ] “MADE JANUARY 50 AT BIG NU ANNIVERSARY. CELEBRATION IN. - KEBAJORANIVIADIUM; IF NOT IT WILL OCCUR SHORT LY ‘THEREAFTER HET ANTICIPATES THAT - THE SOLUTION WILL. INVOLVE SUPPORT i FOR I PROCEEDING. APACE. WITH NASAXOM AND: SUKARNO "yILy THUS “THROW DOWN DIRECT: CHALLENGE TO RELIGIOUS, MILITARY, -AND {OTHER - _ GROUPS: WHO _ARE DEEPLY OPPOSED » nici a tat. wet axe ats et see se ast [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 41] === -2-2183, January 28, from: Djalarta 4 AS UNWILLING TO HAZARD GUESS AS TO OUTCOE.. - HE THOUGHT THERE WAS FIFfY-FlYY CHANGE THAT SUKAmNO COULD SUCCEED IN GETTING AYAY SUCH A SOLUTION WITHOUT:. ANY SIGNIFICANT REACTIONS; IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN. I ANTICIPATES SUKARNO WOULD SOON HAVE ALL POWER BACK iN - HIS HANDS.WITH THE COUNTRY MOVING IN DIRECTION/OF i... COMMUNISM AND CLOSE RELATIONS WITH PEKING. ON OTHETkIAND. HE FEELS THAT THERE IS A FIFTY-FIFTY CHANCE OF A ST$.ONG. AND PROBABLY VIOLENT REACTION, SPARKED BY THE MOSLEMS:. AND BACKED BY AN ASSORTMENT OFPOLITICAL, YOUTH AND.,.. [Unreadable] 5. HE DOES.NOT ANTICIPATE THAT THE ARMlY WOULD THROW 'ITS FUL i r PAGE THREE RUMJBT 867A.. SUPPORT BEHIND SUCH OPPOSITION TO SUKARNO BECAUSE NASUT ION..7- AND EVEN SUHARTO ARE WORRIED ABOUT PLUNGING COUNTRY INTO CIVIL STRIFE..HOWEVER, THERE ARE MANY IN THE ARMED FORCES.WHO 4 I ARE WHAT DESCRIBED AS "DIRECT ACTIONISTS" INCLUDING MANY- *YOUNGER OFFICERS WHO WOULD PROBABLY THROW IN THEIR LOT WITH-'.-' THE ANTI-SUKARNO POLITICAL ELEMENTS. THIS COULD RESULT.INi CIVIL I' 6. EMARKED THAT THINGS USUALLY-DIDN'T COME TO A.. -; HEAD SO SHARPLY IN INDONESIA. AGREED THAT HEAD-ON'-_. 6It. CONFRONTATION WAS RARE, BUT THE ANTI-COMOVNIST' ACTION GROUPS -* REALIZE THAT IF SUKARNO CAN GET 'AWAY WITH SAVING THE-PKI AND PROMOTING NASAXOM, IT WOULD ONLY BE MATTER OF. TIME.-- BEFORE THINGS SLID BACK TO THE STAGE THE' _*WERE IN.LAST7 SUMMER OR WORSE. I ADDED THAT THERE MIGHT ALSO BE-SOME* BLOOD DEBTS TO BE PAID OFF-BY THE COMMUNISTS. HE NODDED. 7ULLY AGREED WITH MY OBSERVATION THAT ARMY~- JEADER HIP SEEMED TO HAVE DECIDED~hATED DECEMBER TO AVOID ANY CONERONTATION-WITH-SUKARNQ ANDTHAT SUKARNOyREALIZING I -- THIS, TOOK.FULL-ADVANTAGEAS.lAVE LEFTIST POLITICAL FIGURES 41 "'4 So -. 5 PAGE-FOUR RUM JBT1867A.AND GROUPS.1 SAID I FOUND iT IMPOSSIBLE T PREDICT- WHERE...;. INDONESIA'WAS NOW' HEADED IAI V === [PDF page 42] === -3-2183, January 28, from: Djiltarta 8. 1 ASXED WHEf HER COURT TRIALS OF THOSE INVOLVED. IN l. ArU:RE LiI.LY F0 HAVE ANY BiEAHING ON FOREGOING SITUATION.', REPLIED THAT IT DEPENDED ON SUKARNO'S POLITICAL SOLUTION. IF SUKARNO WERE TO.NAKE THE KIND OF ANNOUNCEMENT THAT ANTICIPATES (AND GET AWAY\\WITH IT) THEN IT LIKELY THAT COURT WILL LEAN OVER BACKWARDS TO KEEP TRIALS HIGHLY RESTRICTED AND THAT ALL BUT THE MOST:o0)V sIOUS PERSONS INVOLVED IN GESFAPU WOULD REMAIN UNSCATHED. [Unreadable] 9.COMM1ENT: PERHAPS RELATED TO ABOVE IS FACT*THATIN > LENGTHY CONVERSATION I HAD WITH MINISTER/COORDINATOR - RUSLAN ABDULGANI AT HIS. HOME LAST* NIGHT, HE UNDERTOOK AN. RELEVANT IS FACT THAT GENERAL SUHARTO, IN.HIS.WRITTEN ' ADDRESS TO THE DUTA MASJARAKAT' ANNIVERSARY CELEBATION. LAST NIGHT APPROVED SUBANDRIO'S REMARKS THAT A FURTHER*. CRYST AL IZAT1ON OF REVOLUTIONARY PROCESS WAS NECESSARY IN *ORDER TO INSURE THAT EVERYONE WOULD AhVEiTHE.NASAKOM.SPIRIT. 10. IF SUKARNO DOES DECIDE TO TAKE THIS BOLDi.- SIP-RIGHT NOW, IT COULD. INVITE STRONG, EVEN VEIOLNT. ACTIONS. PA(3. FIVE RUM'JBT 367AC ANTICIPATING THIS,.SUKARNO iIGHT BE MAKING CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR.jGETTING OUT OF.COUNTRY (WE HAVE SEVERAL - REORTS-ABOUT HIS TAKING UP RESIDENCE IN TOKYO).r- FOREGOING MIHT ALSO HELP EXLAIN INFORMATION WE HAVE FROM - OTHER SOURCES. RE Ml-EASURES- TO.ST.RENGTHEN SECURITY. FORCES'a IN DJAKARTA AREA AS FROM TODA'(.. GRE.. -. 4- [Unreadable] Note: Advance copy to S/S-0 at 7:12 a.m 1/28/66 2 . Passed to Wbite House at 7:35 a.m r1/28/66 .nnasnit. [Unreadable] === [PDF page 43] === INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State(Y 416 Action VV MJX9.3SJBA459 Info PP RUEHCO DE RUMJBT 2(/036281030 ZNY SSSSS FMAME SSY DJT TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC(PRIORITY 2179 1966 p STATE GRNC SE-.C RE'T-JANUARY 28 ' CINCPAC FOR POLAD DECLASSIFIED REF DEPTEL 995 ByAveNARS,:Date.L.. 1. I CONSIDER.YT HIGHLY INADVISABLE TO CONVEY 1 - SUBSTANCE PARA 2 REFTEL TO ARMY. IF ARMY WERE TO LEARN US WOULD DO NO MORE THAN PNG PALAR IN RETALIATION FOR SUKARNO'S PNGING ME, ARMY NOT LIKELY TO TAKE ANY PREEMPTIVE, ACTION AND MIGHT BE ALL THE MORE PREPARED TO GO, ALONG WITH DECISION ONCE IT WAS MADE. BEST HOPE PAGE TWO RUMJBT 857A- Eu) I-R OF FORESTALLING ANY ACTION ALONG THESE LINES IS TO GET ARM4Y TO BLOCK IT BEFORE PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT MADE. TO MOVE ARMY ON THIS WE WILL NEED TO CONVINCE THEM OUR RESPONSE WOULD GO DIRECTLY AGAINST ARMY'S MORE BASIC INTERESTS 2. WITHOUT BEING -SPE'CIFIC, I HAD SOUGHT TO CONVEY TO MALIK (EMBTEL 2103) THAT PNG ROUTE COULD LEAD TO RUINOUS CONSEQUENCES FOR INDONESIA. ANY LINE LESS THAN THIS WOULD INVITE UNFORTUNATE REACTIONS. 3. IT IS -DIFFICULT TO OUTLINE USG STATEMENT IN EVENT SUKARNO WERE TO ACT. MUCH WOULD DEPEND UPON POLITICAL ATMOSPHERE AT TIME AND WHAT dWtl KNEW OF POSITION OF ARMY AND MODERATES REGARDING SUKARNO'S'ACTION (AS INDICATED ABOVE, I WOULD NOT BE TOO HOPEFUL ON THIS SCORE). HOWEVER, WECAN AT LEAST ANTICIPATE S EARQ === [PDF page 44] === -2- 2179, January 28, from Djakarta TrI1LLUI COiLIE.TLY UNkOUNUhl) CHARGES AGAINST US (ESPECIALLY CIA AND,ME) AND WE SHOULD BE PREPARED TO REJECT SUCH CHARGES AS SPECIFICALLY AS POSSIBLE. WE COULD RECALL THAT PREVIOUS CHARGES HAD PROVED UNFOUNDED. AT LEAST ON BACKGROUND BASIS WE COULD CITE CHARGES SUBANDRIO PAGE THREE RUMJBT 357A SLE-RLT HAD MADE ON OCTOBER 23 ABOUT CERTAIN INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS BEING FINANCED BY CIA AND FACT HE WAS FORCED TO RETRACT THESE CHARGES FOLLOWING DAY. WHILE WE SHOULD NOT OVERREACT, TO SUKARNO, WE SHOULD CERTAINLY LEAVE IMPRESSION HIS ACTION FURTHER ISOLATES INDONESIA FROM ITS REAL. FRIENDS. OBVIOUSLY OUR OFFICIAL PUBLIC REACTION WOULD HAVE TO BE RESTRAINED BUT WE SHOULD CONSIDER A NUMBER, OF OTHER MOVES-QUIET APPROACHES TO OTHER FRIENDLY- GOVERNMENTS, THIRD COUNTRY NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, BROADCASTS, ETC.- WHIC'H WOULD DEAIMED AT INTENSIFYING INDONESIA'S CONCERN OVER ITSISOLATION, ESPECIALLY OVER WAY SUKARNO AND SUBANDRIO ARE SEEKING RESTORATION PKI POWER IN THIS COUNTRY AND TO DRAW INDONESIA BACK INTO PEKING AXIS. EVEN SOVIETS WOULD BE DEEPLY CONCERNED OVER LATTER EVENTUALITY. GREEN -SGRT === [PDF page 45] === C)~!G Drm; ent ofState YEGRAT.1) [Unreadable] % AN 27 /W75 [Unreadable] i I 'p? RUEHC DE RUIJBT 827A 0271235. P 27113 S Y Y Ai SYL&jixKARTA.. ST ATE GRNC. -S-GR- JAN 27. -SANITIZE - [Unreadable] A torly EX D III REF; DEPTEL 979. [Unreadable] 1. CAME TO MY OFFICE TODAY WITH REPORT THAI UNt.UK HI OFFICERS HAD LEARNED FROM CIVILIAN WORKING IN KOSTRAD THA WITHIN'PAST SEVERAL DAYS KOSTRAD HAD BECOME AWARE OF SUKA 0 PLAN OR INTENTION TO DECLARE ME PNG AND AT TXEY COLLABORATORS WITH AMERICANS." SAME SOURCE COMMENTED.,.. PAGE TWO RUMJBT 827A S E CRET j:. THE REAL PURPOSE OF SUKARNO PLAN OR INTENTION IS.TO IMPORVE HIS POSITION WITH PEKING AND -TO GET PEKING ONCE AGAIN [Unreadable] 2. WE HAVE HAD FEW RREPORTS THIS PAST WEEK OF SUCH ANTI- AMERICAN MOVES BY SUKARNO THOUGH I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT SUBANDRIO AND SALEH ARE DOING-THEIR BEST TO- FEED SUKARNO!-S SUSPICIONS. .1 --AND PREJUDICES. RECENT APPEARANCE- OF ANT I-AMERICAN * BANNERS FESTOONING ADJACENT -LAMP POSTS WAS EVIDENTLY AT SUKARNO'Si OWN BEHEST. THESE BANNERS LASTED ONLY. 24 HOURS BEFORE POLICE..- ^I'3ILE BRIGADE UNIT 'CUT THEM DOWN.... THIS EPISODE MAY SUPPLY [Unreadable] -. 4 3. -HOWEVER, THERE IS ALWAYS THE -DANGER THAT SUKARNO MIGHT MAKE SUDDEN ANNOUNCEMENT DECLARING ME AND/OR OTHER OFFICERS PNG AND THAT ARMY MIGHT NOT BE PREPARED -TO REACT ADEQUATELYg EITHER BECAUSE IT WAS TOO WEAK-(NEED.OR BECAUE IT FAILEDk-: 7 BIRI -hfl-t a tpr-ma === [PDF page 46] === -2- 2167, JANUARY 27, FROM DJAKARTA INDONESIA'S RELATIONSW1TH US AND POSSIBLY OTHER COUNTRIES. I CAN DO LITTLE AFJUT STIFFENING THEIR KNEE JOINTS FJUT I.HAVE ENDEAVORED THROUGH.MALIX AND THROUGH A CONTACT - 6* PAGE THREE RUMJBT 827A. * 3* VERY CLOSE TO NASUTION TO SEE TO IT THAT THEY ARE FULLY AWAR9 - [Unreadable] 4 ACCORDING TO SOURCE, SUBANDRIO TOLD. ARIF.IN EY (PRO-SUBANDRIU EDITOR OF INDONESIA HERALD) -THAT HIS FIRST EFFORT TO ATTACK ME WASA FAILURE AND THAT HE MUST MAKE ANOTHER [Unreadable] [Unreadable] 13 [Unreadable] [Unreadable] 4.41 -S SECRET1 a V*kfv === [PDF page 47] === THESE DOCUMEN EFFORT Aas sees ARE THE BEST AVAILABLE. EVERY TECHNICAL MADE TO ENHANCE THEIR LEGIBILITY. : oo fe ne oo SaiiTIZED Nas, ‘. a.:, oa. ft an Ae. thy JW oR HEX Ey., oo ty ae en asLIE E AYEHCR 14700 191583 ne - ns, vw Bhalla AY-SSSSS°- ae / ee 1914532 Pap saat 4, SECSTATE WASUDC "FO ou TE HOUSE: ATTIC HR NaRD: GET, " VIEWS ON UNFOLDING SITUATIONS? - ICAL..SOLUTIGN. JO BE PRESENTED SY SUKARNO-".-.. “IN OTHER WORDS..AT ANY TARE, DURING THIS ¥ *EFORE 5 Gis OF SOLUTICN ROT CLEAR AT dv ‘sit, SbT] 1 DINERS fois of 0 BE UNSATISFACTORY, FROM POINT. OF VIEW AND POLITICAL PARTIES. AND CONCELVABLY BIGHT. BESO ad. W- CRISIS | ILD = TAKER THIS” ‘ACTION. HE: may gE t ENTIONED Pe GUT ZINVOLVE, SUCH: 1H INGS AS PLODING. AN, ALOM,.BOMBEES OF PKI MEMBERS" OF. ESENTS CABINEE? CuO. a Yi Sir Ok PICTURES ‘ANY: CASE)? AND SACRIFICE: ORS Raa: ST. ELEMEN PRESENT) PRESIDIUNG< HOWE VERS Haase riST, FLEY 3 7 OULD: oe OnABLY -RE SMATN’ UNCHANGED AND: SUKARNO: 10. PLEASE: PERSONAL Ess : x Poe - BRING: INSCRONTES: LLKE SEE: SURYADARER. “ANDS es Aral __,PREDICTEDS NEES ASINER: OULD CEES, ce aE IRS UNSATISFACTORY. PRESENT, QNE! AN see SENG: ‘ONE Sea ¥ oe TSs: ees ce AEST 2 < mae E POLETICAT ‘Sot DTION-LEKELY,-10 PREG IPITATECNEM scat £ PY: supe a. ARMY? AND, PARTIES. SOR. ON, OLE Berane ener CO if iss NE FUNSOTISFACIORY. “S1tUa1i0 120 SUN Spc AW Er ES TE PRY AS OTe ‘Siges® PSAIMBAM Rin CAC AG neste 2 ames ak mee. [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 48] === 5 — FNINKS IT COSSILLE Tat SETER POLITICAL SOLUTION HAS DEPN PELIVERED, SURARNO VILL TRAVEL AEROAD, NOT GNLY FoR POLITISAL REASONS BET ALSO SECAUSE HE MAY Noy REALIZE 8YED FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION TO HIS KIDNEY STONE VHICH 1S KICKING UP PCAIN, (6 oe: Bod Po Se 8 asvepd /ASOUT WHAT SEESED To BE A RENEWED a; 7 SEXOLIM CAMPAIGN, CITING SUKARNO'S BOSOR SPEECH LAST SATURDAY, EXPULSION AMERICAN JOURNALISTS, APPEARANCE OF SIGNS DIRECTED AGAINST ME AND TRauUTRED WHAT MALIK ADE OF THIS: I ADDED ITwas INChEDISLE: THAT SUKARNO OR OTTHER LEADERS wouLD TAKE SUCH. ACTISNS AS TRYING TO_ EXPEL AWERICAN OFFIGIALS IN VIEW CF- ut RUINOUS ItPLICATIONS FOR INDONESIA IN TERMS OF ITS TRADE.-’ PAD OPES FOR KELP FROM OTHER COUNTRIES. HE INDICATED HE, O1D NOT REGARD SUCH MANIFESTATIONS &S BEING SERIOUS; HE.) ATTRIAUTED THESE MOVES TO PLANTING OF -LEFT-WING “REGRANTS 1 PEUDENTS “OVEMENT BY. SUBANDRIO. HE NOT ONLY DID NOT FEEL: THAT THIS CAZPAIGH | BLD MOUNT TO PROPORTIONS THAT voULD “ESE FOUR RUMJBT 6234° se; ‘ er de rei yet ENDANGER THIS NESSTON: OR. EXISTING RELATIONS BET EEN’ ouR SOUNTRIES PARED Ber og VOLUNTEER ED. ‘COMMENT, THAT “HIS” VIEM, ‘AS ALSO SHARED BY ARNY. LEADERSHIP WHICH CLEARLY UNDERSTO0D- (“AT AT SUCH TI#E AS ASSTSTANCE HIGHT. BE-NECESSARY FROM CUTSIDE, US 1S pot TIALLY OST IMPORTANT SouRC cae MTERES- OF Rigo ony ey SOLEUS TOWahD: EvER@ENGY ASSISTANCE: ‘N TERNS OF RICE. AND- TEXTILES IN IMMEDIATE. FUTURE; POINTING TC W PROACHES FROM PERSONS CLAIMING TO REPRESENT TOP. ARWY-1FADER- HEP "FOR SUCH AID? HE. SAID. HE PAD. PERSONALLY CHECKED. THIS OUT: AEH-NASUTION. AND SOTH HAD’ AGREED. | T. THIS. VAS. NOT: PROPIT TOUS: EAUESTED oop ede SUCH, ALD WHICH WOUL Dy OF COURSES: AVE..T0. BES“ EQUESTED AND IVED- IN’ CONTEXT, “OF: PRESENT; oe HE . -CE On - ENTZPRESIDIY iOVERNUENT. APPARATUS®:| seq tb NASUTION- EXPLAINED” APE F. PEG LLEGING!10-REPReSENT: SEY 10 WELUSINTENTIONED 4 OWER’ EvEu Es] Gay sea PEL LEVE. THE” SITUATION vas Sus FICIENT ¥ SIDELINE ST, Geog ht PRESENT « IN, SUM,” HE" CORNSHT ED! 5SiDELINES,, Wait. OUT PRESENT CRISIS, AND BE PREPARED: HERRANTED'TQ" COME. o. [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 49] === [Unreadable] Oo: acuex. mo a... i ae S i Se CRE [ i MIDIS [Unreadable] Pyol4aaye SECSTATE VASHDC 9 VHITE HOUSE ATTN. AR BUNDY 213302, 4 ASEXPASSY DJA KARTA: SCSTATE WASHDC as DT ATE 2193 TATE GRNG vi a expuasiZeD THAT THERE “AS co! “PLETE UNITY IN a sPHED FURGES CONCERNING NECESSITY TO CONTINUE PROGRAM SHIPPING A“AY AT PRESENT GOVERNMENT APLYRATUS AND: ITS |. DESPITE LIP SERVICE IN PLEDRGNG LOYALTY, TO. SUKARNO. ‘AT "BOGOR *- -AST SATUP2DAY, ARMY LEADERS HAD MADE CLEAR: TO PARTIES “THAT ~ URNY. *OULD, oe TO PURSUE. ITS O®JECTIVE WITH “COMPLETE * E65 CONVINCED OF. LOYALTY. OF THE NAVY AND SAID: NTS OF. POLICE AND AIR FORCE NIGHT BE Oo SeUUrS 2! 18 SEVELOPEENTS 18 Cantor. EXPE: oT! THE Scrape TOF: “DUTSIDE: [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 50] === [Unreadable] [Unreadable] o RUEHC 1. [Unreadable] ZNY SSSSS 0 191300& FM4 AM EM1BA S SY KARTA,0 ..- T SECSTATE WASHDC IMM11ED IATE 21f02.1% STATE GRNC 0 . E ---- JANUARY 19 EXD IS. .22 09 REF EMBTEL t. ON JANUARY 18 ONE OF.OUR SOURCES WHOM UE KNOW TO HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO NASUTION REPORTED ON A CONVERSATION WITH AND CHAERUL SALE HAD EMBARXED ON A CAMPAIGN TO. CCNVINCE SUKARNO T.HAT..STUDENT. DEMONSTRATORS VERE BEING EXPLOITED BY. THE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR WHO WAS SAID TO HAVE USED T.HE. KOREAN STUDENTS TO TOPPLE RHEE'.S GOVERNMENT.: -.. 2. ACCORDING TO SAME SOURCE, NASUTION. COMMENTED. THAT, TO.. .REV ENT SUBANDRIO AND. SALEH FRQC OBTAINING MORE AMMUNITION [Unreadable] TO SUPPORT THIS CHAR (E,.MERICANS SHOULD.REMAIN QUIET DURING THIS PERIOD AND. NOT BE COME INV (1VED IN.T THESE STUDENT. ACTIVITIES,. FURTHER SUGGESTED THAT IT MIGHT BE VISE FOR ME TO TAKE LEAVE- CTSIDE INDONESIA FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AT THIS TIME. NASUTION SUPPOSEDLY.BELIEVES THAT THIS WOULD REMOVE THE MAIN TARGET [Unreadable] -3. SOURCE HAD NO INFORMATION AS TO WHETHER NASUTION PLANNING .ANY SPECIFIC MOVES TO COUNTER THIS REPORTED MO~rE, BY SUBANDRIO. AND SALE. SOURCE MERELY INDICATED THAT ARMY-VILL.CONTINUE. TO.CONCENTRATE ON USING THE STUDENTS AND..OTHER ARMY *. [Unreadable] === [PDF page 51] === -2- 21.02, Janu'ary 19, from Djaklarta 4. CO:M'MERFS: I CANNOT SEE HOW MY ABSENCE FOR FEW MONTHS WOULD. * I TAKE STEAM OUT OF THIS REPORTED SUBANDRIO-SALEH CAMPAIGN. .E EXPLOITED BY SUBANDRIO AS EVIDENCE THAT I VAS.LEAVING OUT OF BAD CONSCIENCE. IN COURSE-OF CONVERSATIONWTALIV, ITH MY HOST RELIA.E TOP LEVEL.CONTACT / BEST CQ4POT ITSELF IN WHAT IS LIKELY TO BE.TENSE.POLITICAL I PERIOD. AJEAD. I SAID 'THAT WE VERE MAINTAINING A VERY LOW. POSTURE AND BEING MOST CIRCUMSPECT. SONEONE.HAD EVEN'SUGGESTED THAT I MIGHT TAKE AN EXTENDED.TRIP ABROAD. BUT, I ADDED,. '4 I VAS CONCERNED THAT THIS WOULD ATTRACT MORE ATTENTION THAN. OTHERWISE AND COULD. BE EXPLOITED BY SUBANDRIO'S' CROWD FULLY AGREED.- IN ANY CASE -HE.EVIDENTLY SEES. LITTLE.REAb 'N FOR .CONCERN OVER THIS REPORTED CN*-IPAIGN AGAINST -THE EMBASSY OR.. AMIERICANS IN GENERAL.'NOR DOES -HE FEEL THAT SUKARNO WOULD '. EE IN ANY POSITION TO TRY TO TAKE ANY SUCH-ACTION.:AGAINST AMERICANS: THAT IFPE.TRIED HE WOULD FAIL-... .5o.I DID NOT 1AENTION..TO THAT VE HAD. fE ARD.,INDIRECTLY K FRa NASUTION ON THIS QUESTION. MY PRESENT-INCLINATION.IS TO. DO-NOTHING FURTHER RE THE NASUTICN SUGGEST.ION,:.UNLESS ONE. OF OUR SEVERAL NASUTION-CONTACTS MENTIONS IT AGAIN. IF NASUTION. RETURNSTO THE. SUBJECT, THEN. I'MIGHT TAKE IT UP.WITX.HM1 THROUGH MBASSADORS).AND POINT OUT CERTAIN-DOUBTS ABOUT.VISDON OF Advance copy to S/S-0 1/19/66, 9:08 a.m. Passed White House 1/19/66, 9:30 a.m.. [Unreadable] [Unreadable] === [PDF page 52] === INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State- 2 00 RUEHC LIMITED OFFICIAL USE Action DE RUMJBT 613A 0191000 . ZNY CCCCC Info JO SECSTA ASHDC D 0D9s N1A0 SS STATE GJRNC 9 JA AM50 L.LIMITED OFFICIAL USE JANUARY 19 :'PASS USIA FOR IPS/CbFFEY/ZAF NSC N(DECONTROL UPON RECEIPT) l. DJAKARTA, 19 JAN.,. UNDER LOWERING AFTERNOON CLOUDS COMMON ATODJAKARTA'S RAINY SEASON, THE LITTLE BAND OF RESIDENT AMERICAN 0bCCORRESPONDENTS LEFT INDONESIA TODAY EXPELLED BY PRESIDENT,SUKARNO,IN RETALIATION FOR AMERLCAN PRESS COVERAGE OF RECENT RSR INDONESIAN EVENTS. 2. CORRESPONDENTS R.E. STANNARD OF UP, ANTOINE YARED OF AP jPAGETWO RUMJBT 613A LIMITED OFFICIAL USE AND STRINGER TOCLOSE DON WEER DOWNKIRK OF THE NEW YORK TIMES WERE ORDERED LAST THEIR,OFFICES AND LEAVEINDONESIA WITHIN SEVEN DAYS. REPORTERS HAVE BEEN EXPELLED FROM INDONESIA BEF.0RE- !THIS-ISTHESECOND TIME CORRESPONDENT STANNARD HAS BEEN BANISHED rBUT'NEVER BEFORE HAS AN ENTIRE GROUP BEEN ORDERED TO LEAVE BY NATIONALITY. f3MRS. YARED, THE FORMER ROBERTA ROTH WHO WAS UPI BUREAU CHIEF IN DJAKARTA BEFORE HER MARRIAGE HERE LAST MONTH, AND 'MRS. STANNARD LEFT WITH THEIR HUSBANDS. VISITING AP CORRESPONDENT,DON HUTH DEPARTED WITH THE RESIDENT CORRESPONDENTS. MOST OF DJAKARTA"b DWINDLING FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS CORP TURNED OUT AT THE AIRPORT TO SAY FAREWELL TO THEIR COLLEAGUES. (DECONTROL UPON RECEIPT) GREEN NOTE: Advance copy to S/S-0 at 5:10 a.m., January 19, 1966 NOTE: Passed White House, USIA at 5:18 a.m., January 19, 1966 LIMITED OFFICIAL US === [PDF page 53] === Lb7612A. 0191015 )E RFUMJT P R 1909 15Z. [Unreadable] To SEcSTATE WASHCiPRIORITYr2097N STATE GRNC.J 19 1.1 5 24 (ME1E T -JAiUARY EXD1 S .REF: -EMBT EL 2093: EMBOFF THIS MORNING THAT HE HAD CONVERSATION ON JAN. 14 WITH CHAERUL SALEM IN VHICH LATTER CLAIMED SUBANDRIO AND SUKARNO ARE PREPARING TO EXPEL ALL AMERICANS WITHIN TWO WEEKS. SALEl., SAID SUBANDRIO HAD AMASSED "BLACKMAIL" ON BOTH HIGH AND LOW LEVEL AMERICANS TO BE USED TO THIS END. SALEH DID NOT SPEClFYj 'HETHER "ALL AMERICANS" INCLUDED eBASSY PERSONNEL'AND DID NOT -MENTION BREAK IN DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS.. 2. NOTED THAT NU FIRST CHAIRMAN DAHLAN HAS PASSED PAGE TWO RUMJBT 612A ECR CENTS TO GENERAL SUHARTOBUT MILITARY R ACTION CSALEES -iNOT XNOWN. [Unreadable] 3. SALEH'S REMARKS MADE IN CONTEXT OF WARNING FOR TO BREAX OFF ALL CONTACT VITH AkyERICANS. SAL.EH HAD CALLED ON TO THANK HIM FOR) SUPPORT IN RECENT ANTI-PRICE CAMPAIGN AND TO PLAN F+U nIHERDEFENSIVE STRATEGY. 4 NOTED THAT THERE NOW BAD BLOOD BETEENSUBANDRIO AND SALE AND THAT SALEH HAD APPROVED DJIXAD'S EFFORTS TO .- DIVERT MODERATE ATTACK FROM HIM TO SUBANDRIO..: [Unreadable] A* SALEH MAY HAVE INTENDED THE SE REMARKS TO REACH US EMBASSY IN HOPE OF DRAWING US INTO PALACE POWER PLAT. HE COULD .REASONABLY EXPECT US TO- APPEAL FOR MILITARY PRESSURES AGAINST SUBANDR I0. WHICH WOULD INDIRE CTLY REDOUND. TO.)IIS BENEFIT.. [Unreadable] NARS, [Unreadable] === [PDF page 54] === ee ‘THis REPORT | TIES IN WITH “OTHER INDICAT TONS THaT SUKARNO “AND SUBANDRIO WOULD LIKE TO TURN PRESENT SITUATION “AGAINST.: ‘US AS DIVERSION FROM INTERNAL DIFFICULTIES (SEPTEL) AND’ 1S “FURTHER INDICATION THAT“ SOGGE ELEMENTS: WITHIN GOVERNMENT’: POTUALLY HAVE ne TO ACHIEVE, THIS OBJECTIVE ww ‘PAGE THREE RUMJBT. 612A SECRET THERE is, HOWEVER, ALSO REASON TO ACCEPT SALEH' s REMARKS - -2- 2097, January 19 Cee SEGRE » from Djakarta A GENUINE IF PERHAPS PURPOSEFULLY EX AGGER ATED WARNING TO. WHO Is| THUS WELL WORTH PROTECT ING,| VERY DISCREET CONTACT WITH AMERICANS AND WOULD NOT SEEM TO- BE DEST CHANNNEL FOR _SALEH | TO ET MESSAGES THR OU GH TO us. | ~ VAS’ HaD INFREQUENT AND’ i j AND [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 55] === [Unreadable] AcIon1 .UM JTiT 598A 0107130 ZNY SSSSS,. 0 19065 OZ F14 AME iBASSY DjAKART -TO SECSTATE WASH1CM [Unreadable] . Br.. A! 23 E1T-JAN 19. [Unreadable] ET ONE OF TWO-__,NSDe. 1. AS I REPORTEDLAST WEEK THROUGH SEPARATE CHANNEL, THERE ARE SIGNS.THAT SUKARVO-SUBANDRIO MAY THRUMP UP NEW CHARGES AGAINST US AND SEEK TO PNG ME OR REDUCE MISSION TO. !CONSULAR STATUS OR EVEN TO ATTEMPT TO REMOVE ALL AMERICANS FROM INDONESIA. I BELIEVE WE HAVE ENOUGH INDICATIONS THAT THIS THE WINDS EIN TO WARRANT MOVES TO SEEK TO FORESTALL SUCH ACTIONS AND TO-BEGIN TO THINK'HOWwE WOULD REACT WERE THESE [Unreadable] DIFFERENT EVENTUAL IT IES TO OCCUR-. . 2. INDICAT IONS TO DATE OF INCIPIENT ANT I-AMERICAN CAMPAIGN r INCL USE!-- -:1. A. SUBA 10DRIOATTACK ON US DURINGTALK WITH AUSTRALIAN AMBASSADOR IN EARLY JAN (EMBTEL 1988) IN WHICH FONMIN CLAIMED )E HAD PREVENTED BREAK IN GOI RELATIONS WITH US IN PAST .WHICH SUKARNO DESIRED,ALTHOUGH HE ALSO. DOUBTED VALUE OFJS.. PRESENCE. UBANDR10 ALSO STRESSED ALLEGED CIA INTERVENTION6 f IN INDONESIAN -AFFAIRS; B..SALEH'S.TALK WITH AUSTRALIAN AMBASSADOR LAST WEEK (EMBTE 2036) IN WHICH SALEH.REFERRED TO US AS "ENEMY OF INDONESIA" PRESS ATTACK.01[PRESS OFFICER AS NEO-USIS-(EMBTEL 2058). . RE PORT FROM PXI SOURCE - l WHICH SUBANDRO QUOTED AS SAYING SUKARNO DESIRES EXPEL' MORE WESTERNERS AND PRI SPECULATE THAT AMERICAN_ EMBASSY a MAY BE REDUCED TO CONSULATE STATUS ' -4gae. *. A.PPEARANCEj..j...AST FEW DAYS-O SOME ANTI-JUS-- 1 SLr.i L I-l - === [PDF page 56] === 4o If -2- 20930 JANUARY 19, FROM DJAKARTA, (SHOCTION I OF 11) rPAGE THREE RUMJBT 595A S E C R ET ~a SIGNS IN DJAKARTA INCLUDING SiGN NEAR EMBASSY ATTACKING 'a. iMPLICATIONS IN SUKARNO SPEECH THAT "NEOLiM",O US, HAVE INSPIRAL RASH OF SUBVERSIVE PAMPHLETS.. . * 3. MORE IMPORTANT THAN ABOVE VAGUE INDICATIONS IS VIRTUAL.__. -CE-RTAINTY THAT SUKARNO, IF HE IS COMMITTED TO COUNTERATTACK. *1* AGAINST ARMY, WILL TRY AT SOME POINT TO USE US AS.rAFEGOAT* )E HAD ALREADY MADE TENTATIVE ATTEMPTS TO DO THIS.EARLIER - 'WITH 150,000 RUPIAH.CHARGE WHICH FELL FLAT AND MAY NOW 'FE READY TO TEST )ATER AGAIN. .,.17ANTI-US CAMPAIGN IS LAUNCHED, IT WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY EENSATIONAL.CHARGES OF ESPIONAGE AND SUBVERSION, PROBABLY SUPPORTED BY WHATEVER DOCUMENTS BPI COULD OBTAIN OR .7 CONCOCT. THIS COULD BE FOLLOWED.BY EFFORT TO WHIP UP DEMONSTRATONS BEFORE USEEMBASSY, \*WITH ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE,.- 1F SUKARNO BELIEVES HE CAN GET AWAY WITH iT, OF PNG ACTION- AGAINS. ME, ATTEMPT REDUCE EMBASSY TO STATUS OF CONSULATE,.. CR..COMPLETE BREAK IN*RELATIONS. IT QUITE POSSIBLE. WE WOULD HAVE LITTLE WARNING SINCE SUKARNO MIGHT SUDDENLY ANNOUNCE ONE OF. THESE STEPS WITH PRIOR PROPAGANDA BUILD UP, PAGE FOUR RUMJBT 589A S-E-C-R-E- 4~ AS WAS CASE IN UN WV'ITHKDR.A'AL, IN- ORDER TO PRESENT MLTR 14IT H FA IT ACCOMPL 1. 5. ARMY RESPONSE TO DRAMATIC SUKARNO AN0MOUN CE MENT O C O AGAINST US,. ACCOMPANIED BY TRUMPED-UP SPY CHARGESAMDL- THAT I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE MISTAKE.TO RELY ON POSSIBILITY THAT ARMY_-WOULD STAND FIRM AND FORCE SUKARNO TO CHANGE POSITION.* AR49SEBATTING AVERAGE AGAINST SUKARNO IS FAR FROM CONSISTENT ON MAJOR ISSUES. PRECISELY BECAUSE OUR EXPERIENcE AS SHOWN ARMY TO BE UNWILLING TO ACT TO SEEK A REVERSAL OF V "ANY FCISION THE PRESIDENT HAS MADE I BELIEVE IT MIGHT INCREASE UR ODDSAND.POSSIBLY BUCK UP THE ARY TO FORESTALL SUCH ACTION I I TAE THE FOLLOWING STEPS* I-- A.DS ITENT OSSU WITH ADAM MALIKE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT - T0 SEE HIM LATE THIS AFTERNOON. I PROPOSE TO MENTION, .TO MALIK FACT THAT SITUATION SEEMS TO BE TAKING ANTI- NEKOLIMANTI-US TURN-AGAIN. WE HAVE EVEN HEARD SOME-TALK OF S POSSIBLE BREAK IN RELATIONS OR OTHER ACTIONS AGAINST USG AND .wOuLD APPRECIATE HIS ASSESSMENT OF.J.RESENT SITUATION,AND COPY === [PDF page 57] === [Unreadable] a -aaa a- *aa~~aa [Unreadable] -3- 2093, JANU/ RY 19, FROM DJAKARTA, (SECTION I OF 11) ;IN VIEW OF THE RUINOUSIIPLICAT10N OF SUCH ACTION ON INDONKESIAo [Unreadable] PAGE FIVE RUMJF3T 589A SEC C RE T DE1JIVING IT OF MARKETS, AND GREATLY REDUCING THE POSSIBLITY OF ASSISTANCE FRO14 OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES. I WOULD ADD THAT THE NET EFFECT MIGHT WELL' BE TO LEAVE INDONESIA AT MERCY.. (B. QUERY NASUTION ON POSSiBLE ACTION AGAINST US THROUGH' KECURECHANNEL (ASSUMING NASUTION STILL RELUCTANT MEET WITH ME lE REFUSED*TO MEET WITH WESTERN AMBASSADORS, ALTHOUGH. SEVERAL HAVE SOUGHT APPOINTMENTS WITH HIM.). [Unreadable] NOTE: ADVANCE COPY TO S/S-0 AT 2:40 AM 1/19/66. PASSED WHITE HOUSE AT 2:57 AM 1/19/66 === [PDF page 58] === [UCC4.'iW~~~~ u/u 'hP s 'A'XFU FLECNRA Dep rtmlent Of State. [Unreadable] Action 0 1 9o7 I 5Z -- 5 Fil.MAS DJAXART A' "A 2,TO uF.CTATE SDC IMMEDIATE it -AF-N... 'lew 1966 JAN i9AM 2 30 SiT TWO OF TWO. [Unreadable] FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY BUNDY FROM AMBASSADOR GREEN C. EXPLORE QUESTION WITH SELECTED DIPLOMATIC COLLEAGUES. IHAV/ ONLY DISCUSSED -IN VAGUE WAY WITH AUSTRALIAN COLLEAGUEj. DISCOUNTS POSSIBILITY OF SUKARNO-SUBANDRIO FEELING THEY COULD GET AWAY WITH'ANY WHOLE ALE EXPULSION.OF AMERICANS FROM IINDONESIA* IF'THERE WERE ANY FURTHER SERIOUS SIGNS, I WILL UNLESS THE DEPARTMENT -HAS RESERVATIONS, DISCUSS IN STRICTEST CONF-JDENCE'WIT1H MY JAPANESE COLLEAGUE..:... D. 'IF THERE IS ANY'CLEAR EVIDENCE THAT SUKARNO F0VING iOWARDS BREPK IN OUR RELATIONS I BELIEVE VE SHOULD CONlDER DISCUSSING AT HIGHEST LEVEL VITH JAPANESE, AUSTRALIAN, GERMAN AND OTHER GOVERNMENTS VITH VIEW TO.CONCERTED ACTION TO HOLD.... O0FF. SUCH ACTION WOULD OF COURSE HAVE TO BE BASED UPON SOLID EVIDENCE THAT-SUCH A MOVE TO TAKE PLACE. (WE MUST-,ALWAYS.BEAR.IN MIND THAT-ABOVE LISTED MOVES MAY BE PART OF. SYCHO WAR BY PRESIDIUM DESIGNED TO SCARE AND COW US).~-. 6. SHOULD PRESIDENT ACTUALLY TAKE ACTION AGAINST US, WE SHOULD.RESPOND IN WAY DESIGNED (A) TO RETAIN OUR PRESENCE BRING ISSUE TO HEAD IN MANNER- MOST LIKELY TO BRING ABOuT DowNFALL OF SUKARNO-SUSANDRIO.' HOWEVER I AM NOT PREPARED 'NATURE OUR RESPONSE SINCE THIS WILL BE INFLUENCED APPRECIABLY TBY BROADER POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF VWERE INDONESIA * FORCES ESPECIALLY ARMY, APPEAR TO HAVE POTENTIAL.FOR FUTURE. [Unreadable] 7i. DEPARTMENT MAY WISH REPEAT. ABOVE MESSAGE TO-CANBERRA,.' ' .LNDNTOKYO,' CINCPAC FOR INFORMATIO ONLY. GP-2 GREN NOTE: DANCEE COPY TO SJ/S-0 AT 2:35 AM 1/19/66 PASSED WHITE HOUSE AT 2:47 AM 1/9/66I [Unreadable] === [PDF page 59] === INCOMING TELEGRAM Jegggagt of Staie 8.5 IEN L [Unreadable] FE -TO RUEHC/SECSTA ASHDC PRICRITY(2071 INFO RUHLHQ/CINCPAC Info RIFHDN/AMFM RARYyLOnm o RUFHPA/AMEMBASSY PARIS 64196 u 3 -u .P STATE GRNC JAN 17 PM 7:57 N-Ti-A- JANUARY 17 REF: 2077 CINCPAC FOR POLAD Authority E.O. 11652 SEC. 5(A) And (D) E1JR PARIS FOR NATUS CT 'STUDENT DEMONSTRATION PLANS AND ARMY ATTITUDE USIA 1. FOLLOWING SATURDAY'S CONFRONTATION AT BOGOR (REFTEL), NSC ANTI-COMMUNIST STUDENTS REMAINED IN STATE OFHIGHEXCITEMENT INR CNER WEEKEND AND WERE PLANNING FURTHER DEMONSTRATIONS TO CIA INCREASE PRESSURE ON SUKARNO. MEANWHILE, ATTITUDE OF ARMY.TOWARD, STUDENT CAMPAIGN HAS BECOME EQUIVOCAL AND THERE IS NSA QUESTION WHETHER ARMY, POSSIBLY FOR TACTICAL REASONS, MAY NOT, DOD NIC E PAGE TWO RUMJBT 525A 4-4- F4-*-9-i@ A-4-4-6 OPR HAVE WITHDRAWN SUPPORT FROM PRESENT WAVE OF STUDENT ACTIVITY. 2. STUDENT SOURCES OVER WEEKEND INDICATED THEY PLANNED TO RSR CONTINUE DEMONSTRATIONS ALL WEEK. A. MAIN TARGET ON MONDAY WAS TO BE STATE ELECTRIC COMPANY. B. THIS WOULD BE FOLLOWED BY BIGGEST DEMONSTRATION YET ON TUESDAY AT PALACE. ACCORDING TO PLANS, DJAKARTA STUDENTS MARCH" ON MONDAY MORNING) AND BOGOR STUDENTS (WHO ARE BEGINNING MAR.GH TO DJAKARTA ON MONDAY AFTERNOON) li ADDITIOiv TO SOKSI AND OTHER CONTOIGNASI 10 BE ASShMBLEU BY SUBCHAN (HEAD OF ACTION COMMITTEE TO CRUSH GESTAPU). SINCE THERE WASDe8-i7THIS MORNING WHETHER BANDUNG MARCHERS COULD REACH DJAKARTA IN ONE DAY, THIS DEMONSTRATION MIGHT BE POSTPONED UNTIL WEDNESDAY. ONE SOURCE SAID THREE OR FOUR TRUCKS WOULD BE DETACHED AT HEIGHT- OF DEMONSTRATION FOR QUICK RAID ON CHICOM EMBASSY. SOURCE (DARMAWAN MOENAF)' IS INTENDED PARTICIPANT IN THIS RAID BUT DID NOT ELABORATE ON ITS OBJECTIVE OR SEVERITY. === [PDF page 60] === GONFIDETA14- -2- 2079, January 17, FROM DJAKARTA CM MASJUMI SOURCE REPORTS ACTION COMMITTEE PLANS TO LAUNCH STRIKE IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS FIELD ON THURSDAY. 3. ARYATTD TO PRPOE Te'riNT ACTIVITYT NOW SEEM EQUIVOCAL IN CONTRAST OPEN ARMY SUPPORT LAST WEEK. DJAKARTA COMMANDER MACHMUD MADE STATEMENT JAN 16 THAT STUDENT DEMONSTRA- TIONS WERE "LACKING IN DISCIPLINE AND EVEN TENDING TOWARDS PAGE THREE RUMJBT 525A'G0-4 -- E-4-- A L CREATION OF TROUBLE AND 'ANARCHY." MACHMUD CLAIMED STUDENTS HAD DEVIATED FROM ORIGINAL OBJECTIVES OF LOWERING PRICES, HAD CAUSED TRAFFIC STOPPAGES AND FORCED GAS STATIONS TO SELL AT LOWER PRICES THAN THOSE SET BY GOVERNMENT. HE SAID LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES HAD BEEN ORDERED TO TAKE "PREVENTIVE. REPRESSIVE MEASURES." ARMY, IN FACT, HAS ENFORCED RETURN TO OFFICIAL PRICE ON GASOLINE TODAY. LEADERS OF ARMED FORCES (NASUTION, SUHARTO, MARTADINATA, SUTJIPTO AND-HERLAMBANG) ALSO ISSUED STATEMENT ON SUNDAY PROCLAIMING (A) THEIR LOYALTY TO BUNG KARNO AND (B) " CO4PACTNESS" OF ARMED FORCES WITH PEOPLE FOR "SUCCESS OF REVOLUTION AND ESPECIALLY PROTECTION OF REVOLUTION." 4. ALREADY ON SUNDAY SOME ANT I-COMMUNIST CIVILIANS WERE CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE ARMY-STUDENT SPLIT. ONE PSI SOURCE, AFTER HEARING MACHMUD STATEMENT, SPENT ALL DAY SUNDAY VISITING ARMY CONTACTS IN EFFORT PERSUADE THEM THAT ARMY SHOULD STAND BY STUDENTS AND COMMUNICATE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON STUDENT CONDUCT TO STUDENT LEADERS THEMSELVES RATHER THAN ISSUING PUBLIC STATEMENTS THAT APPEARED TO PUT STUDENTS IN WRONG AND TO SUpPORT /SUKARNO AGAINST HIS 'CRITICS. STUDENT CONTACTS EXPRESSED VIEW p THAT ARMY NEEDS STUDENTS AT LEAST AS MUCH AS THEY NEED ARMY AND THAT ARMY CAN BE IMPELLED TO TAKE STRONGER STAND THROUGH PAGE FOUR RUMJBT 525A -e----4LE.J. AL STUDENT INITIATIVES. 5. ON JAN 16 KAMI ISSUED STATEMENT THAT, AFTER STUDY OF SUKARNO S SPEECH, KAMI (A) FIRMLY SUPPORTS SUKARNO, (B) IS READY TO JOIN MOVEMENT FOR INTERESTS OF PEOPLE, STATE AND REVOLUTION, (C) WELCOMES PRESIDENT'S COMMAND TO FORM NATIONAL STUDENT COUNCIL, AND (D) CALLS ON STUDENTS TO HEIGHTEN DISCIPLINE, MILITANCY AND VIGILANCE (#) JAN 17 THERE WAS LITTLE KAMI ACTIVITY VISABLE IN DJAKARTA WHILE LEFTIST STUDENTS, REPORTEDLY UNDER BPI AUSPICES, WERE PUTTING UP SIGNS OF SUPPORT FOR SUKARNO. === [PDF page 61] === -3- 2079, January 17 FROM DJAKARTA EBOFF ALSO SAW NUMBER OF SIGNS AROUND TOWN FROM GERMINDO (STUDENT AFFILIATE OF DISCREDITED CRYPTO-COMMUNIST PARTINDO PARTY). SUBAN)RIO SPEECH ON SATURDAY NIGHT CALLED FOR FORMATION cr' "ZUKARN FROmT" AND ArHNADI ANNOUNCED MONDAY AFTERNOON THAT INFORMATION DEPT EMPLOYEES WERE MEMBERS OF NEW BODY. (NU FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON "FRONT.") 7. COMMENT: A. AS RESULT WEEKEND ACTIVITIES, POLITICAL SITUATION IN DJAKARTA EVEN MORE CONFUSED THAN USUAL., ATMOSPHERE NOW TENSE AND EXPECTANT AS INDICATED BY STATEMENT OF MINISTER HIGHER EDUCATION THAJEB TO AMERICAN EDUCATOR (BEERS) THIS MORNING THAT "THERE WILL BE BIG CHANGES IN INDONESIA AND I THINK THEY WILL HAPPEN THIS WEEK." FACT THAT SOMETHING MAY BE IMMINENT ALSO INDICATED BY SUBANDRIO STATEMENT BROADCAST THIS MORNING THAT "POLITICAL SOLUTION, PAGE FIVE RUMJBT 525A O; WILL BE ANNOUNCED BEFORE END OF FASTING MONTH (JAN 24). B. BIGGEST QUESTION MARK IS WHY ARMY HAS, TEMPORARILY AT LEAST, WITHDRAWN SUPPORT FOR STUDENT DEMONSTRATIONS. POSSIBLE ANSWERS ARE (I) THAT ARMY HAS GOTTEN COLD FEET BECAUSE SECURITY SITUATION AT BOGOR NEARLY GOT OUT OF HAND SATURDAY; (2) ARMY HAS AGAIN BACKED OFF FROM SHOWDOWN WITH SUKARNO; AND (3) POSSIBLE ARMY DEAL WITH SUKARNO CONCERNING "POLITICAL SOLUTION." C. REGARDING LAST POSSIBILITY, WE HAVE UNCONFIRMED REPORT FROM MASJUMI ACTIVIST WHO IS NOW ADVISER TO SUBCHAN THAT SUKARNO PRESENTED SUHARTO WITH THREE ALTERNATIVES ON BAN OF PKI ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO: (1) BAN OF PKI BUT FORMATION OF NEW CP SOMETIME NOT LONG THEREAFTER, (2) BAN OF PKI BUT STRICT SUB- ORDINATION OF OTHER PARTIES TO NATIONAL FRONT OR (3) BAN OF ALL PARTIES AND RELIANCE ON NATIONAL FRONT ONLY. SOURCE CLAI4ED SUHARTO TOOK PROPOSAL TO NASUTION WHO REJECTED POINTS () AND (3) BUT EXPRESSED AGREEMENT TO (1) ON GROUNDS THAT FORMATION OF NEWS CP COULD BE STALLED. D. FOR ALL ITS TIMIDITY, WE DOUBT THAT ARMY CAN AFFORD TO DITCH STUDENTS AND PARTIES WHEN CHIPS ARE DOWN. IT MIGHT, HOWEVER, HAVE AGREED TO STOP DEMONSTRATIONS TEMPORARILY"PENDING SUKARNO'S "POLITICAL:SOLUTION." IN ANY EVENT, REBIRTH OF * OF LEFT-WING ACTIVITY UNDER "SUKARNO FRONT" TENDS TOWARD CLEARER K DRAWING OF LINES BETWEEN TWO CAMPS AND FURTHER SHARPENING CRISIS POSSIBILITIES. (#) oMMllssions, CORRECTIONS TO FOLLOW === [PDF page 62] === INCOMING TELEGRAM Depi 1 St of State 85 Action MJB021JBA738 -3 0 PP RUEHC RUFHDN RUFHPA FE DE RUMJBT 523A 0171235 1966 JAN 17 PM 8 16 -info PR 1711207 S J~AME-MBASSY DJAKARTA) TO RUEHC/SECST-ATE WASHDC PRIOY 20 RUFHDN/AMEMBASSY LONDON 288 Authoiity E 0. 11( 2 SEC"5(A) and (DY,RUFHPA/AMEMBASSY PARIS 62 Su- CAr -f SECTION ONE OF TWO JAN 17,1 CU PARIS FOR NATUS USIA NSC, REF: EMBTEL 2068 CIA 1. STUDENT DEMONSTRATION AT BOGOR ON SATURDAY, WHICH WAS INR, HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH SUKARNO'S SPEECH BEFORE DOD CABINET MEETING (EMBTEL 2069), CAME CLOSE TO BEING REAL, TURNING POINT ASPEN FIRE-FIGHT BETWEEN STUDENTS AND :PALACE GUARD WAS ONLY NARROWLY AVERTED. STUDENT SPIRIT AND,DISCIPLINE REMAIN HIGH AND FURTHER DEMONSTRATIONS ARE PAGE TWO RUMJBT 523A 3 EC E TR REPORTEDLY PLANNED THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK, INCLUDING MAJOR DEMONSTRATION ON TUESDAY, IF ARMY LETS THESE CONTINUE. (FUTURE INTENTIONS OF STUDENTS AND CURRENT ARMY ATTITUDE COVERED SEPTEL.) 2. FROM NUMEROUS STUDENT SOURCES, FOLLOWING APPEARS TO BE OUTLINE OF EVENTS IN BOGOR ON JAN 15: SOME 150-200 TRUCKLOADS (FIGURES VARY) OF STUDENTS FROM DJAKARTA POURED FRIDAY EVENING AND WERE JOINED BY INTO BOGOR BEGINNING 'STUDENT GROUPS FROM BANDUNG AND BOGOR ISELF. ALSO ON SCENE WERE CONTINGENTS FROM SILIWANGI SPECIAL FORCES (CALLED KUDJANG) AND FROM ARMY'S STUDENT REGIMENTS IN DJAKARTA AND BANDUNG. (STUDENT REGIMENT IS ARMY UNIT COMPOSED OF PART- TIME UNIVERSITY STUDENTS). FOUR ARMORED CARS, ALL OR PART OF WHICH WERE FROM STUDENT REGIMENT, WERE PRESENT AT ENTRANCE TO PALACE GROUNDS. WHEN ADMISSION TO PALACE GROUNDS WAS DENIED, ONE ARMORED CAR REPORTEDLY USED TO BATTER DOWN,GATE WHILE OTHER THREE STOOD BY. [Unreadable] === [PDF page 63] === -2- 2077 January 17 FM Djakarta (SECTION ONE OF TWO) 3. AT THIS POINT, PALACE GUARDS (TJAKRABIRAWA) BEGAN FIRING SPENT BULLETS FALLING INTO AIR, SEVERALLATER al ATMMn To H1Ay P! INTO CROWD. OUNnnrn ALTHOUGH EV1PAI^.L STUnmEMT i. PAGE THREE RUN JBT 523A 8 8R""''" THERE WERE NO CASUALTIES ACCORDING TWO SOURCES ALTHOUGH ANOTHER SOURCE REPORTS THAT ONE'OF KAMI LEADERS WAS HIT IN FACE BY RIFLE BUTT. REACTING TO THIS SHOOTING, ONE STJD NT REGIMENT SOLDIER FROM CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY J'1 DJAKARTA LEAPED ONTO ARMORED CAR AND AIMED MACHIN"_ UN AT TJAKRABIRAWA WHILE SEVERAL SILIWANGI SOLlIERS ALSO AIMED THEIR RIFLES AT PALACE GUARDS. POSSIBLE FIRE FIGHT WAS AVERTED WHEN ARMY CAPTAIN RUSHED UP AND BARKED ORDERS NOT TO SHOOT. GENERAL.SUHARTO, ACCOMPANIED BY ADMIRAL MARTADINATA AND POLICE GENERAL SUTJIPTO, QUICKLY ARRIVED ON SCENE AND QUIETED DEMONSTRATORS 4. DURING CAB':NET SESSION AND SUKARNO SPEECH, BOGOR PALACE WAS COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY LARGE STUDENT CROW. AND 'CABINET MINISTERS WERE DENIED EGRESS THROUGH GATES UNTIL 11600 HOURS, EXCEPT FOR EIGHT MINISTERS WHOM ADAM MALIK'WAS ABLE TO LEAD THROUGH STUDENT RANKS ON BASIS OF HIS PERSONAL POPULARITY. (ONE SOURCE REPORTS A FEW OTHERS LEFT BY HELI- COPTER.) FINALLY,,-KGENERAL SUHARTO MADE SECOND APPEARANCE AND PERSUADED STUDENTS TO DISPERSE BY ANNOUNC.ING EITHER THAT PKI HAD BEEN BANNED OR THAT HE WOULD BAN IT HIMSELF IF PAGE FOUR RUMJBT 523A 50&wz.5.1 PRESIDENT FAILED TO DO SO (REPORTSDIFFER ON EXACTLY, WHAT HE SAID) SUHARTO ASKED FOR PATIENCE IN REGARD TO PRICE DECHEASES, HOWEVER. 5. STUDENT SPIRIT AND DISCIPLINE WERE EXTREMELY-HIGH AND)THRUST OF-THEIR ACTIVITY POINTED INCREASINGLY AT SUKARNO. MANY SOURCES REPORT THAT WALLS IN BOGOR, AND.PARTICULARLY MARTINI S HOUD-E,'WERE PAINTED WITH SIGNS STATING THAT MARTINI (SUKARNO S WIPE) IS "PROSTITUTE" OR "GERWANI PROSTITUTE" (GERWANI WAS PKI 'AFFILIATE). ANOTHER RELIABLE SOURCE REPORTS THAT ROAD IN DJATINEGARA (DJAKARTA SUBURB) THAT "LEADS TO HOUSIF OF RECENTLY ACQUIRED SUKARNO MISTRESS HAD SIGNS STATING "DON'T VISIT YOUR CONCUBINE SO OFTEN,, BUNG." === [PDF page 64] === -3- 2077 January 17 FMDjakarta (SECTION ONE OF TWO) 6. ONE ASPECT OF SUKARNO'S SPEECH THAT WAS NOT REPORTED IN REFTEL MAY BE SIGNIFICANT. AT CLOSE OF SPEECH, HE SAID: "HERE T NI.^M SU lNO,T CANNOT BE ANY OTHER WAY. WHOEVER WANTS TO FOLLOW ME, FOLLOW! 14HOEVER LIKES ME, DEFEND ME. NOW THERE ARE SYMPTOMS OF UNDERHANDED ATTEMPT TO OVERTHROW SUKARNO. BUT I WILL NOT BUDGE ONE MILLIMETER! FORM YOUR RANKS, DO NOT ACT WILDLY! AWAIT MY COMMAND." MANY INDONESIANS ARE INTERPRETING THESE REMARKS, WHICH WERE PAGE FIVE RUMJBT 523A.S-E-6 R E.T" DELIVERED IN CHANGED TONE OF VOICE, AS VEILED COMMAND TO PKI AND OTHER PRO-COMMUNIST FORCES TO STAND BY FOR POSSIBLE. SHOWDOWN. IN THIS CONNECTION, PAINTED. SIGNS APPEARS ON DJAKARTA STREETS.WITHIN ONE HOUR AFTER SUKARNO FINSISHED SPEAKINGPROCLAIMING LOYALTY AND SUPPORT TO BUNG KARNO. THESE WERE IDENTIFIED AS EMANATING FROM "GEMA SUKARNO," WHICH APPEARS TO BE ACRONYM FOR "SUKARNO STUDENT MOVEMENT." THESE SIGNS IN SHARP CONTRAST TO TONE OF DEMONSTRATION AT BOGOR WHERE EYEWITNESSES SAY THERE WERE NO PRO-SUKARNO A SIGNS OR EVEN.USUAL'SHOUTS OF "LONG LIVE SUKARNO." MORE SUCH FRO-SUKARNO SIGNS APPEARED TODAY WHICH AMERICAN STUDENT SOURCE HAS HEARD WERE BEING POSTED BY BPI (SUBANDRIO'S' INTELLIGENCE AGENCY), USING LEFT-WING GMNI (PNI STUDENTS).o GREEN === [PDF page 65] === 1'~ 11Y '1 INCOMING TELEGRAM.Department of State 4 35 Action VV MJB031JBA742 PP RUEHC RUFHDN RUFHPA 1.2 FE DE RUMJBT 5233 0171315 6JAN '17 PM 8 37 ZNY SSSSS Inf PR 17120Z I. ~Ss (FM AMEMBASSY DJAKARTA) TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3p IRUFHDN/AMEMBASSY LONDON 288. SAH RUFHPA/AMEMBASSY PARIS 62, / I L SrATE GRNC 949-9-W It 'SECTION TWO OF TWO JAN 17 SAL EUR,'CINCPAC FOR POLAD USIA 7. USUALLY RELIABLE SOURCE CITES MALIK AS SAYING THAT SUKARNO NSC APPEARED FURIOUS WITH STUDENTS AT CABINET MEETING BUT INR SEEMED IN GOOD HEALTH. AT ONE POINT IN SPEECH, SUKARNO CIA ALLUDED TO PAMPHLETS THAT ACCUSED,HIM OF BE'ING.TRAITOR NSA TO NATION FOR USING TERM "GESTOK" INSTEAD OF "GESTAPU" AS DESCRIPTION OF SEPTEMBER 30 MOVEMENT. MALIK SAID THAT SUKARNO DOD PULLED DOCUMENT FROM HIS POCKET -AT THIS POINT AND WAVED IT NIC OPR RSR PAGE TWO RUMJBT 523B?>4 A9Rd6PTW.. AROUND AS IF IT WERE PROOF. LATER (PRESUMABLY AFTER SPEECH) SUKARNO ORDERED SUBANDRIO TO INVESTIGATE ORIGIN OF PAMPHLET. MALIK COULD NOT GET GOOD VIEW 'OF PAMPHLET FROM DISTkNCE BUT BELIEVES IT TO BE ONE PRODUCED BY HIS CIRCLE. Eli 8. COMMENT: SATURDAY DEMONSTRATION WAS ONE OF MOST SIGNIFICANT IN RECENT YEAR'S. IF SOMEONE HAD LOST HIS HEAD fil,IN SHOOTING EPISODE AND DEAT-HS' OR INJURIES HAD RESULTED, -PHYSICAL ASSAULT ON PALACE MIGHT WELL HAVE TAKEN PLACE-. AS, iT IS, STUDENTS ARE GAINING GROWING SENSE OF CONFIDENCE AND POWER AND ARE PUSHING WELL BEYOND CAUTIOUS TACTICS OF NASUTION. PALACE AND MINISTERS WERE UNDOUBTEDLY SHAKEN BY VEHEMENCE OF DEMONSTRATIONW'HICH' IS PERHAPS' SYMBOLIZED 'BY REPORT THAT SANDBAGGED MACHINE'GUN INSTALLATION WAS SET UP IN PALACE GROUNDS ON SUNDAY. 'ATTITUDE OF STUDENtS' INDICATED DURING TALKS WITH EMBOFFS IN WHICH STUDENT ACTIVISTS OPENLY AND,PROUDLY. OUTLINED SIMILARITY BETWE N === [PDF page 66] === o2- 2077, JANUARY 17, FROM DJAKARTA (SECTION TWO OF TWO)* STUDENT DEMONSTRATIONS HERE AND THOSE THAT LED TO OVERTHROW OF SYNGMAN RHEE IN KOREA AND MENDERES IN TURKEY. ONE AGING MEMBER OF 1945 STUDENT GROUP THAT FORCED SUKARNO-TO PAGE THREE RUMJBT 523Ba Qv a1 tf PROCLAIM INDO INDEPENDENCE LIKENED PRESENT SPIRIT TO THAT OF AUGUST 1945 AND NOTED THAT.I"WE MADE A REVOLUTION, MAYBE THESE STUDENTS WILL DO THE SAME." THIS -OPTIMISM O SUBSEQUENTLY DAMPENED BY APPARENT -ARMY WITHDRAWAL OF,SUPPORT FOR STUDENT-1DMNSTR AT IONS. GREE ow"44P.4, === [PDF page 67] === INCOMING TELEGRAM Depar;WrdLay State - 87 NoG"FHHM jFE' [Unreadable] Inic DE RUMJBT 417A 0131215 Authority E.O. 11652 SEC..5(A) and WD SS ZNY CCCC.AB2 NAlp, Date,p FM AMEMBASSY DJAKARTA SAO1WREHC/SECSTAT-WAS DC PRIORITY 238X INFORUNPAG/AMEMBASSYCANBERRA 22 L RUMJDH/AMCONSUL HONGKONG 273 IR RUMJKL/AMEMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR 329 EUR RUFHDN/AMEMBASSY LONDON 281. LO RUMJMA/AMEMBASSY MANILA 484 RUMJEM/AMCONSUL NEDAN 419 (U RUALOT/AMEMBASS TOKYO 294 JS A ZEN/AMCONSUL SURABAYA UNN IRS STATE GRNC JAN 13 Is 'REFERENCE: EMBTEL 2025 -i'~iI 'T 1* WAVE OF STUDENT DEMONSTRATI ONS SHOWS NO SIGN OF EBBING IN I FOURTH DAY OF PROTESTS AGAINST HIGH PRICES AND THOSE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ECONOMIC DISTRESS. POSTERS AND SIGNS SCRAWLED ( 'ON CARS CAUGHT IN TRAFFIC JAMS CAUSED BY STREET MARCHERS THIS MORNING INDICATE TARGETS ARE MINISTERS IN GENERAL.AND CHAERUL MEANING "MUST BE WRONG") AND DERIDE HIS CABINET COLLEAGUES 'PAGE TWO RUMjBT, 417A'_ wall, AS "MARRIAGE DEALERS. 2. PRINCIPAL LOCALE OF TODAY'S DEMONSTRATIONS WAS SALEMBA AREA OF UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA WHERE CROWD GATHERED FOR SPEECHES TO ECONOMIC SEMINAR BY NASUTION AND MALIK. NO A INFORMATION YET ONMALIK'S SPEECH, BUT AUSTRALIAN EMB OFFICER WHO HEARD NASUTION TELLS US GENERAL, WILDLY CHEERED BY STUDENTS,, 'EXPRESSED SYMPATHY WITH THEIR GRIEVANCES BUT CAUTIONED THEM AGAINST EXCESSES.- AS OF 1680 CITY QUIET. 3* TODAY'S DUTA MASJARAKAT REPORTED THAT WHEN STUDENTS" DEMONSTRATEDATJ?18%!AMENT YESTEPHAY SPEAKER ARUD41:KARTAWINATA === [PDF page 68] === CG~FIDBflT IAL -2- 2038 JANUARY 13, FROM DJAKARTA. TOLD THEM THAT PARLIAMENT WOULD SUBMIT THEIR REQUESTS (FOR LOWERED PRICES) TO SUNG KARNO WITHIN 72 HOURS "DIRECTLY" AND WOULD NOT USE CHANNEL OF PRESIDIUM. PAPER SAYS ARUDJI EMPHASIZED) THAT IF PARLIAMENT SHOULD BE HESITANT ABOUT THIS, "IT IS BETTER TO BURN PARLIAMENT BULDING.* .4. CMMENT: SIGN OF DEMONSTRATIONS' EFFECTIVENESS SEEN IN REPORTS FROM EMB SOURCES AMONG STUDENTS THAT BUS FARE DROPPED TODAY, AT LEAST PROVISIONALLY FROM RP 1000 (OLD) TO RP 200. HIGH TRANSPORTATION COSTS PARTICULARLY PAINFUL AT LEBARAN [Unreadable] SEASON WHEN TRADITIONALLY MANY CITY FOLK RETURN TO VILLAGE FAMILY HOMES. 5. KAMI (STUDENT ACTION COMMITTEE) SOURCE HAS TOLD AUSTRALIAN EMB (PROTECT SOURCE) THAT ARMY HAS GIVEN PERMISSION FOR STUDENTS TO MOVE INTO CHINESE AREA OF DJAKARTA "BEFORE LEBARAN" (JAN 24). WE HAVE SIMILAR REPORT FROM SECOND ECHELON NU LEADER* 6. COMMENTs WHILE THREATENED ACTION AGAINST CHINESE WOULD SEEM TO FORECAST HEIGHTENED ECONOMIC CHAOS, IT LOOKS AS IF CHRONIC INDONESIAN HOSTILITY TOWARD CHINESE DEALERS MIGHT BE BROUGHT INTO PICTURE AS OUTLET FOR GROWING EMOTIONS AND DESPERATE INABILITY TO COPE WITH PROBLEMS. GREEN,, ST2 === [PDF page 69] === [Unreadable] SF~<~T Aclior - EIC304TEIE397 n 0 0 RUEHc C.. 1%G JAN 13 PM 11 54 DE RUE PIA 029 0140405 /..- 'A 0 jLM3IRE EE4. IM M E D I A T E FM CIA 'WASDC TO SECSTATE WAS1{DC. 'A HAS TRANSMITTED FOLLOWING MESSAGE FR OM AMBASSADOR GREEN, U ASSISTANTr SECRETARY BUIDY: 1. I -AM CONCERNED ABOUT HOW SUKARNO MAY REACT TO CURRENT PRESSURES FOR BAN-NING THE PKI AND REORGANIZING GOVERNMENT, LATEST WORD IS THAT-. .STUDENTS WILL BE DISREGARDING ORDER ON BANNING DEMONSTRATIONS; ORDERED BY SUKARNO AND THAT THEY, BACKED BY ARMY AND PARTIES, WILL CONTINUE TO SPEAK.OUT BOLDLY RE NEED FOR PURGING CABINET, REORGANIZING- .G90/ERNMENT, ETC; ATTACKS ON PRESIDIUM MEMBERS ARE NO LONGER VEILED.- BEARItNG IN MIND SUKARNO'S MENTAL AND PHYSICAL-CONDITION, AS-WELL AS HIS ABIDING SUSPICIOUSNESS AND HATRED OF. US9 THERE -LOOMS THE... PAGE 2 RUEPIA 029 s-9CE-J-Z.T EXDIS -. - POSSIBILITY TVAT HE MAY CALL FOR EXPULSION OF ALL AMERICANS FROM INDONESIA. MOVE WO.LD'BE UTTERLY IRRATIONAL, BUT SO IS SUKARNO. SOMEWHAT MOR E LIKELY IS *HIS REVERTING TO CHARGES OF SUBVERSION BY- US AMBASSADOR AND-CIA, BUT rE HAS PLAYED THIS TUNE SO OFTEN THAT HE 2.1 HAVE LITTLE TO GO ON IN POSING THIS POSSIBILITY.. SUBANDRIO1 TOLD AUSTRALIAN AMBASSADOR LAST WEEK THAT QUESTION OF BREAK WITH,US HAD BEEN DISCUSSED BEfWEEN SUKARNO AND SUSANDRIO (EMBTEL 1988)... TODAY-I LEARNED.FRQtI AMBASSADOR SHANN THAT -SALEH 'HAS LABELED US AS . DONT- PUT TOO MUCH'STOCK IN.THIS BECAUSE SALEH LIKE SUBANDRIO NUST BE IN A BITTER FRAME OF MITND, TARGETED AS HE IS BY STUDENTS AND WALL SCRIBBLES..--ET IT IS ARGOLABLE THAT AS SUBANDRIO AND*SALE-4 CONE SUKARNOAGAINST US. EXPULSION OF AMERICAN NEWSMEN MAY BE A FORETASTE, HE ALSO-MIGHT HAVE-.VIEWS AS TO WHA LLBRRYdoiAineuabue i LIBR ARY === [PDF page 70] === S Lp a? "9. 72201, DIG 1403372 January, from CIA PAGE 3 RUEPIA O29 SECRET EXDIS. MIGHT BE DONE, WERE IT TO HAPPEN. I WOULD OF COURSE PREFACE KY REMARKS SY SAYING HOW IMPROBASLE I BELIEVED ANY INDO MOVE TO BREAK. RELATIONS WOULD BE BECAUSE SF THE RUINOUS IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH ACTION GQ, INDQVESTA, DEPRIVING IT OF MARKETS, GREATLY REDUCING POSSIBILITY (F ASSISTANCE FROM ENTIRE WESTERN | COMMUNITY, AND LES VING INDONESIA oO AT MERCY OF COMMUNISTS. ] ONCE SUKARNO MAKES *- A DECISION AND ANNOUNCES IT, LXFEXinNUn sHuvyS AKMY IS MOST HESITANT ANNOUNCEMENT ON HIS PART WOULD | 7HAVE NO PRE CEDENT, SO THAT ARMY REACT IONg HARD TO GAUGE. ~ . 5. IN SiN I DO NOT WISH TO RAISE FALSE ALARMS BUT MERELY - ANTICIPATE POSST38LE THOUGH NOT PROBABLE EVENT. SPECIFICALLY WOULD YOU AGREE ToO- -DISCUSSTON PRCP OSED IN.PARA:3 AB0VE? IN. ANY CASE, THIS IS A. MATTER ae WHICH WE MIGHT DO SOME CONT INGENCY’ PLANNING BOTH IN TERMS:OF AD, MOVES.TO HEAD OFF. SUKARNO~ ANNOUNCEMENT OF _ BREAK AND BY MOVES TO. : BE TAKEN, WERE. HE - -T0 Do 80- a. NOTE: Aavance copy to ‘s/s -0 11:59 Pe Mey January 134°; _ NOTE: Processed per - $/S- 0.; rat a ale Aad detest bAt og ea Ory: Lendon Vaines Johnson Librar a 1 ers wana sok IN ACTING TO REVERSE HIS DECISION. OF COLRSE SUCH A MOMENTOUS 8 DEO OE eh TERRE SE [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 71] === INCOMING TELEGRAM Departa f State 86 C OUFID"f-W AL Action [Unreadable] 00 RUEHC Info DE kUN JET 374A 0121300 ZNV QGQQQ, SS 0 R 12 12 [Unreadable] SP TON RUEHC/SECST ATE WSHDCMMIED-A 2 7 SAH INFO RUALOT/AMEMBASSY TOKYO09 RUMJDH/AMCONSUL HONG, KONG 270 DECLASSIFIED L t, E 2SEC5(A) d STATE GRNC Authoni H Bf f w AR.Date 3 18 fps--alo)JAN 12 NSC INR T FASS INFO USIA FOR IAF/IPS CIA REF: EMBTEL 2015; EMBTEL 2026 NSA DOD 1. I AM REMAINING IN CLOPE TOUCH WITH ALL THREE CORRESPONDENTS CONCERNED AND CONTINUE TO THINK USG REACTION SHOULD BE LOW-KEY. CORRESPONDENTS AGREE. THEY HOPEFUL THAT t4 RSR IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO GET BACK IN NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE. 2. WE BELIEVE CONCERN HERE WILL MOUNT AS INDONESIANS BEGIN TO REALIZE IMPLICATIONS ATTENDANT ON EXPELLING JOURNALISTS; N PAGE TWO RUMJBT 374 A 04> Il+lf - P t*WIeL NAMELY, THE GROWING ISOLATION IT ENTAILS, LESSENING OF THEIR PRESTIGE BY PRESIDENT'S ILL-ADVISED ACTION, RESULTANT LACK OF INFORMATION AND THEREFORE LESSENED UNDERSTANDING IN OUTSIDE WORLD. 3. I HAVE NO OBJECTION TO DEPT DRAWING ON FOREGOING THEME IN BACKGROUNDING PRESS BUT I CONTINUE TO RECOMMEND AGAINST LIATORY MEASURES OR ANY US OFFICIAL STATEMENTS WHICH MIGHT DRAW PROBABLE ADVERSE INDONESIAN REACTIONS AWAY FROM SUKARNO r AND INDEED ALLOW HIM TO EXPLOIT NATIONALISTIC FEELINGS HERE. HOWEVER, DEPT MAY FIND IT USEFUL TO MAKE REFERENCE IN PRESS BRIEFINGS TO FACT THAT I HAVE SENT' LETTER TO FONMIN COVERING POINTS OUTLINED IN MY MESSAGE REFTEL. O-1411-7-MV === [PDF page 72] === -2- 2027 January 12 FM Djakarta 4. WE STILL DO NOT HAVE MORE THAN A SMATTERING, OF ARMY AND POLITICAL PARTY REACTIONS SO FAR BUT THOSE RECEIVED WOULD CERTAINLY' SUPPORT PARA 2 ABOVE. MILITARY, PARTIES AND OTHERS DEEPLY PREOCCUPIED WITH DEMONSTRATION AND"GENERAL POLITICAL- ECONOMIC TURMOIL AS REPORTED SEPTEL. GREEN ADVANCE COPY TO S/S O 1/12/66, 8:24 P.M. Note: Passed White House,TJSIA, 1/12/66, 8:40 P.M. Ift r:n~n~ === [PDF page 73] === INCOMING TELEGRAM DepartmentadJtate 86 MJB506JBA432 Action PP RUEHC RUFHDN FE DE RUNJBT 372A 0121300 .ZNY CCCCC info 14'AMEM3SYDAAA" PIRT(~ 1:37 SS TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORIT20 G INFO *ROnPA6./AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 227 SP RUMJDH/AMCONSUL HONKONG 268 SAH RUMJKL/AMEMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR 328 RUFHDN/AMEMBASSY LONDON 280 DECLASSIFIED RUMJMA/AMEMBASSY MANILA 483 H' RUMJEM/AMCONSUL MEDAN 416 Authority E.O. 11652 SEC. 5(A) and JD) EUR RUMJSN/AMQONSUL SINGAPORE 315 ByA, NARS, Date 3* 7 V I0 RUALOT/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 288 p ZEN/AMCONSUL SURABAYA UNN CU STATE GRNC USIA gt. Na e *P L }.AN 12 NSC INR 1. DURING PAST THREE DAYS SERIES OF STUDENT STREET DEMONSTRATIONS CIA DIRECTED AGAINST CABINET MINISTERS AND PRESSING FOR HALT TO NSA SKYROCKETING PRICES HAS HIGHLIGHTED THICKENING ECONOMIC MESS AND POLITICAL POWER STRUGGLE. WHILE ACTION OSTENSIBLY DIRECTED DOD AGAINST UNSPECIFIED MINISTERS, CONTEXT AND ATMOSPHERE MAKE AID SUKARNO AND SUBANDRIO UNMISTAKABLE TARGETS. RUNNING PARALLEL E WITH DEMONSTRATIONS IS ECONOMIC SEMINAR AT UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA OPR UNDER AUSPICES OF KAMI(STUDENT ACTION COMMAND) AT WHICH KEY MODERAT LEADERS-ARE ADDRESSING STUDENTS ON ECONOMIC-POLITICAL RSR PAGE TWO RUMJBT 372A d i b MATTERS. GALAXY OF SPEAKERS THUS FAR INCLUDES SULTAN OF JOGJAKARTA, KAMI 'S (AND Nu's) SUBCHAN, DEAN OF UI ECONOMIC FACULTY WIDJOJO, SULTAN'S ADVISOR SELO SOEMARDJAN. SCHEDULED AND EXPECTED TO APPEAR TOMORROW OR NEXT DAY ARE SoKENDRO, MALIK AND NASUTION. FACT WHOLE AFFAIR CAREFULLY PLANNED SHOWN BY SCHEDULED ALTERNATE ATTENDANCE OF STUDENTS AT DEMONSTRATIONS AND SEMINAR. 2. SERIES OF DEMONSTRATIONS YESTERDAY BROUGHT OUT ESTIMATED FIVE THOUSAND PARTICIPANTS, WITH PARTICULARLY LARGE CONCENTRATIONS SHORTLY BEFORE NOON AND ABOUT F,IVE P. M. EMB OBSERVERS REPORT,ARMY HELICOPTER CIRCLED LOW AND ARMORED VEHICLES PARKED NEARBY, BUT NO EFFORT MADE BSCMILITARY OR POLICE TO RESTRAIN OR DISSOLVE CROWD. DC:01>STRATORS DESCRIBED AS GRIM AND PURPOSEFUL STOPPED TRAFFIC AND PLASTERED CARS WITH HOME-MADE SIGNS READING. crnilt06= A! === [PDF page 74] === -2- 2025, Janudry 12, From Djakarta "DOWN WITH THE MINSTERS," "LONG LIVE THE ARMED FORCES," - "LOWER PRICES," "WE WANT LEADERSHIP WITH DEEDS N.OT TALKS," "DOWN WITH FOREIGN WIVES," AND "DOWN WITH MINISTERS WITH MANY WIVES." COMMENT: IMPLICATIONS OF LAST TWO AGAINST SUKARNO AND CHAERUL SALEH WILL NOT BE LOST ON INDONESIANS. NOTABLE FOR ABSENCE WAS USUAL SLOGAN "LONG LIVE SUNG KARNYM" PAGE THREE RUMJBT 62A T 3. WHILE CROWDS COMPLETELY SERIOUS IN SHOWING RESENTMENT AGAINST INTOLERABLE ECONOMIC SITUATION, EMB OBSERVERS NEAR SCENE FELT NO HOSTILITY OR THREAT TOWARD THEM AS AMERICANS. IN STRIKING CONTRAST TO CROWDS FEW MONTHS AGO, ATTENTION WAS ELSEWHERE. DEMONSTRATORS ASSISTED SEVERAL CQZACARS TO GET THROUGH TRAFFIC JAM, AND SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES WITH OBVIOUSLY WESTERN PASSENGERS WERE CLEARED AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE. 4. ONE PARTICIPANT IDENTIFYING HIMSELF AS CIVIL SERVANT TOLD EMBOFF HIS SUFFICIENT TO ENABLE HIM EAT ONLY TWO DAYS OUT OF MONTH. EMB LOCAL EMPLOYEE REPORTS STUDENT FRIEND JOINING IN DEMONSTRATION FINDS HER GOVERNMENT SALARY AS LIBRARIAN LIMITS HER FOOD TO TWO POTATOES PER DAY. ONE UI LECrURER SAID SHE IS LIVING BY SELLING SOME OF HER CLOTHING AND FROM HER MONTHLY SAL-ARY OF 60 RPS (NEW) SHE MUST PAY 4 RPS DAILY FOR BUS TRANSPORTATION. SEVERAL EXPRESSED FEELING OFSHAME THAT FOREIGNERS SHOULD WITNESS SUCH DEPLORABLE SITUATIONIN INDONESIA. WHILE SOARING RICE PRICES (DOUBLED SINCE OCTOBER 1) ARE UNDOUBTEDLY MAJOR CONCERN OF MOST INDONESIANS, STUDENT DEMONSTRATIONS ARE ALSO'FOCUSSING ON BUS.FARE WHICH HAVE MADE CLASS ATTENDANCE BY FACULTY AS WELL PAGE FOUR RUMJBT 372 A. oCNP vD& T111 ' AS STUDENTS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE. 5. COMMENT: PURPOSES OF THESE DEMONSTRATIONS APPEAR COMPLEX. OBVIOUSLY ECONOMIC DISTRESS IS BASIC, BUT RESENTMENT AGAINST INDONESIA'S CIVILIAN LEADERSHIP AND FEAR THAT SUKARNO MAY ATTEMPT TO BAN ALL PARTIES ARE BEING GIVEN INCREASING EMPHASIS. ARMY, PARTIES AND STUDENTS ARE OBVIOUSLY COOPERATING IN CAREFULLY ORCHESTRATED PLAN TO REVERSE GOVERNMENT'S RECENT' PRICE RISES AND HOPEFULLY TILT POLITICAL BALANCE TOWARD POLITICAL. MODERATES. ACCORDING ALL REPORTS,DEMONSTRATIONS WILL CNIU [Unreadable] === [PDF page 75] === INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State Action Info OBVEWELVV.MJA757JBA330 55 00 RUEHC ~M142 DE RUMJBT 310A 0110700ZNY CCCCC SP FM AMEMBASSY DJAKARTA) SAH TO RUEHC/SECST SHDC EDATC20UfC3 L INFO RUALOT/AMEMBASSY TOKYO IMMEDIATE 284 H RUMJDH/AMCONSUL HONGKONG IMMEDIATE 263 DECLASSIFIED. STATE GRNCA p BTAtthortY NSC J AN1T1 By NARS, Date INR CIA DEPTH PASS INFO USIA FOR IAF/IPS NSA DOD AT A PALACE CEREMONY THIS MORNING FOR THE SWEARING IN OF THE INDONESIAN AMBASSADOR TO SYRIA, -THE PRESIDENT TOOK OCCASION RR TO 13ERATE THE AMERICAN PRESS VICIOUSLY FOR ALLEGED DISTORTION OF NEWS. HE THEN TURNED TO DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND FON MIN SUBANDRIO AND INSTRUCTED HIM TO EXPEL.ALL REPEAT ALL AMEPICAN, CORRESPONDENTS FROM INDONESIA. TED STANNARD, ONE OF THRE REMAINING AMERICAN CORRESPONDENTS IN INDONESIA WHO WAS PRESENT, IS SEEKING CLARIFICATION FROM FOREIGN OFFICE. EMBASSY IS, FOLLOWING DEVELOPMENTS. CLOSELY. FYI:.ONLYTW WORKING AMERICAN CORRESPONDENTS NOW IN INDONESIA SINCE TONY YARD, AP, ISLEBANESE AND HIS BRIDE, NEE BOBBI ROTH, NO LONGER WORKING FOR UPI. END FYI. FURTHER DETAILS FOLLOW AS AVAILABLE. GREEN NOTE: ADVANCE COPY TO S/S-0 1:50 a.m. JANUARY 11, 1966 PASSED TO WHITE HOUSE, USIA, 2:08 a.m. JANUARY 11, 1966 VAiFIrb1TTAT === [PDF page 76] === wey WRG EY ENUNOOV vi fia AES BIEARG4S re ASSY DJAKARTA | WURUZHC/SECSTAYE WAEHDC paz ste CEB). ., on SEA 37 IG THRE et IM Depuart nent af Stele. 6eees I ~ SERRE 2 CO RLENC RUEPTA RUEKDA RUEPCR (RUF HON RUTHPR’ DE RUNIBT 157A be5 1310, [Unreadable] CG LE1%3 0: ee ‘ . 008 27 § Run Fas c1ScPAG PRICKITY SS J. JAH a PMO] 3, PEA/CIA PRICRITY ee,; WWERDE DOD, PRIOXITY " -RUEPCR/WHITE HOUSE -PRICRITY INFC, RUITEK/AMEMPASSY BANEKCK RUHPAS/AVEMBASSY CANBERRA 215 RUA UDH/AMCCONSUL HONG KONG 253 -.°° 3. RUAKL/AMEMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR 520°:.- BUMGGA/AMEMEASSY MANILA 475 0 -- * . RUMGEN/AMCONSUL MEDAN 467 es pur} UPA/AMEZX SSY PARIS 55 oa, *sanrizeD - s staTe. SRNC RUNGSN/ AMA COX SUL SINGAPORE 3@9. ZERVANCCNSUL SURAEAYA ‘ "thority Le sbifit. RUALCT/ANENESSSY TCKYC 27600 "i NARS, Date ee ae GER’ eee ey JAN'S. Oe co : Te GENERAL: SITUATICN AS OF 1786 “ganuarY ‘5, 13665.. “CIN Cpac FOR POLAD | “MANTA, FOR FELG/RSO sy > Pas, FOR NATUS * JOINT SITREP No. 72 POLITICAL SITYATION EVEN MGRE CESCURE THAN USUAL AS RESULT - CF APPARENT.ACCELERATION IN BEHIND THE SCENES MANEUVERING AND FURTHER CONFUSION QVER REPORTED SUKARNG. TRIP ABRCAD. - PAGE TwO, RUNJBT i378 -§-E-6-RE-L RETURN OF CRACK ARMY PARACOWMANDO TROOPS FROW PROVINCIAL. AREAS ALSC RAISED QUESTIONS CONCERNING DE -RECT LON OF - | POLIT ICAL MOVEMENT. Dek thee GREETS gm oe ET IRENE EAR Sak EVIE OS EGR CaS [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 77] === -srenet = 1972, January 5, fr on Djakar te oe RARNG TRAVEL PLANS AND PCL 1 fea AANELVERING.. A. FOLL. CWING NUMERCHS REPORTS THAT. SUXARNO WAS - > PLANNING (CR PRETEND 1G TO PLAN) A iRiP PEACAD (SJTREP 71, * SUBANDIC1O AND LEIMENA ISSUED PUPLIC STATEVENST CN JAN 4 THAT cope DCES NOT PLAN TO GC AERCAD AND THAT REPCRTS TO: , 1als cFr=icl WERE NEKOLIi4 PROPASANDA. TRIF STILL PCSSIBLE EUT’ ‘ NOT it INENT; “PSSISTANT TO RANKING.CAEINET 418 STER che a ARNY IS. QUIETLY CPFOSING SUKARNG'S DEPARTURE GA) | COMES | CASO SE REET _FOXTH WAITH*HIS LONG PROS4SED POLIT ICAL soluTi0N, ~"TPERE ARE "ALSO CTHER POSSIBILITIES: FOR CCNFLICTING REPCRIS ON SUKARNOS® ++ TRAVEL PLAXS SUCH AS INDECISION ON HIS PaRT, FRECUENT CHANGES IN HIS, HEALTH, PCSSIELY DELIBES @TE EFFORT TO SOW CONFUSION BY” a: PALACE, AD DIFFERING VIEWS CER’ TEMPCRARY, REPLACEMENT. 2B. THIRD CABINET MEETING SINCE COUP VAS HELD ONoJAN 22° °°. (os a CABINET SUE-SCURCE WENTIONED PARA AEQVE SAID WEETING HAD LITILE INTEREST EXCEPT FOR. SUKARNO STATEGENT DENYING ANY INVOLYE-. “eM, Iv BESTAU. WHICH WAS: INSPIRED EY iMPLICATICNS OF A1D1T Vhs aes { "pase: THREE. “‘RUNIBT 15 7A -S~E-€-R-E-F-ARR=ST PEPCRT EMETEL £69)... “.- PRESS ALSO REPORTED CAPINET PRESIDIUM MEETING oN JAN 4 AFTER,” . ot WHICH THREE DEPUTYPREM IERS EVADES QUEST ICNS. NPRESS10N “FROM EXISTENCEOF THESE MEETINGS AND OF AYSTER ICUS HANDLING, - (> GP SUKARNO TRAVEL QUZSTICN. 1S CNZ OF INTENSIFIED POLITICAL _. ; wy SERUSGLE BEHIND SCEKES - | IRE PORT S f INDICATE THEaT * sux eRe HAS CRYERED STEPPED UP ° “Sear HONTAT LCN, ea MALAYSIA _ INVOLV ING TRANSFERS | OF TROOPS © Bal cet i Be GeTURN “OF XosTRAD RAIDERS. _RPKAD. (KCSIRAD PARA COM ANDO REG INENT) “WHICH, is. “ELITE FCRCE<THAT HAS CARRIED -MACOR BURTEN OF ARMY'S -- 0. + SUPPRESSION“ OF PKI IN CENTRAL ALE EAST JAVA AND BALT; “WAS [EROUGHT:. BACK TO DJAKARTA ON DEC 31 EXCEyT FO FEW SMALL ~~. | " CONTINGENTS® IN EALI THAT ARE ALSO DUE TC RETURN. NEXT. WEEK. OFFICIAL REASGN GIVEN FOR RETURN IS THAT SE CURITY: SITUAT 108 seme E FOUR RUM JBT | “378 S-E-O-R-EE wad x “PROVINCIA. SAREAS iNOW SUFFICIENTLY NORMAL‘TC SE THEIR a RDING?TC UNCONFIRMED REPORT ORIGINATING FROY ADSRETURN WAS LINKED: TO ARMY EXPECTATICNS *- -.. oF TROUSRE: AKARTA“-ON NEW YEARS DAYS’ WHATEVER REASONS | * ~ meee meen ces eer meee termes [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 78] === yey st TINS -3- 1972, January 5, frompjakarte. woe. t, eee ee w BWMY FORCES IN CAPITAL SED ALSC_PERHAPS ARMY CAPABIL ITY ‘ 1G IMPRESS SUKARNO, efftcioine ~ REPORT (EXE 1S CONSIDEAAELEMTENSICN he TWEEN RETURNED Ri KAD AND. wt TIRMRABIRAWA (PRE SYDENT TAL EOYGUAND), TROOFS LEAT ING “10 TWO STREET FISHTS..: ‘4. NEVS MEDIA DEVELOPMENTS (77. 0D " Z LAST FEW DAYS HAVE NESSED § i N Es \: “'PLETHORA OF NEWSBADERS Pfs E yo APEEG zara ce OF “s2 NOsT GY 77 INTENDED” TO RESTORE *MOMENTU do-THE ANTI [PKI AND ANTI-SUKARNO S443 [6 WHICH REGAN TG SLAG IW Wid - | “DECEMEERS “TWO CF THESE NEWSPAPERS » DJIVA REVOLUSE AND NEW - . TDJAKARTA CITY EDITIGN CFPERTI'S DY THAD (WHICH 1S SEPARATE FRG - "NATICNAL” EDITION ALSO PUBLISHED LCCALLY) ARE CPENLY CALLING ".,UPCN SUKARNO TO NAME & VICE PREC]DENT, VERNING HIM THAT *“INDCNESIA DOES NCT NEED A MARXIST PARTY", AND DENCUNCING - .CGAPOSITION CF PRESENT CAFINET, GE EN SCEREUBY Oo HC! RETURNED. : TO. INDONESIA TWOWEEKS AGO. 1S knoe 8 ‘TO BE 6 - NEWS PAPERS | AND cer ANTT Teen ween ~ “QeARNO “BANDWAGON ROLLING AGAIN, CONCUSRERTLY, PRO SUKARNO FCRCES HAVE SURFACED A FEW NEW paPERS TO.SSSIST INFC ~ ‘MINISTRY’S DWIKGRA IN REST CHING AL _G) ~~ FADED CHARISMA. NE GF THESE, GENTA, IS KEADED fy CGiNaNDER OF AIR FCRcE-. . PST TRCOPS, SO4E CF WHICH TRAIND THE PEMUDA RAKJAT IN SEPT - -SUT GENTA PUBLISHING CPERATICN 1g PATHETIC SHCESIRING, AEFAIR. AND DOESNOT SEEM TO BE RECEWlte “UCH SUPPGRT FROM” “INFG MIN ACQEADI, WHC HAS RECEDRD INTO DEEP. BACKGROUND. “!",FTER EEING UNDER. FIRE FRO BOR SIDES. NEW. PRO “ARMY .. -NEVSPAPERS ARE: FOLLCWING SENSATIGNALISI TRADITIONS “OF 5 =. SUKENDRO'S DEFUNCT API, WITH CtRneR COLLIN REFERENCES =~ *" SUCH _AS-"“WHAT'S NEXT?-... WHAT yb -HAPPEN? ACTION COMMAND 4S READY. ARMED FORCES ARE READY. 2 7AND -CONTR 1BUT ING TO,: ~ HELSHTEN ING. POLITICAL, UNCERTAINTY ain DURKART A. ve cole ere = woe ay naee ene be meee AEE aE A EATER E I A TERRI Tp ET RE < ° LAR E gps ee ee ee . GREEN kale: ee weet tat ~e .- (ey Omission - correct ion to follow . Advance copy to S/S-O at 6:36 PM 1/5/66 [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 79] === [Unreadable] [Unreadable] [Unreadable] -JH"S ET DJAN 5TA SAITIZED' [Unreadable] IIN0LN N'. G DISCUSSION WVIT H ACTING -D)CM J AN 4 9 : ' ADE ANOTHER.STR CNG PITCH F OR EMIl ER GErN CY US AS S IST DANCE. TO TIDE 1NDO ARMY OiER DIFFICULT M0NITHS AHEAD. ACCORDING TO ...-, INDO ARMY1S-"DI SCOU.RAGED" EY LACK'OF FAVORABLE RESPONSE. :.?o..RLOIR FILERS REGARDING FORIGN ASSISTANCE AND CREDITS. -GKC'NOW T A.ING LINE THAT IF WEST WILL NOT HELP THEY VILL CO AHEAD N THEIR CWN AND DO WHATEVER IS POSSJLE. HOWEVER, . ACCCPD ING TO,ARMYLEADER S BELI EVE T HAT RELUCTANCE - 16.4. PAGE. TWO RUN JBT 12 9A -S-E----R---E--± "...* - '-'- - CF1'ESTERN PCWERS TO ASSIST AT T HIS TIre: ISMPRV ES. CHANCES THAT DISSATISFACT ION AND RETURN SITUAT 1011 T"O STATUS QUO EFORE.- .SrPFITE1 BE R. 3 0. 2 s. -- 2..SAID THAT ARMY IS NOT REPEAT.N01 NCW INTERESTED IN LONG.TERvM DEVEL OPEN CREDIT S. - THE SE CAN WAlT UNT IL PRESENT. EMERGENCY SITUATION IS OJERCOME. WHAT AR.Y NOW NEEDS TO PREvENT DISILLUSiON AMONG PEOPLE WITH ARMY LEADERSHIP IS %323,00- TONS RICE, 50 11ILLION- YARDS COTTCN CLOTH,'AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES. IF US WILLING -TO ASSIST WITH ALL OR PART THESE -ITEMS, ARMY HAS NO OBJECTION_THIS ASSISTANCE BECOMING PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE. IN OTHER WCDS, I, ARMY NO LONGER INSISTING US HAND-- 9' EE CONCEALED (EBi8TEL 1722).-- IF US 9ILLING-ASSIST, SUHARTO:-. . ILL SEEK SUXANNO'S CONCURRENCE IN LINE-WITH.PRESIDENT'S -EARL*IER APPROVAL OF APPROACHES T:O.WESTERNPOWERS (PARA 3, EM BT EL 1 02.-. -...:..-.. -- -.. 9 e * SSl t 1 9 3 ra *s.aa - ***** w [Unreadable] === [PDF page 80] === 14Il I -2- 1966 Janaly 5 FM Djakarta. 3 REPORTED THAT SUKAiNO IN) SUEAND10 ARE EECGI1ING.KtitE ACTIVE IN EFFECTS TO S.:.CURE AID T:EISELVES IN GRDER TO *"HOVUP"R) Y. SUKARNO AND SUEANIDR 10 HPVE DECIDED INDCNESIA NEDS O2'49 M I LL1ON CREDIT. THEY BELIEVE THEY CAN CBTAIN' MILLION FRaO* SCV lET UNION AND EASTERLY EULROPEt LEAVIN GAP OF a $130 ILL1ON TO PE FILLED BY WEST. I10 INTIMATED THAT OVERTURES MIGHT BE MADE bY.SUSANDRIO OR HIS HEPRESEN4TATIVES TO SELECTED PAC THREE RUMIJBT 129A -a t [Unreadable] FOR CREDIT So [Unreadable] .. I?. REPLLY TO, ACTING DCM SAID WE COND PRESENT *SITUATION CONFUSING 'INASMUCH AS SQ'E SOURCES TELL US ARMY DOES NOT-. 'WANT FORE I GN ASSISTANCE AT PRESENT WHEREAS.HE TAKES LINE SUCH, -- 1 tF.! TANCE UAEGENTLY DESIRED. DURING DISCUSSION THIS TOPlC,. '*SAID "THERE ABSOLUTELY NO DIFFERENCE" EETVEEN.. SUHARTO AND NASUTION REGARDING AID AND THAT, VHILE.HE.NOT IN TOUCH' WITH "ASUTION, HE CERTAINtAE REFLECTED VIEWS OF BOTHW. ACTING DC.1 ALSO REITERATED EARLIER ARGUMENTS REGARDING DIFFICULTIES VE t.JOULD FACE IN PROV-IDING ANY SIZEABLE ASSISTANCE FOR INDONESIA AT PRESENT T IME.:. . 5.. COMMENT: lanHILE SITUATION STILL FAR FROM CLEAR, WE ARE IS ACTING MORE OR LESS ON HIS OWN IN - *1~'~~ INCLINED BELIEEVE THIS LATEST INITIATIVE, HAVE LEARNED FROM SOURCE THEY REGARD AS RELIABLE THAT NASUTION WAS NOT AWARE OF - EARLIER OVERTURES (EMBTELS 1730 AND 1802) AND THAT HE DOES. NOT FAVOR DISCUSSIONS REGARDING POSSIBLE AID AT PRESENT TIME. WE WILL CHECK THIS OUT PERIODICALLY THROUGH [Unreadable] [Unreadable] === [PDF page 81] === [Unreadable] 46*-S NN, 0 .MJAC8JBA770. RR RUEHC RUEHCR FE:. DE RUMJST 30A 0031110 R 031020_Z FM.AMEMBASSY)DJAKARTA SS.INFO RUEHCR/AMEM1BASSY BELGDE SEVEN G RUHLHQ/ClNCPAC Sp. RUMlJDH/AMCONSlL 'HONGKONG 248.AI RUEHCR/AMEM BASSY MCOW 4-1 - A RUMJIR/AM EMBASSY SAIGON 63. SAL A1- J ANUAR Y 3 CINCPAC FOR POLAD..... USIA '10.MYCOLLEAGUE1 YHO SAYS HE OCCASIONALLY NSC. *TALKS WITH NORTH VIETNAMESE REPRESENTATIVES HERE AND IS INR;CLOSE FRIEND OF HIS.CAMBODIAN COLLEAGUE, TO.D ME TODAY CIA THAT THEY ARE ALL DEFINITELY IN FAVOR NEGOTIATIONS FOR NSA -:SETTLEMENT OF VIETNAM CONFLICT. AGREES ITH CAMBODIAN. REPRESENTATIVE THAT'ONLY OBSTACLE TO PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT IS DoC PEKING. HANOI SO DEPENDENT ON PEKING THAT IT RELUCTANT TO GO NIC "AGAINST LATTER'S PRESSURES FOR TOTA VICTORY AGAINST US IN RSR,PAGEO.Q.RUMJBT 30A ODA L VIETNAM. NORTH VIETNAMESE-REPRESENTAT-IVES 1HOM DESCRIBES AS -LESS WELLiINFORMED AND INEXPERIENCE) DO NOT DENY THAT HANOI IS UNDER STRONG PRESSURE. FROM PEKING TO RESIST 2.9IS HOPEFUL ABOUT OUTCOME OF SHELEPIN MISSION.. WHEN I POINTED OUT THAT SOVIET PRESS CONTINUES TO TAKE -.- - HOSTILE LINE TOWARDS OUR PEACE EFFORTS AND THAT SHELEPIN. .MISSION ITSELF.REPORTEDLY DESIGNED TO BOOST SOIlET MILITARY . AID TO NORTH VIETNAM, REPLIED THAT *-SOIETS WOULD 08VIOUSLY HAVE TO TALC THIS-v4 ON EVE OF SHELEPINS DEPARTURE. .SOVIETS COULD NOT-LET IT APPEARTHAT THEY UiERE TRYING'TO PRESSURE. HANOI -INTO PEACE ARRANGEMENTS. HOWEVER, HE WAS CERTAIN THAT -SOVIET WISHES TOEXERCISE.ITS CONSIDERABLE INFLUENCE TOWARDS -PEACEFUL-SETTLEMENT.-ALTHOUGH, REGRETTABLY, MOSCOW STILL .:RELUCTANT TO RISK.HANOI'S DISPLEASURE BY EXCESSIVELY.PRESSUrING SOR PEACE. GAVE AS FURTHERJ.VIEW THATSHELEPIN.MISSION -77' === [PDF page 82] === -2- 1942, JANUARY 3 FROMDJIYARTA I DESIGNED INFIRST STANCE TO PRUnon SUVIET STANDING '1TH: HANOI, WfICH WOUl.Q INCLUDE INCREASED SOIlET MILITARY AND. ECONO"11C AID, BUT THATIN TOP-1EVEL. PR IVATE TALKS IN HANOI AWAY FROM CONFERENCE TABLE 6HELEPIN WOULD BR ING PRESSURES PAGE THREE RUMJBT 30E.I.A .- TO BEAR ON HIANOI LEADERSHIP FOR PEACEFUt SETTLEMENT.. 3. Co:11 'lE NT: WHAT S*AYS ABOUT HANOJ.'S REPRESENTAT IVES lN INDOoNESIA SQUARES WITH WHAT] AMBASSADOR T.0L.DME SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. I DID NOT MENTION ) BUT 9,0NDERED WHETHER SHELEPIN'.S . VISIT WOULD EXCITE SAME KIND OF REACTIONS IN PEKING AND SOUTH VIETNAM. (PLEIJU INCIDENT) AS WERE_.PRODUCED. BY KOSYGIN'S VISIT TO HANOI LAST FEBRUARY. [Unreadable] ANIT'PTArP === [PDF page 83] === He! CORI 1 ELEG RAIA Depecl ment of State Bee ie pe Rie HO” eae [Unreadable] ZnY eS5Ss., tele, 022085 eR ste e500 20 Wt 1 4 Fa Snes Dalat KERTAI a ue, BBC SD RL 42 [Unreadable] RUA GF/ANENBSASSY TOKYO ) 263 - a es 39 StATE RNC ee ct ve (SteweT Cc 38. ‘Lists: a3 a we a de ree et eee Te ae ee - “VOLUNTEERED SURPRISING Ins0x% TATION TO COLOWEL ~ ETHEL YESTERDAY THAT PRESIDENT SUKARNO WITH ENTOURAGE OF ONE HUNDRED WILL BE LEAVING FOR EXTENDED TRIP. AEROAD JARUARY 6. . DEST IRATION BOT GIVER. ~. ate ae Qe “cowie s THIS IS IN FLAT CONTRADICT 108 TO WHAT. szZaSSADOR! "TOLD HE TUO"DAYS AGO. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL. _JNDITaT Lous S'FREVIOUSLY REPORTED EWSTEL 1793, | Tuo _RUAJ3T 1e1sn 3 ae sot TT tt Rte _ THAT, SUKARRO MIGHT BE TAKING TRIP WE EAV= Hab EQUAL “mDicat IONS TO CONTRARY. WILL BS CHECKING TKROUGH OTHER —— = .,DIRCES ARD REPORT. (SEE ALSO SEPTEL REPORTING SUBARDRIO- ---.. SHATEUENT TO IkDO-JOURBALIST THAT SUKARHO' YAS HCPIRS TO oe ATTEND HAVANA TRI-CONTINENT CONFERENCE. WHILE THIS SZEMS- _WILIKELY TO CCCUR IN VIEW OF TIMING, IT HAY INDICATE SUKARNO A TTENDANCE RaD AT. LEAST” BEER DISCUSSED. ) “oe corte we 810 *eP-2. GRE Th He Se ee —~ SANITIZED! Authority oe By. tee NARS, ae FRE Fe PRIEST HR ARTE [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 84] === OUZ, 4 INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State 111 VV MJA943JSA38$ R r [Unreadable] ZNY sssss' ECS AMASHDC PRIORITr_18 1 1V 4111 DECEMBER 28 l K EXDIS ASSISTANT SECRETARY BUNDY FROM AMBASSADOR iREF: EMBTEL'1737 I. SEVERAL OFFICIAL FAMILIES HAVE NOW RETURNED TO DJAKARTA. 7THEtR RETURN HAS RECEIVED NO PUBLICITY HERE, AND,.SO-,FAR AS WE KNOW, NO UNUSUAL ATTENTION OUTSIDE. INDONESIA.. I BELIVE IT IMPORTANT FOR STAFF MORALE, AND T0 SHOw OUR CONFIDENCE IN INDO'- ARMY, -THAT WE- CONTINUE INWARD MOVEMENT,OF DEPENDENTS WITH TARGET OF RETURNING tBY END OF JANUAR Y.'ALL. WHO. WISH TO RETURN. PAGE TWO RUMJBT 945A E-C i T 1~i~ COUNTRY TEAM AND I HAVE CAREFULLY REVIEWED SECURITY SITUATION AND WE SEE NO.REASON.WHY WE SHOULD NOT PROCEED ALONG.THESE LINES 2. ONE PRESSING PROBLEM IS FACT THAT ALL OF THE..37 SHOOL-AGED CHILDREN WHO WERE EVACUATED ATTENDED ONE OF TWO SCHOOLS. AT ONE OF THESE' THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS JANUARY'V17 AT THE OTHER THE SPRING TERM COMMENCES JANUARY 26. IN VIEW OF THE ALREADY., SERIOUS DISRUPTION THIS EVACUATION HAS CAUSEDFOR CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONv I CONSIDERIT DESIRABLE THAT FAMILIES AT' EAST BE GIVEN THE OPTION OF RETURNING TO DJA ART4A PRIOR TOO0ENING O9 THE SCHOOL TERMS IF THEY DESIRE. . MANY FAMILIES HAVE MIXTUREE OF SCHOOL AGE AND.. PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN, AND IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY. DIFFICULT -TO RECOMMEND ANY RATIONAL CATEGORIES FOR FURTHER STAGGERSING,..RETURN.'HOWE 1ER, iIT LIKELY THAT INDIVIDUAL PREFERENCES ANDL THE NEED TO 08IN VISAS AND MARE TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS wILLSPREADRETURN OVER, EASMONTH OR SOT AVOID MASS INFLUX AloAw!'ID S 1 QF-F === [PDF page 85] === . 1882 DECEMBER 28, FROM DJAKARTA BE NOTED THAT FEWEIR hPENDENTS WILL RETURN sO4IT A0 AN EBVACUATEASRESULTRSRICT IONS ON MILITARY DEPENDENT .1nil YEAR' REMAINING ON TOUR UALDING_-TR ANSWER S AND.FACT SOME DEPENDENTS WIL PAGE" THREE'RUMJBT 94 5 A_1MS- --- rALMOST *CERTAINLY PREFER TO.WAIT IN US UNT IL EMPLOYEE RETURNS i'ON HOME LEAVE OR TRANSFER. WE EVACUATED ABOUT 125 PEOPLE. NE ESTIMATE THAT 'NO MOKE THAN 80 WOULD RETURN IF AUTHORIZED AT THIS TIME. 5K SEVERAL EMPLOYEES NOW ON HME LEAVE' 44CCUSKER, EMORY, 1CGRIKAWA.)_ARE _DUETER U-RNDJ RING JANUARY AND I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPTION OF BRINGING THEIR FAMILIES 'WITH THEM RATHER THAN BEING FORCED TOTAhVBI SEPARATELY ONLY A FEW WEEKS APART. 6 I RECOMMEND WE AUTHORILE, RETURN OF ANY FAMILY WHICH WISHES 1. SOME HAVE MADE 'COMM ITMENTS T0COME BACK ANY TIME AFTER JANUARY TO WA IT (SCHOOLING, LEASES, ETC. _AND WOULD PROBABLY PREFER UNTIL SUMMER PROVIDING DEPARTMENT AUTHOR IZES. CONT INUATION OF SEPARATE MAINTENANCE ALLIANCE., I BEL IEVE THEY, SHOULD J GIVEN THISOPTION. UPON RECEIPT DEPARTMENT CONCURRENCE, EMASSYW LL ALERT DEPENDENTS, RES1DING<OJLVXOLUSAAND S PROVIDE ME AND ADDRESSES OF'EACUEES' IN US WH DESIGN To RE;T URN. GREEN, 4 I m ) AS RECEIVED Ott.4 [Unreadable] === [PDF page 86] === THESE DOCUMENTS ARE THE BEST AVAILABL! EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO ENHANCE MAE hig NNNNVZ CZ CH JB 725d Bi 135% » PP RUENC KUFHOL ™ SS De RUM BT oS4A s971288 . _ZNY SSS SS ° Info oR 23112. — Aa AME Se aR D wo _ 10 O RUE HC/ Se CST ATE WASHDC. PR LOR} “INFO RUF HOL/ AWENBASSY BONN: 16435 “* RUHPAG" ANENBASSY CANBERRA 2\ VF ee /AnED PAC Feanorae 3 FOR, “POL AD ence a: te <i ARE. RY Fu LEA sith DEPARTMENT THAT y 1¢ TINE’ TO BEGIN PLANNING FOR: CLOSER COORDIN 1ES ON TACT ICS. AND LINES OF_.ACT LON REGAR ANCE TO INDONESIA“ > HOWEVER’s. BELIEVE IT: AS: STILL. ET.,AS-A TRI FOR SAITO- JAPAN? » ‘WERZ > (GERMANY), AND NE- T,0: ZNE ANY RE CURRENT:. B BASIS¥ ae ANY’ “such: Ties AND..S EET INGS WOULD BE: BUE CR; MATTER: GUESSE DP Ae came!: ee ac pied voOuLD DBE “Tact “Tea “WISTA T,0 GIVE IND powes SIANS ANY: ‘WE ARE “GANGING UP ON THEN," NVERSEL Ys. TH HAT =ER 1OUSLY. CONCERT ING ‘TO,HELP; ’. LATER. ON, AT TE DING. % EVOL-UT 10N 0 OF SITUATION, St HH; MEETINGS: BE ce & DESIRABLE’:: et te ay ic AISE: MATTER: I YW R SEOF. = 370 POINT UP.’1MPORT ES en (TO KE IW =CLOSE TOUCH WIT *BACK. OTHER, AND. J 79, ENSU p0SS IBLE:: EXCHANGE GE. OF: VIEWSe2E2 SP te at Y [Unreadable] eenetee moe ORE Be aE SR Pe TVET NARS Stas — SORTS TPR ENR TEBE EE Sak GTO TF a * SMOG IT Str mar [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 87] === . AR se ote de \;,. 7-2-1857, DECEMBER 23, Fru DJAKARTA. 7 1" : Ota wat ery Sectors 2 3 ee eiging ow cm ep emege tse. vy re. cr DUT PSP ae a ; gi HAVE, STRICTLY ON MY OWN, TAYEN ‘SOUNDINGS oF! “| “Jon POSSIBILITIES FOR CLOSER COORDINATION AND EVEN PUK * wOVING TOWARDS MULTILATERAL: TALKS, HERE IN DJAKARTA. THEIR 2 "REACTIONS PRECISELY SAME, AS MINE AS NOTED ABOVE. [_ MADE ‘all “THE FURTHER POINT THAT AND WASHINGT ON HAVE VERY, wld ** SIMILAR INTERESTS AND AlMS WITH/REGARD TO ASSISTANCE TO "So l INDONESIA, SAME WAS NOT-TRUE OF | IWHOSE: POLICY. DIRECTED SATISFYING CLAIMS. | OC Oe Or _TPAGE THREE’ RUM JBT__85.40 - i rt 7k, ite SES Pye rnd ea eee a Jac EVEWw "IF WY COLLEAGUES ‘AND, 1 WERE ABLE TO GETS F2° 327 OM ““"FOGETHER AROUND THE, TABLE, WITHOUT DANGER OF THIS FACT -BECOM I . ° 'yNoWN, IT WOULD BE, VERY DIFFICULT TO COME UP ‘WITH ANY USEFUL: RECOMMENDATIONS AT THIS TINE-AS TO EXACT FORMS OF ASSISTANCE HT MAKE!“ WHAT..WE NEED ABOVE ALL ARE DETAILED, EACH COUNTRY MIG i M TALKS WITH GOL AS TO PRECISELY WHAT ITS NEEDS ARE AGAINST. PLANS.” SUCH TALKS WITH. GOL ARE NOT P ‘COULD BE_AS SOON AS, RESPONSIBLE UNITA “EMERGES. ~ WE ARE GOING TO (A) EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE (FOR WHICH “INFO PROMISED PARA ONE te DEPTEL 808. JUST. RECEIVED, WILL: BE MOST<HELPF UL) “AND (B).= wt-aS TO (B),:.CONSORTIUM, ARRANGEN @ APPROACH AND-THIS WOULD, -OF= CLOSE” ADVANCE MULTILATERAL. AS. WELL. AS RE “AND “IN|CARIT AL OSSIBLE RIGHT NOW BUTS RY GOVERNMENT CLEARLY: 2435 Bee ogee FE Een 57! CupaSsSY FILES. ON 1963-1iNF. CONSORT 1UM ESNDONESIA “SHIPPED OUT? WHEN: BRITISH EMBASSY BURNED.. FOR = 1QuR" OUN BACKGROUND’ WOULD APPRECIATE BRIEF TELEGRAPHIC SUNMAR ‘2 TOF ‘COUNTRIES. INVOLVED: AND {RAT URE OF-.PROJECT. WITH-ANY: ADDIT 1¢ 25 IpeT AILS DEFT. BELIEVES. VOU. Peet! BY, POUCH. woe gat FE BS = Seah heli oe 2 z ‘se Soy PLANNING AND DETERMINATION TO CARRY THROUG) a ‘BE. FACED WITH TWO TYPES OF ASSISTANC 3 NG MT TSR COAT SESS ERT LET FRO STN ETE PAPA R STIS NE Ta Fa RTT [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 88] === INCOMING TELEGRAM Depariinent of State 82 [Unreadable] re “09 Ruer Been 9beie4e RUE PCR RUFHDN RUFHP.. UMJBI 8v8 5 foe,. Info, ZNY. SSSSS a. pot BB On a ‘OR R 2211502; Dat ss MEMERSSY DJA ae » G ork RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC NED LATE UBB) cp “RUHKLHQ/CINCPAC PARIOR ITY: [Unreadable] at” [RUEKDA/DCD PRIORITY * og _H” "RUEPCR/WHITE HOUSE PRIORITY -22-° _ SAL - INFO RUMTEK/AMEMBASSY BANG KOK 202 ‘RUMJKL/AMEMEASSY KUALA LUM PUR, 308 “NSG jRUMUMA/AMEMBASSY MANILA 456 “nk -RUMJEM/AM CONSUL MEDAN 378.-} -" Noa;RUFHPA/AMEMBASSY PARIS 59_3 N= SRUALOT /AMEMBASSY TOKYO 291% ,ZEN/AMCONSUL, SURABAYA UNN: +: SBT. Te Same é ~ open (ECR EE fee FOR POLAD cee eee me ee we oe me SEER ESTERS AA ae te ems, rey Settee Cafeaansedtbe oa. VT SRE IE ner, wee, ©, a an e: ERGOT ya td [> ‘ts4 ta 4 td UD _ MANILA FOR FELGR so” PRB RET ORE LUTTE PEN a? DOE. Hy ENERAL, SITUATION. AS. OF Yeoo “DEC 22.°" ON. EVE- OF CHRISTMAST IME # AND MCSLEM FASTING MONTH, THERE. HAVE BEEN FEW SIGNIFICANT -.. : CHANGES BUT REPORTS. OF. ret INENT DEVELOPMENTS CONTINUE. SUKARNO: “REITERATED HIS OUTWORN DEFENSE OF PKI IN SPEECHES DEC 21 - - AND: 22, BUT “REAL. SITUATION REFLECTED MORE, ACCUR ATELY IN BASIC | [Unreadable] " PAGE. Two RUMUBI BOBA gee Re eines. "GUIDE FOR CRUSHING PKI ISSUED BY GENERAL “WASUT ION. " SUKARNO _ IREPORTEDLY HAS PROMISED TO BAN PKI WITHIN NEXT.FEW-DAYS AND*. ~~ SOME ence EXPECT TERR GR IST RETALIATION. AWWED AM IDS ORGANS?: [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 89] === -2- 1842, DECEMBER 22, FROM DJAKCARTA (SCTIOCIN ONE OF TW'O). GTHER EVIDENCE'MODERATE RESURGENCE.'y, KILLING CF PKI A DHERENTS .. CONTINUES IN BAL'I AND EAST JAVA. IN DJAXARTA SEVERAL SPECIFIC IRRITANTSIN INDO-US RELATIONS WERE FINALLY REMlCED. .2.SUKARNO AND THE PKI.. A. SPEAKING TO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DEC 21 ON CCAS1ON OF . FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF OPENING OF CAiPAIGN IC AGOUIRE Yo'EST :1RIAN,.SUKARNU NEVER.ONCE MENTIONED 05IENSLLE THEEE OF GATHERING L ANPDINSTEAD STRESSED HOW MUCH.PKI HAD CONTRILUIED TO INDO'. REVOLUTION. "PK1 ESPECIALLY HAS SERVED REVOLUTION... P.KI HAS PERFORMED GREAT. SEVICES FOR THE REVOLUTION,.. Fi 1.AS CONTRi18 ED' MORE THAN ANY OTHER PARTY OR GROUP," SUK.ANC STRESSEr.'NOTIGLJ THAT THOUSANDS.0OF PKI ADHERENTS HAD BEEN 'AR7ESTED AN' MANY KILLED IN,ABORTIVE 1926 REBELLION, SURI\AR Y *CL!'.E- T):EsE PKI *SACRIFICES WERE "FOR THE- INDO R EVOLUTIOtN, OR AN INDEPE ENT -INDONESIA." NOT ONE NEWSPAPER:VAS ABLE TO S'A!ALLCk' M'RD ENOUGH TO PRINT THESE REMARKS, HOWEVER, AND SOME STORIES PAGE THREE-RUMJBT 88 -4-- E. MERELY EMPHASIZED SUKARNO'S DEFENSE OF NAS7A X: W4*1LE AtY ILY EVEN MANAGED TO TWIST PRESIDENT'S RE!MiARKS SO THAI E APiPEAtREED - TCOBE CONDEMN1N COMUNISM. -HE GOT LITTLE APPLAUSE-DURI 'NG LARGE* OVATION WHEN HE ENTERED SPORTS HALL AND SUKARNO INVITED SUN.RTO AND LEIMENA TO SIT BESIDE HIM ALTHOUGH SUBANDRIO AND SALEH WHO-ALSO PRESENT REMAINED ON BACK RCW. B.?PRESIDENT REPEATED SAME THEMES AT MOTHErS DAY ''THERING THIS MORNING, WITH EMPHASIS ON DEFENS-EF PI VOt' E 'S .SOURCE HAS INFORMED THAT GEN S'jIAFO. ECtIVED ASSURANCES FROM SUKARNO DEt 17 THAT- FR SIDE WOULD .ANNOUNCE NATION-WIDE BAN ON'PK "WITHIN ONE VEEK. . HAVE RECEIVED SCATTERED REPORTS THAT PRI MAY RESORT TO TERRCRISM IN NEXT FEW DAYS AND SURART' - HAS ASSIGNED ARMY BODYGUARDS TO KEY CFFIClALS. COMMENTT.. PKI CAPABILITY TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD TROUBLE SEL1EVED TO SE !VIRTUALLY ELIMINATED BUT SOME LOCALIZED INCIDENTS COULD FOLLOW DEFINITIVE BAN ON PARTY. PRESENT MAGIC DATES ARE DEC 24 -OF MOSLEM FASTING MONTH. -AND -BEGINNING JAN 1. IN VlEW,.OF SUVARNO' S === [PDF page 90] === ~3- 1842, DECEMBER 22, FROM DJAKARTA (SECTION ONE OF TWO). [Unreadable] FAGE FOUR' RUMJBT 608A -0 C R E T. CONTINUING PUBLIC DEFENSECF PK I (PARA 1.A.), EM EASSY RElAINS - SKEPT ICAL THAT HE, WILL PERSON ALLY I-RONOUNCE AN ON PT .3. ARNY AND CIVILIANS CONTINUE ONO ORSE.I DPE SUKARNO'S REPEATED AND POINT ED CALLS' FOR ST OPPINGPERSECUTION OF- COMMUNISTS, MILITARY AND Paff1ICAL..PARTY LEADERS, ARE NOT EVEN 'A. GEN NT DEC ISSUED VEREOSE "BASIC GUIDE" FOR CRUSHING PKI. INSTRUCTION STATED: (I)." ALL ELEMENTS" OF .PX MUST BE EXPELLED FRC104 ST AT EBCDIES AND MUST OE I50LAT ED 'SO T HAT THEY'CANNOT REAPPEAR:(II) PURGES JIUST BE CARRIED QUICKLY AND CONFIDENTLY SOTHATMEMENTUM CAN BE 14INTAIN D AND?i PREVENTEDF FRGMF'REATING CVOJER ORGANIZATIONS CR INFILTRATING ITS SYvPATH+JZERS.INTO STATE APPAI'TUS OR OTHER POLITICAL PARTIES;.AND (III)* EACH ARMED FGRCE IS.,PERMITTED TO ESTAftISH 4 ITMS OWN MECHANISM FOR DEALING WITH.?KI BUT WEEKLY AND MONTHLY - SB. EASTA RANCH CONFERENCE OF MOSLEM NU PARTY HAS. PASSED ESOLUT10N CALLING.FO.REPLACEMENT OF TERM "LEFTIST.. REVOLUTION" WITH "'PANTJASILA REVC.UTION,"P.URGE CF PKI SYMPATHIZERS' ON-PARTYBY END OF YEAR, AND. "REVISION" PAGE FIVE RUf.JBT' 808A:2r3 CF D IPLOM AT I C-4RELAT IONSITHCINA (SABAYA U CONTEL 53) P.WESTI RIAN CAMPAIGN R ALLY HELD 'IN SANDUNG'DEC 1.9 UNDER SPONSORSHIP MULTI-PARTY "ACTION COMMAND TO CRUSH. .30 SEPT MOVEENT"ALSO CALLED FOR- PURGE OF CABINET AND PROTESTED ;"SLANDER AND INSTIGATIONS".LAUNCHED BY RADIO PEKING.... TD.. IN ONE OF MOST*SURPR ISING CHALLENbES TO SUKARNO'S 4 LONG HABIT OF GOVERNMENT BY-PRESIDENTIAL DECREES APPOINTIVE PARLIAMENT DEC 21 VIRTUALLY DEFIED. 'PRESIDENT AND ORDERED THAT. t-1966 BUDGET NOT BE PRQMULGATED AS DECREE. - PARLIAMENT'S... ANNOUNCEsMENT. CALLED UPON 801 TO SUBM IT BUDGET AS BILL To. PARLIAMENT FIR.REVIEW AND PRQ04 ISED -QUICK ACT ION. BUDGET wAS ACCORDINGLY SUBMITTED-AND PARLIAMENT PROMPTLY ASKED EXECUTIVE. FOR MORE INFORMAT10N9..... E.,30NEARM1Y.CONTROLLED.PAPER:TOARE RE.T AU 0 === [PDF page 91] === Shh sGkaset tos E OF TWO), ECTION ON JAKARTA FROM D ER 22 » DECEMB 1842 sdae =e One S” INDEL1B soe tye WicH 1 oO tS < eee nv.: nots: 1: DD orrmne omne ee 5 SO ea eaincn Dl Se yetenneees eres Ta oF os te ctume meengicvee we. ae Mee: Mee [Unreadable] un oS ARNO. PEOPLE fo heel t ttlee SPOKESMAN 0 ASSOCIATED WITH SUK TAS’ "Si ADVANCE COPY TO S [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 92] === of w ce ING TELEGRAM Depar iment of State — ee ones nne Action « 2 o ” ye-.. (00 RUEHC RUEPIA RUEKDA R RUEPCR RUEWOW RUFHPR, TG; DE, RUMJET €08B 3561320 07) fiw re wt Ifo “2NY SSSSS_.. Mey bot ae TY QR pea er ee EE “ ss, Te. AMEMBASSY CuaKaniad weg a ye Dt, 8 0 aL a @° 2 STO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IED AATE, ae [Unreadable] +P.'RUEPIA/CIA PRIORITY |. '- he Dae eo bi 2 Fi ) 2.: san ‘RUEKDA/DOD PRIORITY” 2° P 2 2 Hi!RUEPCR/VHITE HOUSE PRIORITY.>:,': "SAL “SINFO RUNTPK/AMEMBASSY BANGKOK 202 “ ‘RUHPAG/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 289.: « iy "RUN JDH/ AN CON SUL HONGKONG 235 ° -f.- Fs "RUMUKL/AMEMBASSY KUALA LUM PUR. "308° ‘ NSE. RUM JMA/AMEMBASSY MANILA 456}. :“ppee > RUMJEM /AMCONSUL- MEDAN 378, } ceca. RUFHPA/AMEMBASSY PARIS 50.3: ‘ag, ‘RUMISN/ANCONSUL SINGAPORE 297. NSA” TRUALOT/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 251 3 NIG = ZEN/AMCONSUL SURABAYA, URN. Te Peery Eee Be: pocan lS “oda | SECRET, “secT oN Two oF ‘Two DEC 22 . PROCESS” ‘OF ELIMINATING LEFT.-WING CONTROL: “OF PNI Ist) ” nett ete "MOVING APACE. LEFT.-WING'S ONLY PRESS MOUTHPIECE, SOK OGURU- or -722. {REVOLUSI, ANNOUNCED QUIETLY DEC 24 THAT NO FURTHER. -ISSUES WOULD ot a. BE PUBLISHED AND TODAY. PRESS REPORTS PAPER HAS BEEN BANED BECAUSE:: ogi “EMIT WAS -INVOLVED. IN SEPT 38 MOVEMENT.” PNI "CONGRESS WORKING BODY” 7 jMEETING, ‘WHICH’ ORIGINALLY HAD BEEN LEFT-WING GAMBIT TO. OUST.2a "+ >: aan { MODERATES AND PREVENT-CONVENING OF;:PARTY-CONGRESS, HAS FINALLY :; OPENED - IN DJAKARTA TODAY WITH ANNOUNCED, PURPOSE. 76 DECIDE ~~ ohobsc se Bt eee ey oe ee ee ae SRE aS REY RTE TEE IOS PREEEAs eR SENT a TI On ogee eee ene [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 93] === [Unreadable] -2- 1842 DLCENsIsER 22, FRO IiJAKARTA. (SECTION TWO OF '1b'O) CJICKLY TO HOLD PARTY CONGRESS.". CEMENTT: AL1/SURACHMAN GROUP. APPEARS TO HAVE SURRENDERED TO DEMANDS OF MODERATES.) PRESS CLAIMS THAT 19 OUT OF.2) DJAXARTA PNI BRANCHES IAvE' A . PLEDGED ALLEGIANCE TO PARTY'S MODERATE FACTION UNDER [Unreadable] HARDI/ POP 5. SECURITYSITUATION IN OUTLYING AREAS. A. AMlrCONSUL MEDAN HAS RE PCRT FRCM.WITHIN CHINESE COM,,MUNITY- THAT ANTI-CHINESE VI1OLEN4CE HAS OCCURRED IN PONT IANAK ON.. MUCH MORE SERIOUS SCALE THAN DEC*10 VIOLENCE IN MEDAN, BUT THAT INCIDENTS BEING HUSHED UP AND THIS NOT REPORTED IN.PRESS. (COimMENT': MEDAN RIOTING HASNEVER BEEN REPORTED IN-DJAKARTA. PRESS ALTHOUGH THERE -HAVE BEEN.OBLIQUE REFERENCES TO SUBSEQUENT. B. UNOFFICIAL HEAD OF NATIONALIST CHIN.SESCMUNITY IN SURABAYA HAS ASSURED AMCONSUL THAT DESTR-OcTION OFCHINESE PROPERTY IN BALI HAS BEEN LIMI.TED -TO.COMMUNIST CHINESE AND. 'ONLY ONE."NON-RED" SHOP BURNEDJRIN ERROR..:BALINESE CHINESE COMmUN'ISTS HAVE REPORTEDLY SEN"'DELE-GATION TO CHICOM EMEASSY DJAKARTA TO REQUEST EVACUATING. EUT' EMBASSY URGED THEM TO HAN C. AsCCSUL SURAEAYA HASREPORT THAT-INDISCR IMINATE KILLINGS AVE.VIRTUALLY CEASED IN EAST JAVA, BUT.THAT PK1 PRISONERS: .ARE'STILL BEING SLOWLY RELEASED TO MOSLEM ACTIVISTS FOR xecur 6.- INDOAMERICAN RELATIONS. HIGH-LEVEL DECISION APPARENTLY' TA KEN.T CLEAN UP OLD.PROBLEMS AND IRRI.T ANT-SIVCfAVE LONG FESTEREDIN-OUR RELATIONS WITH FOREIGN MINISTRY.EMBASSY-- :-RECEIVED PAYMENT.DEC 21. FOR DAMAGE TO MEDAN AND SURABAYA-;:4.- *CONSULATES BY DEMONSTRATORS EARLIER THIS YEAR-.: ( FIRST:x7 REIMBURSEMENT RECEIVED SINCE 1962 DESPITE REITERATED CLAIMS. AFTER- NINE MONTHS OF- STALLING, FONDEP ALSO INFORMED EMBASSY' THAT PRIVATE PROPERTY-OF TWO EMBASSY MILITARY OFFICERS vNICH - SEIZED WHEN HOUSE THEY RENTED. FROM AMERICAN MOTION PICTURE.-.. rEXECUTIVE WAS TAKEN.OVER WILL BE RETURNED. TODAYs USIS LIBRARY.BOOKS WHICH HAVE BEEN IN POLICE STORAGE SINCE MARCH - WERE FINALLY TURNED OVER TO MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR7k2. USE BY- INDO UNIVErSITIES AS INTENDED, AND FINAL ACTION HAS.*. ~APPARENTLY BEEN INITIATED TO-RELEASE AMERICAN MISSIONARY VHO HS. 1EE TN4 CONFINEMENT FOR ALMOST ISIX.MONTHS ON VAGUE SUBVERSION 0 <7f.' UNLESS MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS OCCUR. ININEI NXTSRP:WIILL. BE.FILED DECEMBER 27. MERRY CHRISTMAl GREENi GP-3.. ~ p. ADv ANC COPY TO S/S-0, 12/22/65~ 1O25 LM. === [PDF page 94] === INCOMING TELEGRAM department Of State Action ~Q:L4~4 S FE ETEKCVV MJA464MJA461JBA880 00 RUEHC RUEPIA RUEKDA RUEPCR RUFHDN RUF}{PA 965 DEC 20 AM 8 Info, -DE RUMBJT 724B 354)23&4 2' G FM AMEMBASSY GJAKRA SP. TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1814 SAH RUHLHQ/CINCPAC PRIORITY, L RUEPIA/CIA PRIORITY H j BUEKDA/DOD PRIORITY 11' EUR' RUEPCR/WHITE HOUSE PRIORITY RUHPAG/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 206 USIA 'RUMJKL/AMEMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR 305 NSC. RUFHDN/AMEMBASSY LONDON 263 [Unreadable] ANID flAMEM5ASYPARIS 48 E MUSN/AMCONSUL S INGAPORE294 OpR- LRUALOT/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 247 ZEN/AMCONSUL SURABAYA UNN STATE GRNC SECTION TWO OF TWODEC 20 5' SUKARNO'S DAYS NUMBERED? WE'HAVE BEEN MARKEDLY STRUCK BY ATTITUDE TOWARD SUKARNO -REVEALED BY INDONESIAN CONTACTSWITHIN PAST FEW DAYS. BOTH MILITARY AND CIVILIAN SOURCES NOW DISMISS _f4 RNO ASH4SBEEN [TO WHOM NO-ONE LISTENING AND REPEATEDLY wE CONTINUE RECEIVE HTNTS AND STATEMENTS THAT HE WILL NO LONGER. BE FACTOR TO BE RECKONED WITH' AFTERJANUARY 1. (SEE ALSO SITREP 66). MOMENTUM OF CHANGE ALSO REVEALED BY SHIFTING EDITORIAL CONTENT OF ARMY AND PRO-ARMY PRESS, WHICH NOW SUGGESTING THAT ARMY MUST EXERCISE MORE. CONTROL OVER ECONOMY. LESSS THAN-TWO WEEKS AGO ARMY LEADERSHIP STILL I1NCLINED TO LET SUKARNO/SUBANDRIO CONTINUE TO DEAL WITH' PAGE TWQ RUMJBT 724A >5'E CR E9T ECONOMY AND FALL ON FACE DOING SO). IN MEETING WITH CATHOLIC [PARTY LEADERS DEC 1,7, NASUTION AND POLITICIANS REPORTEDLY SBQTH AGREED THAT THEY LACKED CONFIDENCE IN PRESENT CABINET PRESIDIUM AND THUS CHANGES I UST BE MADE (FND 8403 - NOFORN). Authoit> By. 44.NARlS, Date === [PDF page 95] === -2- 1814, DECEMBER20 (SECTION TWO OF TWO), FRODM DJAKARTA 6. MISCELLANEOUS DEVELOPMENTS. A. ABSENCE OF ANY PRESS ATTENTION 'INDICATES THAT ISUKARNO-BACKED "WORKING BODY CONGRESS" OF LEFT-WING PNI SCHEDULED FOR DEC 18-20 WAS NOT HELD (SITREP 66). BAN OF LEFTWING'S OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER SULUH.INDONESIA ALSO CONTINUES AND REMAINING PRESS OUTLET (SOKOGURU REVOLUSI). HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY -4,TAME RECENTLY IN FACE OF OFFENSIVE BY MOD'eRATE WING'LED BY HARDI J AND HADISUBENO. WAY NOW APPEARS OPEN FOR HOLDING EXTRAORDINARY PARTY CONGRESS'IN JANUARY WHICH SEEMS DESTINED TO END LEADERSHIP,OF ALI SASTROAMIDJOJO AND CRYPTO-COMMUNIST PARTY.SECGEN SURACHIMAN. B. SENIOR JUDGE WHO WILL BE CIVILIAN MEMBER OF EXTRAtORdINARY MILITARY-COURT TO BE CONENED IN JANUARY TOLD EMBOFF THATHE HAb ALREADY DECIDED THAT SENTENCE FOR CONjIr TED. PARTICIPANTS IN 30 SEPT MOVEMENT WOULD BE DEATH. C. RUMORS IN CHINESE COMMUNITY ARE SPREADING TO EFFECT THAT SINO-INDONESIAN DUAL CITIZENSHIP AND NATURALIZATION TREADY PAGE THREE R UM J8T 72 48:9 E-4G-R-E-Y- 0O 1 9 60 WILL BE ABROGATED AND THAT SHIPS ARE EN ROUTE FROM' CHINA TO REPATRIATE CHINESE NATIONALS. THERE IS CURRENTLY HEAVY INVLUX OF CHINESE INTO DJAKARTA FROM OTHER PARTS OF .INDONESIA, PARTICULARLY NORTH'SUMATRA, IN EFFORT TO ESCAPE PERSECUTIN, PRESENT OR ANTICIPATED. [D. RIG GEN SuTO iPTO, S.H., FORMALLY JOBLESS FOR PAST -SEVERAL WEEKS, APPEARED IN PRESS RTEPOT DEC 20 AS SECOND CHAIRMAN OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO 'COMPILE FACTS ABOUT 30 SEPT MOVEMENT, WITH, TASK OF RESTORING COMPACTNESSBETWEEN ARMED,1IiI t FORCES. CHAIRMAN IS POLICE MAJOR GEN OUDANG. (COMMENT: REPORTED SUKARNO EFFORT TO HAVE SUTJIPTO SENT ABROAD TO GET HIM OUT OF" WAY DID NOT,SUCCEED.) :GREEN fDVANCEDELTVEYT SS0AT 8:47' AM,12/20/65, S~EMT-- === [PDF page 96] === 49 INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State Action NNNNVZCZCMJB312SPA4 15 00 RUEHC RUEPIA RUEKDA RUEPCR RUFHDN RUFHPA FE DE RUMBJT 724A 3540015 ZNY SSSSS Ihfo /0 P 201105Z G. "TO RUEHC/SECTATE WASHDC IMMEDATE 1814 SP: RUHLHQ/CINCPAC PRIORITY 2 AM 2 43 SAW RUEKDA/DOD PRIORITY,RUEPCR/WHITE HOUSE PRIORITY D CLASSIFIED 'H I~NORUMTBK/AMEMBASS-Y BANGKOK 200 kthoritYff' T T- EGR,RUHPAG/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 206 1. RUMJDH/AMEMBASSY 'HONGKONG 232, B NA1BS, a P RUMJKL/AMEMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR 305 RUMJMA/AMEMBASSY MANILA 452 INR RUMJEM/AMCONSUL MEDAN 373 'RUFHPA/AMEMBASSY PARIS 48 TSA NIC 'RUMJSN/AMCONSUL SINGAPORE 294 rA RUALOT/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 247 " ZEN/AMCONSUL SUR BAYA UNN Sr ATE,GR NC, SE--0-ft-T SECTION ONE OF TWO DEC 20 CINCPAC FOR POLAD MANILA FOR FELG/RSO, PARIS POR NATUS. JOINT SITREP NO. 67 '1. GENERAL SITUATION AS OF 1600 DEC 20. SUKARNO HAS CONTINUED MARATHON SPEECHMAKING IN UNRECONSTRUCTED BUT SOMEWHAT DEFENSIVE VEIN AND TODAY VENTURED OUTSIDE DJAKARTA-BOGAR*AREA TO. CENTRAL 'JAVA FOR FIRST SUCH TRIP SINCE BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30. NO ONE APPEAREDD LISTENING TO PRESIDENT, HOWEVER, AND LATEST SPEECHES NOT EVEN, CARRIED BY RADIO. SUKARNO MAY HAVE SUFFERED NEAR PAGE T W0 RUMJBT 724A S10-RE T NERVOUS BREAKDOWNDEC-17, AND -IN ANY CASE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE. HIS LEADERSHIP.PALPABLYSLI PPING AWAY. EMBASSY RECEIVING COMMENTS FROM ALL SIDES WHICH APPEAR DISCOUNT SUKARNO AS PROBLEM I " I AFTER JANUARY I'AND IMPLY POSSIBLE MAJOR POWER.RE-ADJUSTMENT IN. === [PDF page 97] === 2- 1814, DECEMBER 20, FROM DJAKARTA, (SECTION I OF II), NEAR FUTURE. ROLL-UP OF PKI REMNANTS IN VARIOUS PARTS 'OF COUNTRY CONTINUES APACE, AND PARTY FIRST DEPUTY CHAIRMAN LUKMAN REPORTEDLY HAS BEEN CAPTURED AND SHOT. SECURITY TIGHTENED IN SURABAYA WITH POSITIONN OF CONTROLOVER PERSONS ENTERING OR LEAVING CITY,'AND LARGE-SCALE KILLINGS OF PKI IN BALI CONTINUE. MEANWHILE, SUPREME OPERATIONS COMMAND (KOTI) ADDED FURTHER 'RESPONSIBILITIES TO ITS PORTFOLIO BY TAKING OVER SUPERVISION QF.21 MILLION "VOLUNTEERS" WHICH PREVIOUSLY UNDER NATIONAL FRONT. OTHER DEVELOPMENTS HINT AT POSSIBLE EARLY DEMISE OF FRONT ITSELF. '2. SUKARNOMANEiJVERING A. SUKARNO CONTINUED RECENT HEAVY SPEAKING SCHEDULE WITHI INSTALLATIONOF FORMER POLICE MINISTER SUTJIPTO DANUKUSUMO AS AMB TO BULGARIA DEC 18 AND TALK TO MOSLEM STUDENT ORGANIZATION (HMI) CONFERENCE LATER SAME DAY. PRESIDENT UTILIZED SUTJIPTO INSTALLATIO. [Unreadable] &V i'Jf% 1 9-7-A L A i t tMAA T TO DJAAA-BE"KINGi-PYONGiYANGi-HAN01-PHKNOM WAS ABSOLUTE NECESSITY FOR CRUSHING. NEKOLIM AND TO WARN AGAINST ANEKOLIM'EFFORTS TO CREATE.RIFT BETWEEN INDONESIA AND COMMUNIST PAGE THREE RUMJBT 724A-S- E u R T CHINA. HOWEVERi SUKARNO NOTED DEFENSIVELY THAT HE NOT DEFENDING) CHINESE DOMINATION OF INDO ECONOMY AND CLAIMED '(INCORRECTLY) CREDIT FOR 1958 REGULATIONS REMOVING CHINESE FROM RURAL AREAS 4NDONESIA. B. IN SPEECH TO HMI SUKARNO INTERLARDEb,ROUT IN PRKISFI.' OF ISLAM WITH WARNINGS Y0 HAL7' PERSECUTIONS OF I MIGHT BREAK UP. C. SUKARNO VENTURED,SOME DISTANCE FROM CAPITAL TODAY FOR FIRST TIME SINCE SEPT 30 FOR TRIP TO., MAGELANG TO ADDRESS 1~ GRADUATION NATIONAL MILITARY ACADEMY. PRESIDENT REPEATED OLD,'HEMES AND EVEN TRIED HINTING AT NEKOLIM SUBVERSION. (COMMENT: SUKARNO HAS FOR SOMETIME BEEN ASKING TO SPEAK TO PEOPLE IN CENTRAL JAVA AND ARMY HAS BEEN PUTTING HIM OFF. MILITARY 'ACADEMY GRADUATION WITH GEN. SUHARTO AS HOST' PROBABLY CONSIDERED RELATIVELY HARMLESS MEANS GIVE SUKARNO HIS TRIP BUT STILL KEEP '~1 HIM UNDER EYE OF MILITARY AUDIENCE.) D. RELIABLE SOURCE STATES SUKARNO HAD NEAR NERVOUS BREAKDOWN EVENING OF DEC 17 AND DURING SEIZURE BABBLED FOR SOME TIME. WHILE EMBASSYHASNOCONFIRMATION OF SEIZURE,..IT - NOTEWORTHY THAT NEITHER OF SUKARNO'S SPEECHES DEC 18 WERE BROADCAST, A MAJOR BREAK WITH PRECEDENT-SUGGESTINGPOSSIBLE === [PDF page 98] === RSECRET '3- 1814, DECEMBER 20, FROM DJAKARTA, (SECTION I OF II) CAUTION IN CASE PRESIDENT MIGHT SUCCUMB BEFORE NATIONWIDEADIENCE FEW SEEM TO BE LISTENING IN ANY CASE AND MOST INDONESIANS GIVE PAGE FOUR RUMJBT 24A SECRET IMPRESSION OF HAVING TUNED OUT PRESIDENT'S TIRED "CONCEPTIONS."*, 3. ELIMINATION OF COMMUNISTS CONTINUES APACE. PRESIDENT'S EXHORTATIONS HAVE EXERTED NO.VISIBLE CHECK ON CAMPAIGN-AGAINST 4FKI THROUGHOUT COUNTRY, AND IN SOME AREAS VIOLENCE HAS NOW BEEN TURNED AGAINST' CHINESE IN GENERAL. JAPANESE EMBOFF,.REPORTS THAT TWO RELIABLE SOURCES HAVE AFFIRMED CAPTURE AND SUSEQUENT EXECUTION OF PKI FIRST DEPUTY CHAIRMAN LUKMAN. SENIOR INDONESIAN JUDGE HAS PRIVATELY CONFIRMED, LUKMAN CAPTURE BUT UNAWARE HIS SUBSEQUENT FATE. 'B. BAN OF PKI IN SOUTH KALIMANTAN 'BY MILITARY COMMANDER (PEPELRADA) AND PARTY'S SELF-DISSOLUTION. IN DJOGJAKARTA BRINGS TOTAL OF PROVINCE-LEVEL AREAS IN WHICH PXI FORMALLY TERMINATED TO 14. ONLY 11 MORE TO GO! PKI SOURCE HAS INFORMED CAS THAT ' PARTYHAS NOW GIVEN UP HOPE OF SUKARNO PROTECTION AND EXPECTS FRESIDENT TO PRONOUNCE NATIONAL BAN ON PARTY BY DEC 24 (FND. 8405 NOFORN). C. FOLLOWING EARLIER EVIDENCE THAT PKI REMNANTS SEEKING REFUGE IN SURABAYAk, LOCAL MILITARY AUTHORITIES HAVE DECLARED SURABAYA "CLOSED CITY" 'AND INSTITUTED CONTROL OVER MOVEMENT OF ALL PERSONS IN AND OUT. ROADBLOCKS SET UP AROUND"',SURABAYA DEC.19 AND PERSONS UNABLE PROVE OCCUPATION IN CITY PAGE FIVE RUMJBT 724A FROHIBITED FROM ENTERING. RE-SCREENING OF PERSONS ALREADY IN SURABAYA ALSO TO BE UNDERTAKEN. D. ADDITIONAL REPORTS BEING RECEIVED INDICATE CONTINUING - MASSACRE OF PKI IN BALI, ONE RELIABLE BALINESE SOURCE STATES 1'10,000 HAVE BEEN KILLED, INCLUDING PARENTS 'OF CRYPTO-COMMUNIST GOVERNOR SUTEDJA. AMER.ICAN OBSERVER REPORTS MANY HEADLESS BODIES ENCOUNTERED ON ROADS AND FOOD AND FUEL,,VERY SCARCE BECAUSE ALL STORES CLOSED "INDEFINITELY." (COMMENT: ALTHOUGH PKI REPRESSION IN BALI BEGAN LATE, IT IS DEVELOPING RMUTALITY,..WHOSESCARS,.WILL.,TAKE.LONG TO HEAL.IN CLOSELY' === [PDF page 99] === - 1814, DECEMBER 20, FROM DJAKARTA, (SECTION I OF II) INTER-RELATED AND SEMI-FEUDAL BALINESE SOCIETY."'TOURISTS W PROBABLY. BE WELL ADVISED TO POSTPONE PLEASURE TRIPS TO ISLAND OF THE GODS.) 4. KOTI ADDS TO ITS"AUTHORITY. LITTLE NEWS HAS EMANATED F OM MEETINGS OF SUPREME OPERATIONS COMMAND (KOTI) WHICH WERE,ELD DEC 15, 16 AND 18, -EXCEPT ANNOUNCEMENT* THAT KOTI FORMING NEW SECTION TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR DWIKORA (ANTI-MALAYSIA CAMPAIGN) VOLUNTEERS,'WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN UNDER NATIONAL FRONT. FURTHER,.EVIDENCE THAT NATIONAL FRONT MAY BE ON LAST LEGS F., " COMES FROM ARMY OFFICER/RECTOR OF HASANUDDIN UNIVERSITY IN MAKASSAR WHO HAS PUBLICLY EXPRESSED CONVICTION THAT ANTI- COMMUNI4T STUDENT ACTION COMMITTEE (KAMI) SHOULD BE ONLY ORGAN 'FORMOBILIZING STUDENT POTENTIAL., A JOB HERTOFORE.ASSIGNED TO YOUTH ARM 'OF NATIONAL FRONT.* OTHER REPORTS INDICATE ARMY GROOMING JOINT SECRETARIAT OFFUNCTIONAL GROUPS T0 USURPMUCH OF JFRONTI' 'NOTE: ADVANCE COPY TO S/S-0 AT, 2:39 AM 12/21/65 - SHOR~ === [PDF page 100] === INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State S948A 1I gy FE' 00 RUEHC RUEPIA RUEKDA RUEPCR RUFHDN RUFHPA ;DE RUMBJT 724A 3540015 SSZNY SSSSS th0a 201105Z S.)'FM, AMEMBASSYDJAARTA A 1 RUEHC/ SE CST A WASHDC ATE 1 sp: RUHLHQ/CINCPAC PRIORITY,I65E 1AM 2 43 SAW,RUEPIA/CIA PRIORITY LI RUEKDA/DOD PRIORITY 'RUEPCR/WHITE HOUSE PRIORITY H INFO RUMTBK/AMEMBASSY BANGKOK 200, DECLASSE 'IRUHPAG/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 206 Apthrit 10,RUMJDH/AMEMBASSY*HONGKONG 232, iP RUMJKL/AMEMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR %305 B IA RUFHDN/ AME MBA SSY LONDON 26-3 RUMJMA/AMEMBASSY MANILA 452 RUMJEM/AMCONSUL MEDAN 373 RUFHPA/AMEMBASSY PARIS 48 RUMJSN/AMCONSUL SINGAPORE 294 IRUALOT/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 247 "ZEN/AMCONSULSUR4BAYA UNN E 7.SrATE GRNC ~PR Br' s, ttVSECTION ONE OF TWO DEC 20 CINCPAC FOR POLAD MANILA FOR FELG/RSO_ ,PAR IS FOR NATUS 1JOI'NT SITREP NO. 67/ I. GENERAL SITUATION AS OF 1600 DEC 20. SUKARNO HAS CONTINUED MARATHON SPEECHMAKING IN UNRECONSTRUCTED BUT SOMEWHAT DEFENSIVE VEINAND TODAY VENTURED OUTSIDE DJAKARTA-BOGAR'AREA TO. CENTRAL, Ii JAVA FOR FIRST SUCH TRIP SINCE BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30. NO ONE APPEAR D LISTENING TO PRESIDENT, HOWEVER, AND LATEST SPEECHES NOT 'EVEN' CARRIED BY RADIO. SUKARNO MAY HAVE-SUFFERED'NEAR PAGE TWO RUMJBT 724A S-E- --R-4------*. NERVOUS BREAKDOWN DEC 17, AND IN ANY CASE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE HIS LEADERSHIPPALPABLYSLIPPING AWAY. EMBASSY RECEIVING COMMENTS FROM ALL SIDES WHICH APPEAR DISCOUNT SUKARNO AS PROBLEM AFTER JANUARY. 1AND IMPLY POSSIBLE MAJCR POWER READJUSTMENT IN === [PDF page 101] === -2-1814, DECEMBER 20, FROM DJAKARTA, (SECTION I OF II), .NEAR FUTURE. ROLL-UP OF PKI REMNANTS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF COUNTRY l CONTINUES APACE, AND PARTY FIRST DEPUTY CHAIRMAN LUKMAN REPORTEDLY HAS BEEN CAPTURED AND SHOT. SECURITY TIGHTENED IN SURABAYA WITH \MPOSITION OF CONTROLOVER PERSONS ENTERING OR LEAVING CITY,'AND LARGE-SCALE KILLINGS OF PKI IN BALI CONTINUE. MEANWHILE, SUPREME OPERATIONS COMMAND (KOTI) ADDED FURTHER 'RESPONSIBILITIES TO ITS PORTFOLIO BY TAKING OVER SUPERVISION OF 21 MILLION "VOLUNTEERS" WHICH PREVIOUSLY UNDER NATIONAL FRONT. OTHER DEVELOPMENTS HINT AT POSSIBLE EARLY DEMISE OF FRONT ITSELF. '2. SUKARNOMANEiJVERING Ae SUKARNO CONTINUED RECENT HEAVY SPEAKING SCHEDULE WITH ' INSTALLATION OF FORMER POLICE MINISTER SUTJIPTO DANUKUSUMO AS ;AMB TO BULGARIA DEC 18 AND TALK TO MOSLEM STUDENT ORGANIZATION (HMI) CONFERENCE LATER SAME DAY. PRESIDENT UTILIZED SUTJIPTO INSTALLATION TO REASSERT TO DJAKARTA-PfEKIN-PYONGYANG-HAN01-PHNOM PENH AXIS WAS ABSOLUTE NECESSITY FOR CRUSHING. NEKOLIM AND TO WARN AGAINST NEKOLIM'.EFFORTS TO CREATE, RIFT BETWEEN INDONESIA AND COMMUNIST "PAGE THREE RUMJBT 724A - -E-C-RTE-- CHINA. HOWEVERj SURARNO NOTED DEFENSIVELY THAT HE NOT DEFENDING) CHINESE DOMINATION OF INDO ECONOMY AND CLAIMED (INCORRECTLY) L CREDIT FOR 1958 REGULATIONS REMOVING CHINESE FROM RURAL AREAS lNDONES'IA. B.., IN SPEECH TO HMI SUKARNO INTERLARDED ROUTLNEAJISE OF ISLAM WITH WARNINGS PERSECUTION bF PKI OR, NATION "r0HAL1 MIGHT BREAK UP. C. SUKARNO VENTURED,SOME DISTANCE FROM CAPITAL TODAY FOR FIRST TIME SINCE SEPT 30 FOR TRIP TO. MAGELANG TO ADDRESS GRADUATION NATIONAL MILITARY ACADEMY. PRESIDENT REPEATED OLD THEMES AND EVEN TRIED HINTING AT NEKOLIM SUBVERSION. (COMMENT: ISUKARNO HAS FOR SOMETIME BEEN ASKING TO SPEAK TO PEOPLE IN CENTRAL JAVA AND ARMY HAS BEEN PUTTING HIM OFF. MILITARY ACADEMY GRADUATION WITH GEN. SUHARTO AS HOST PROBABLY CONSIDERED RELATIVELY HARMLESS MEANS GIVE SUKARNO HIS TRIP BUT STILL KEEP HIM UNDER EYE OF MILITARY AUDIENCE.): . D. RELIABLE SOURCE STATES SUKARNO HAD NEAR NERVOUS,BREAKDOWN EVENING OF DEC 17 AND DURING SEIZURE BABBLED FOR SOME TIME. WHILE EMBASSYRHAS NOCONFIRMATION OF SEIZuRE,.lT"- ;NOTEWORTHY THAT NEITHER OF SUKARNO'S SPEECHES DEC 18 WERE. BROADCAST, A MAJOR BREAK,.WIT-H PRECEDENT SUGGESTING POSS BL IAW442 === [PDF page 102] === 13- 1814, DECEMBER 20, FROM DJAKARTA, (SECTION I OF II)' CAUTION IN CASE PRESIDENT MIGHT SUCCUMB BEFORE NATIONWIDE AUDIEN FEW SEEM TO BE LISTENING IN ANY CASE AND MOST INDONESIANS GIVE PAGE'FOUR RUMJBT 24A 5 E e R-. T IMPRESSION OF HAVING TUNED OUT PRESIDENT'S TIRED "CONCEPTIOS." 3. ELIMINATION OF COMMUNISTS CONTINUES APACE. PRESIDENT'S \EXHORTATIONS HAVE EXERTED NO VISIBLE CHECK ON CAMPAIGN-AGAINST PKI THROUGHOUT COUNTRY, AND IN SOME AREAS VIOLENCE HAS NOW BEEN TURNED AGAINST' CHINESE IN GENERAL. A. JAPANESE EMBOFF.REPORTS THAT TWO RELIABLE SOURCES HAVE AFFIRMED CAPTURE AND SUSEQUENT EXECUTION OF PKI FIRST DEPUTY CHAIRMAN LUKMAN. SENIOR INDONESIAN JUDGE HAS PRIVATELY CONFIRMED.' LUKMAN CAPTURE BUT UNAWARE HIS SUBSEQUENT FATE. B. BAN OF PKI IN SOUTH KALIMANTAN 'BY MILITARY COMMANDER (PEPELRADA) AND PARTY'S SELF-DISSOLUTION. IN DJOGJAKARTA BRINGS TOTAL OF PROVINCE-LEVEL AREAS IN WHICH PKI FORMALLY TERMINATED TO 14. ONLY 11 MORE TO GO! PKI SOURCE HAS INFORMED CAS THAT !PARTY HAS NOW GIVEN UP HOPE OF SUKARNO PROTECTION AND EXPECTS PRESIDENT TO PRONOUNCE NATIONAL BAN ON PARTY BY DEC 24 (FND 8405 NOFORN). C. FOLLOWING EARLIER EVIDENCE THAT PKI REMNANTS SEEKINGG REFUGE IN SURABAYA, LOCAL MILITARY AUTHORITIES DECLARED SURABAYA "CLOSED CITY" -AND INSTITUTED CONTROL HAVE OVER ',MOVEMENT OF ALL PERSONS IN AND OUT. ROADBLOCKS SET UP AROUND jSURABAYA DEC 19 AND PERSONS UNABLE PROVE OCCUPATION IN CITY PAGE FIVE RUMJBT 724A iFROHIBITED FROM ENTERING. RE-SCREENING OF PERSONS ALREADY IN SURABAYA ALSO TO BE UNDERTAKEN. D. ADDITIONAL REPORTS BEING RECEIVED MASSACRE OF PKI IN BALI. INDICATE CONTINUING ONE RELIABLE BALINESE SOURCE STATES 10,000 HAVE BEEN KILLED, INCLUDING PARENTS 'OF CRYPTO-COMMUNIST GOVERNOR SUTEDJA. AMERICAN OBSERVER REPORTS MANY HEADLESS,BODIES ENCOUNTERED ON ROADS AND FOOD AND FUEL VERY SCARCE. I BECAUSE ALL STORES CLOSED "INDEFINITELY." (COMMENT: ALTHOUGH PKI REPRESSION IN BALI BEGAN LATE, IT IS DEVELOPING BRUTALITYWHOSE -SCARSWILL.TAKE LONG TO HEAL IN CLOSELY'. === [PDF page 103] === -S GRE9, -4-'1814, DECEMBER 20 FROM DJAKARTA, (SECTION I OF II) INTER-RELATED AND SEMI-FEUDAL BALINESE SOCIETY.T OUR ISTSWOULD PROBABLY, BE WELL ADVISED TO POSTPONE PLEASURE TRIPS TO ISLAND 'OF THE GODS.) 4.. KOTI ADDS TO ITS'AUTHORITY. LITTLE NEWS HAS EMANATED FR OM MEETINGS OF SUPREME OPERATIONS COMMAND (KOTI) WHICH WERE lELD DEC 15, 16 AND 18,.EXCEPT ANNOUNCEMENT THAT KOTI FORMING NEW SECTION TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR DWIKORA (ANTI-MALAYSIA 'CAMPAIGN) VOLUNTEERS, WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN UNDER NATIONAL FRONT. FURTHER, EVIDENCE THAT NATIONAL FRONT MAY BE ON LAST LEGS- COMES FROM ARMY OFFICER/RECTOR OF HASANUDDIN UNIVERSITY IN 'MAKAS8AR WHO HAS PUBLICLY EXPRESSED CONVICTION THAT ANTI- 9 COMMUNIST STUDENT ACTION COMMITTEE (KAMI) SHOULD BE ONLY ORGAN FOR, MOBILIZING SUDENT POTENTIAL-, A JOB HERTOFORE ASSIGNED TO * YOUTH ARM 'OF NATIONAL FRONT. OTHER REPORTS INDICATE ARMY GROOMING JOINT SECRETARIAT OF FUNCTIONAL GROUPS TO USURP MUCH NOTE: ADVANCE COPY TO S/S-0 AT 2:39 AM 12/91/65 9 SECRE.', 9- 19 === [PDF page 104] === INCOMING TELEGIM Department of State -SECRET"c~ Action 0.1.5.414 9 FE ETEKCVV MJA464MJA461JBA880 .'00 RUEHC RUEPIA RUEK#A RUEPCR RUFHDN RUFI{PA Info,DE RUMBJT 7241 354)23&4 [Unreadable] FM AM EM BASSYLDJAK RTA S P..-TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 114 SAH RUHLHQ/CINCPAC PRIORITY L tRUEPIA/CIA PRIORITY. Hi WRUEKDA/DOD PRIORITY EtR RUEPCR/WHITE HOUSE PRIORITY P. RUHPAG/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 206 .'RUMJKL/AMEMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR 305 NSC RUFHDN/AMEMBASSY LONDON 263 INR,.RUMJV-W/ANTMBASSY MAA/.4 4.5- NIC K414J /AM'-pc7MEDAN 3739 AID /AMEMBAESY PARIS 48 E RUMiJSN/AMCONSUL SINGAPORE 294 RUALOT/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 247 ZEN/AMCONSUL SURABAYA UNN STATE 'GRNC 'SREBT--C R E SECTION TWO OF T,WO DEC 20 -5 SUKARNO'S DAYS NUMBERED? IWE'HAVE BEEN MARKEDLY STRUCK BY ATTITUDE TOWARD SUKARNO REVEALED BY INDONESIAN CONTACTS WITHIN PASTFEW DAYS. BOTH MILITARY AND CIVILIAN SOURCES NOW DISMISS 'isRNO ASTA4BEEN TO WHOM NO ONE LISTENING AND REPEATEDLY CONTINUE RECEIVE HINTS [AND STATEMENTS THAT HE WILL NO LONGER. BE FACTOR TO BE RECKONED WITH AFTERJANUARY 1. (SEE ALSO SITREP 66). MOMENTUM OF CHANGE ALSO REVEALED BY SHIFTING EDITORIAL CONTENT OF ARMY AND PRO-ARMY PRESS, WHICHH NOW SUGGESTING THAT ARMY MUST EXERCISE MORE, CONTROL OVER ECONOMY. (LESS THAN-TWO WEEKS AGO ARMY LEADERSHIP STILL INCLINED TO LET SUKARNO/SUBANDRIO CONTINUE TO.,DEAL WITH PAGE TWQ RUMJBT 724A S ECRG E-- ECONOMY AND FALL ON FACE DOING SO). IN MEETING WITH CATHOLIC .,PARTY LEADERS DEC 17, NASUTION AND POLITICIANS REPORTEDLY fBQTH AGREED THAT THEY LACKED CONFIDENCE -IN PRESENT CABINET PRESIDIUM AND THUS CHANGES MUST BE MADE (FND 8403,- NOFORN). Tg,,,Rtk === [PDF page 105] === 2 1814, DECEMBER 20 (SECTION TWO OF TWO), FRObV DJAKARTA 1 CELLANEOUS DEVELOPMENTS. i <ABSENCE OF ANY PRESS ATTENTION 'INDICATES THAT 4SLIKARNO-. BACKED "WORKING BODY CONGRESS" OF LEFT-WING PNI JSCHtDULED FOR DEC 18-20 WAS NOT HELD (SITREP 66). BAN OF \LE(FWING'S OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER SULUH. INDONESIA ALSO CONTINUES AND,REMAINING PRESS OUTLET (SOKOGURU REVOLUSI). HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY AME:;RECENTLY IN FACE OF OFFENSIVE BY MODERATE WING'LED BY HARDI AND HADISUBENO. WAY NOW APPEARS OPEN FOR HOLDING EXTRAORDINARY LI PARTY CONGRESS'IN JANUARY WHICH SEEMS DESTINED TO END LEADERSHIP OF ALI SASTROAMIDJOJO AND CRYPTO-COMMUNIST PARTY.SECGEN SURACHM AN. 8. SENIOR JUDGE WHO WILL BE CIVILIAN MEMBER OF EXTRA- I I OR6 INARY MILITARY.,COURT TO BE CONENED IN JANUARY TOLD EMBOFF THATHE HAb ALREADY DECIDED THAT SENTENCE FOR CONjIeTED. PARTICIPANTS IN 30 SEPT MOVEMENT 'WOULD BE DEATHi C. RUMORS IN CHINESE COMMUNITY ARE SPREADING TO EFFECT I THAT SINO-INDONESIAN DUAL CITIZENSHIP AND NATURALIZATION READY PAGE THREE RUMJBT 1724B SE C R E T OF 1960 WILL BE ABROGATED AND THAT SHIPS ARE,EN ROUTE FROM,CHINA TO REPATRIATE CHINESE NATIONALS. THERE IS CURRENTLY HEAVY INVLUX OF CHINESE INTO bJdAKARTA FROM OTHER PARTS OF INDONESIA, PARTICULARLY NORTH"'SUMATRA, IN EFFORT TO ESCAPE iPERSECUTIN, PRESENT OR ANTICS ATED. :. 9RIG GEN SUTOJIPTO, S.H., fORMALLY JOBLESS FOR PAST'SEVERAL WEEKS, APPEARED IN PRESS RTEPOT DEC 20 AS SECOND I "CHAIRMAN OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO COMPILE FACTS ABOUT 30 SEPT M$EMENT, WITH.TASK OF RESTORING COMPACTNESSBETWEEN ARMED PbACES. CHAIRMAN IS POLICE MAJOR GEN OUDANG.,(COMMENT: REPORTED UKRNO EFFORT TO HAVE SUTJIPTO SENT ABROAD TO GET HIM OUT OF ID NOT SUCCEED.), I R )EN.E;gY%0:?. S/S-0, AT 8 AM 12/20/ === [PDF page 106] === ae LSEGRET— RR ‘RUEHC RUFHON’ RUEKDA yh [Unreadable] be TMPaBA BASSY DJAKARTA) TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WA 1797 f INFO RUHLHQ/CINCPAC jRUMJKL /AMEMBASSY ‘KUALALU PUR 500 ‘STATE GRNC 4 oo 1 SEPARATE. CONVERSAT IONS BETWEEN “EMBOFF AND THREE ARMY” AND, ‘SAB HQ COLONELS AT DATT RECEPTION EVENING OF DEC 16-%,. REVEALED INTERESTING CONSENSUS OF ARMY OPINION AS TO. |. i EXPECTED DEVELOPMENTS. IN NEAR FUTURE. EACH OF OFFICERS. BEGAN BY HOPING THAT AMERICAN DEPENDENTS WOULD ‘RETURN AFTER NEW YEAR'S: DAY, MENTIONING.THAT “IMPORTANT THINGS” WOULD. HAPPEN qu THAT, PAY’ AND THAT ‘AFTERWARDS CEVERYTHING WOULD.. BE. ALL RIGHT [Unreadable] : PAGE Two RUMJBT 663A SECRET; THERE | WOULD BE MANY CELEBRATIONS.» 444THE OLD mane. woup G0} AWAY. | Shey 2. TERM “THE OLD MAN" IS BEING USED OPENLY. BY ARMY. OFFICERS TO DENOTE SUKARNO, WHOM ALL THREE DESCRIBED. AS HAVING - "LOST TOUCH", “JUST CAPABLE OF SHOUTING” AND “NOT - IMPORT ANT ANYM ORE.” ONE, OFFICER STATED THAT. SUKARNO aD: MADE "HIS LAST BIG MISTAKE” ON OCTOBER 1, ASSERT ING THAT ‘HE | HAD SIGNED “FIRST PKI REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL. - ANNOUNCEMENT.: AND. THEN GOT SCARED AND TORE UP SECOND, ANNOUNCEMENT.” «2° ACCORDING THIS OFFICER, SUKARNO’S NERVE HAD FAILED. AT: DECISIVE MOMENT WHEN HE. LEARNED OF TORTURES. AND THAT: pasutt HAD. ESCAPED.” ce i - ‘SAYING THAT: cor NDONESIA Mico soba tal otad ca wade + FER LETTE 7 FRITS [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 107] === .-2 1797 DECEMBER 173. FROM DJAKARTA. CONTAIN CC4MUNISM" AND US SHOULD STRIEWILEWO SW-TKUL AND "HELP INDONESIA CRUSH COMMUNISM FOREVER NOT ONLY IN INDONESIA BUT IN ALL OF SOUTHEAST ASIA." ".AWENQESTIOND AS T o-SPECIFICS OF "IMPORT ANT EVENT SCHEDULED 'FORJANUARY 1, OFFICERS MERELY SMILED AND SAID .-"WAIT, AND SEE." SAME LIN AS TAKEN BY TWO INDO ARMY IV S WHO ALSO RAISED -qESTION OF RETURN OF DEPENDENTS GREN 1j JWt milo === [PDF page 108] === “te OMG TLEGREN Ti 2 ipa rtavent of Steal, x RR RUEWC RUFHOL --., ih “IDE RUAJBT 565A 3500045 a, serene. AoER CUNY SSSSS 1, _ Aa ANF RSSY ¥ DJAKART AD Ya an [Unreadable] “EINE O RUFHOL/ ANEMBASSY BOKN 153, * RUALOT/AMEREASSY. Tokyo" 231 “STATE GRNC.. i n te - He lay) wot 7 ‘cavencure! ‘CALLED “SEPARATELY. THIS) MORNING TO REPORT “APPROACHES MADE. TO THEM INS ° eu 07 ~~ RECENT -DAYS BY HELM EOF FOREIGN: OFFICE REQUEST LNG- ASSISTANCE § y . {THE 1R COUNTRIES. HELMI REPRESENTED HIMSELF AS SPEAK ING "FOR UBRIG GEN ALAMSHAH; ARMY COMPTROLLER, WHOSE yLEWS: {2 78 c4e > HEL MI CLAIMS REFLECT THOSE OF SUHARTO AND NASUT-ION, BOTH’ : |AMBASSADOR™ MAND’ AMEASSAD CRI_ (RESPONDED ‘AL ONG LINES - te THAT | _ | WOULD FIND “IT DIFFICULT TO PROyIDE = {ANY ADDITIONAL AD WHILE “INTERNAL. SITUATION SO UNCERTAIN. AND WHILE GOI CONTINUES 10 PURSUE FOREIGN POLICIES:VHICH ARE UN IFRIENDLY AND ‘TIM ODERATE. |" | SEEING ALAMSHAH THIS AFTERNOON -: lat. LATTER'S REQUEST." + = dp at *VouLD “SUDGE. "FROM “even vivian oy a SkID “THAT. “HIS G OYERNME “JIS NOw REFUSING TO DO THAT WHICH WOULD REDOUND TO. BENEFIT,” °2- GF SUXARNO.AND* PRESIDIUM, WHILE HOLDING BACK.:ON-ANY ADDITIGNAL:. 2. AID" UNTIL ©SUCH_TINE AS “YT WOULD CLEARLY BENEFIT. A DESERVING “NEW. direst ‘) TELLS. ME -IN STR ICTEST: CONFIDENCE- THAT HE HAS BEEN: - JIN, REGULAR TOUCH WITH ADMIRAL; MARTADINATA WHO SAYS NASUT ION/SUHARTO =: O NOT DESIRE ADDITIONAL AID RM | __ 2 ‘COIPLETE GOVERNMENTAL. REVISION _CEMBTEL -1760) wHICH LEAVES ‘A. : DRASTICALLY REDUCED, - EFFICIENT. CIVILIAN CABINET: IN- CHARGE “BACKED: * - 2 fo MILITARY POWER-:AND WITH SUKARNO RELEGATED TO-A’ POSITION E qUIVALENT: + 70 THAT OF: EONSTITUTIONAL MONARCH, “YOULD “HAVE “CONSIDERABLE -AD yANT AGE +, 7VER PRESENT SOUPED-UP KOTI ORGANIZATION WHICH:OyERLAYS ~: ~:::: “IBUT DOES NOT-REPLACE SPRAWLING INDONESIAN BUREACRACY. WITH: 11S 185 MINISTERS HEADED BY A-TAINIED SUKARNOIST. PRESIDIUMs: |-° _- SUSPECTS THAT.NASUT ION AND SUHARTO: AGREE: WITH MALIK -BUT: JARE AWAITING REAL CRISIS--SITUAT1ON WHICH: WOULD’ JUSTIFY MOyING ij, FLO-MALIK’S MORE SWEEPING -APPROACH. HE IS WORRIED:THAT MAY: ~ HMENBE-TO0- Lares" gears Fp ante eS MN on ais SON LIBRARY} SSPE) Sok ORR LEE RTL EEG TEN REY SETTER OS TIE Ta Te [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 109] === [Unreadable] -2- 1780, Dccoriber 15, from Djakarta - .HAD.ALSO HEARD RUUOS ABOUT A MORATORIUM ON DEBT.. ..SE RV I CINGADCONFIRMED WHAT WAS REPORTED EiBTEL 1741 ABOUT. PRESSURES ON GOI TO PAY UP $11 MILLION ARREARS. SEVERAL.. DAYS AGO INDONESIA MANAGED TO PAY PITIFULLY -SMALL AMOUNT OF <J CF HALF MILLION DOLLARS TOj -.. DRAMATIZES INDONESIAS DESPERATE ECONOCiC STRAITS. I OUL 'JUDGE FRO1REMARKS THAT INDONESIA'S MANIFEST INSOLVENCY IS. IS HELPING T.0 DAMPEN.ANY ENTHUSIA1 THERE MIGHT HAVE.DEEN IN.: FOR ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE-.TO INDONESIA..'.. ALTHOUGHH AMBASSADOR-. NOT RECOMENDIG N ADDITION A ASSISTANCE TO GOI-AT PRESENT JUNCTURE, HE IS CONCERNED:, THAT WESTERN AMBASSADORS, WHEN APPROACHED-ABOUT..- *-1 . ASSISTANCE, NOT BE JO.O NEGATIVEBUT HOLD OUT. SO4EREAL HOPE. THAT *F.NEW EMERGING LEADERSHIP EMBARKS.ON SOUND DOMESTICAND.,.. FOREIGN POLICIES IT CAN COUNT.ON. SUPPORT OF( . -IF WE ALL TAKE TOO NEGATIVE ATTITUDE,I BELIEGVES4- ITHEN. SUBAMDRIO AND.SALEHWILLBEABLE TOCONVINCE SU)kARNO 1 AND MANY OTHERS THAT THE. COiMMUNIST STATES ARE.THE ONLY-ONES 'WHO CAN REALLY HELP, AND THAT INDONESIA SHOULD.THEREFORE 1psuEPoucTTO WIN THEIRFAVOR.'I AGREED, BUT. I TOLD AS I HAD; THAT.THEIR COUNTRIES WERE IN A POSITION TO RENDER ANY EARLY ASSISTANCE.TO.GOI, WHEREAS THERE WAS.STILt.-A WIDEGAP T.O*CLOSE BEFORE US WOULD BE ABLE TO.DO SO.'. G. SAID HE UNDERSTOOD, WAS RECOMMENDING THAT LIS CONDITIONSS UNDER WHICH OTHER FRIENDLYYCOUNTRIE5-MIGHT REN ER ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE 1.0 INDONESIA. AND -I-AGREED,THAT THIS 'WOULD BEDIFFICULT AND UNWISE"TO DO. AMONG OTHER-THINGS - IT WOULD RAISE CHARGES- OFITFE [Unreadable] LYDNBIE-ONO LIRR 0 === [PDF page 110] === TIRCORING TELEGRAM Department of State [Unreadable] Action: wee: SS. 00 RUEHC. ¢ ", DE _RUMUBT 5 63A 5491200 rer.: Wo... ZNY SSSSS- UO, L Bp ae Oi Le; - Sf (0 15115 oe Fa 13 svtpaanamtal AKART wi 5 “TO RUEHC/SECSTATE pga oe EC 5, At 7 3 yINFO RUHL Ha/ CINCPAC INMEDIATE -,. “ 2 c. - | STATE GRNG. Che pH [seen ete CEN BER,” 5 e ci NCPAG. FOR: POL. aD teh FE, RET - SRI J fe » AT THEIR REQUEST 1 HET FOR/TWO MoURS TODAY WITH ~ [Unreadable] * WAVE BEEN INDIRECTLY fu TOweH ATH. THFSE Two!. j SEVERAL WEEKS THROUGH. ’, BUT: His WAS OuR FIRST FACE -TO- Face cane tneten m tthe e art ower oes By ne PuRpUsE! “ins, 0 Course, Io TAKE SOUNDINGS: * PAGE: Two RUM SAT sea ar to RE'US ASSISTANCE, BUT WE ‘STARTED OFF. BY DISCUSSING ort SS. ECONOMIC ‘PLANS AND, ITS GENERAL ORGANIZATION.- AS FAR AS - i ECONOMIC -PLANNING‘CONCERNED, I LEARNED NOTHING NEW AND* ” FRATHER FELT: THAT _-]WAS HOLDING BACK ON DIVULGIN + "4 SERIES “OF MOVES; WHICH -W“ UNDERSTAND. IMPENDING: TO FORCE: }MONEY INTO BANKS,. FIX. “PRICES,” IMPOSE MORATORI(M ON DEBT. *RE-SERVICING, Ere.) ~~) GENERAL IZED” ABOUT DETERM INAT LON :OF MILITARY ECONOMIC PLANNERS/TO. PLACE -TOP, PRIORITY ON - “INCREASED PRODUCTION, ESPECIALLY PRODUCTION FOR EXPORT.: SEEMED SINGULARLY UNINFORMED OR UNFORTHCOM ING ON” | SUBJECT OF “CURRENCY REVALUATION. 1 GATHERED HE WA ~. * WENT HUSIAST IC. ABOUT. THIS MOVE PERHAPS: FOR:*43:-3 REASONS. -RE-RORTED| eos a cE a 2 TRS p3el | EXPLAINED. THAT. ‘UNDER NEW" KOT 1 SET- UP’ *- > PRESIDIUM-I1S COMPLETELY BY-PASSED AND THAT. THE NEW Derut¥ ;RUSLAN ABDULGANI): WILL COME TO-REPLACE:PRESIDIUM.ON ALL. KEY > LPOLICY.. MATTERS,_ BACKED ) UP. “BY’ AZGREATLY ENLARGED. KOT GENERAL _. pe ee eee ee 8. [Unreadable] [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 111] === 1779 Decmber 15 from Djgyk arta 'StAFF HEArED BY SUHARTO*' SAID THAT CROU? 7 OF KOT I OF WHICH H JS CHIEF, WILL 1.AVE LARGEST GROUP STAFF, PAGE THREE RUMJ3T 563A cC rT INCLUDING MILITARY AND CIVILIANS, AS WELL AS-ADVISORS DIAWN FROM UNIVERSITIES 'AND OTHER CIRCLES. I WILL WEAD UP WORKING COUNCIL PARTICIPATED It! BY ALL 26 CABINET'*. MINISTERS DIRECTLY CONCERNED WITH ECONOMIC AFFAUQS. 'THIS, WILL SiE THE CENTRAL WORKING LEVEL BODY RESPONSIBLE FORS.. RIP ECUNOiI1C POLICY FORMULATION AND FOR SUPERVISING ITS 4.- T HE A NT E. THEN SAID T}HAT.REASON THEY WANTED TO SEE ME. WAS TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER* US. PREPARED TO ASSIST. INDONESIA.TH- NEED.FOR 'OUTSIDE' ASSISTANCE IS:PRESSING, 4,SINCE THINGS ARE IN A MESS AND PEOPLE ARE*LOOKING:TO ARMY* TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT. FAILURE.TO DO SO COULD RMERSE CURRENT.., TRENDS WHICH HE THOUGHT VERY.MUCH IN US.AS WELL AS IN.DO FAVOR. 5. I-TOOK TIME 'OU -TO REVIEW OUR POLICIES AND HISTORY OF. OUR RELATIONS WITH INDONIESIA.'ALTHOUGH ARMY AND.OTHERS HAD,. MOVED -AGAINST PKI;-THERE HAD BEEN LITTLE IN WAY.OF. IMPROVEMENT. IN-'INDO RELATIONS WJTH-US. MANY TOP-OFFICIALS I WAS CAREK L NUT TO MENTION SUKARNO BY NAME AT- ANY POINT) CONTINUED TO*LABEL US-AS NEKOLIM, IMPERIALISTS, AGGRESSORS VIETNAM,.ALLIES OF BRITISH IN CONFRMETATION AGAINST. PAGE FOUR RUliJBT 563.A S C INDONESIA, AND GENERALLY AS INDO ENEMY NUMBER ONE. T CONTINUED AT OFF ICIAC LEVELS ABOUT -DJAKARTA-PEKING.AXIS. -4- S1 DID NOT NEGLECT--TO*'MENTION EXPERIENCE OF MY PREDECESSOR WHOSE. EIGHT YEARS OF DEDICATEDEFFORTS WERE REWARDED WIT.H - .SLANDER UPON' HIS.DEPARTURE. ALLOWED THAT. SP).hoF'. THESg...THINGS MIGHT BE SAIDBUT THEY DID NOT REFLECT-FEELINGS OFPEOPLE. I REPLIED'THATVI.WAS AWARE THAT -THERE" WAS WIDE-' -SPREAD CHANGING OF SENTIMENT*ABOUT NUMBER.OF BASIC ISSUES. * HOWEVER, WHAT 'GO1OFFICIALS-DID.AND SAID WAS WHAT WAS'. - A REPORTED AROUND THE WORLD, CONDITIONING FOREIGN, INCLUDING SAID ALL-THIS WOULD CHANGE*BUT THAT..THE -CRISIS -WAS UPON THEN AND THEY WANTED TO KNOW TO WHOM THEY 0.LD LOOK. FOR HELP.: I SkID.THAT I -WAS SYMPATHETIC TO.WHAT*I1 UNDERSTOOD 'THEY WERE TRYING TO ACHIEVE'AND.1 THOUGHT.THERE WERE MANY OF LI.SCOLLEAGUES.-WORKING HARD AND H.. I jiw~1 LYRIORfBAINESJ OHNSON LIBRAR === [PDF page 112] === rep icp 3 W79 December 15 from Djakarta WAS A GULF 70 CLOLE LETUEER COR TWO COUNTRIES, EVER THOUGH we NAD MUCH IN CuasoN LETSFEN up PEOPLES. WE WOULD HE WICKING EVENTS CLOSELY AKD WITK UNDERSTANDING AnD WO LD HOPE THAT 7 HOSE THIEGS WOULD -BE DONE WHICH WOULD FROV]DE - LPAGE FIVE 2 uMJ8T 563) S-£ _ oe _ 600D GOVERMENT, SOUND POLICIES ALD A TRULY INDEPENDENT AND MODERATE WiDOWESIAN ROLE IN WORLD AFFAIRS. REPORTS OF SUCH MOGAESS WOULD SPREAD UNDERSTANDING AND SYMPATHY FOR INDONESIA, “WHICH IN TURK WOULD wae IT #0RE POSSIBLE To SAIN TANGIBLE SUPPORT FROM OF HER COUNTRIES,. nT THES SID: “wieTHER OR NOT WE CET ANY) BAD PCH eS ST ANCE, METRE GOING THROUGH WITH OLR PLans a hed ene Se, 2UL ESPECIALLY IN THE VERY BEGINNING WHEN DD irom UX SOFUSION IT WICHT 3E VITAL TO HAVE SOME ADIT TONAL OUTSIDE RESISTANCE. WE HATE TO ASK FOR IT, BuT WE MAY URGENTLY NEED IT." toe S. COMMENT: THIS was LIFFICULT EXERCISE: OF TRYING, ON THE ONE: ; HAND, TO ENCOUYEGE THEM TO WORK FUR IMPROVEMERT OF OuR.: RELATIONS WHILE, GN THE U7! 2 HAD, TO DISCOURAGE THEM FROM COUNT.ING ON AHY EARLY US RESISTANCE anp INDEED ON ANY ASSISTANCE.F#O4 US UNLESS THERE WERE & RANGE OF, UtSPECIF IED IXNPROVESENTS IN IKGUMESIA'S POLICIES, STATE- MENTS AND FonFon TRE EPCUUNTER wes FLELSART ByT At. HEGR REACTION, Acvance copy to 3/S- Eouse at 8:35 AN--2 roe COPY | i LYNDON:BAINES JOHNSON LIBRARY LACS WEES SELLE. STS RRR TEP AR ABO TE Wee FD ae ages SELMA [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 113] === .00.u Act5.of 55-* C Ito ZCMJB487JSA488 RR RUEHC DE RUMJBT 542A 3490830 ZNY SSSSS 155DEC 15 NIA ~400:.w (4 FM AMEMBASSY.1'dit 2 TO SECSTATE WASHDCI170) STATE GRNC... 0 . E DECEMBER -15.. * 1 EXDIS [Unreadable] I. IN MANNER THAT SUGGESTED HE HAD GIVEN MAJOR THOUGHT TO SUBJECT OF SUKARNO'S DIRECT IMPLICATION IN 30 SEPTWO QUESTIONS HE FELT SUKARNO WOULD FIND DIFFICULT TO.ANSWER: 5. A. FROM HIS REFUGE AT HALIM AIR BASE, SUKARNO MADE-. .HIS APPOINTMENT OF GENERAL PRAN'OTO TO. REPLACE YANI"AT 1100. ON I OCT, AT A TIME 'WHEN- IT WAS NOT KNOWN TH7.LATTER WAS DEAD. UNLESS.SUKARNO HAD>PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OR HAD BN INFORMED.OF.. .THE EVENTS AT LUBANG BUAJA JUST A FEW HUNDRED YARDS AWAY HOW COULD HE HAVE TAK! LATHIS. STEP.?. B. AFTER LEAVING HOME OF DEWI IN THE EARLY. MORNING HOURS. * OF I OCTt,SUKARNO WENT TO HALIM WHERE HE JOINED AIDIT AND-- Or.ARDANI.-"WHY HALIM AND-.NOT BOGOR PALACE?"- 1~~ 1 ASKS, AND THEN SUPPLIES HIS OWN ANSWER. "UNLESS HE .KNEW.7F ADVANCE WHAT WAS HAPPENING."... -- 2. COMMENT: THESE ARE POINTS WHICH HAVE LONG BEEN EVIDENT. RECITATION OF THEM NOW, COMBI-NED.WITH APPEARANCE ABOUT-TOWN OF AN ANONYMOUS CIRCULAR ON SAME SUBJECT, SUGGESTS I. THAT ARMY MAY BE PREPARING A CASE AGAINST SUKARNO'FOR-USE. IF IJ- BECOMES NECESSARY. 4.... [Unreadable] 4~~Omf v'T .4. SANITIZED L.NDU BIBR Authority sRmmfl.a ABuuga'aa____o_______ - [IIJ LYDON BAINES JOHNSON LIBRARYf === [PDF page 114] === INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State Action 1965 cC VZCZCMJB428JBE 407 dno 00 RUE HC DE RUMJBT 471A 3480635 ZNY SSSSS 0 14 0625Z TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1745 StATE GRNC BT Ij 412't: --S-E-H-R--E-T- DE CE MBER 14 I REF (A) DEPTEL 757' (B) D IR 63 05 4 I 1. SINGAPORE AND HAMBURG NOT IF'IED. 2. WOULD APPRECIATE ETA MRS. LINCH. 3. RE PARA 5 1EF B. NO MESSAGE RECEIVED KENTUCKY TEAM. EXTREMELY IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF WIVES 'IN AREA. SEE NO t~4 EASON WHY LATTER SHOULD NOT' RETURN SINCE THEY WITHOUT F.., CHILDRE N.: A. REQUEST TELS ON SUBJECT 'BE REMOVED FROM EXDIS CATEGORY AND CLASSIFICATION REDUCED. GP-3. GREEN Advance copy to SIS-0 12-14-65, 6:48 a.m. Passed White House 12-14-65, 6:56 a.m. 44-, ]DECLASSIF~IED === [PDF page 115] === INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State [Unreadable] Action 00 RUEXC DE RUMJBT 448A 3471050 "n ) r ~ss ZNY SSSSS U 09.00 0 131035Z 19s5 DEC 13 Ail0, Info FM AMEMBASSY:JAKARTA TO SECSTATE WASDCIEDIA173 5; . STATE GRNC SECrE,'E T-DECEMBER 13 EXDIS.,00i2 FOR ASST SECRETARY BUNDY FROM AMBASSADOR REF: CAS HQS 63983 1. EMBASSY HAS AMENDED E AND E ORDERS AS INSTRUCTED. WILL POUCH TO DEPARTMENT. HAMBURG AND SINGAPORE INSTRUCTED TO INFORM MASTERS AND HEYMANN. WE WILL PROVIDE KLEE WITH GTR AND OTHER DOCUMENTS. 2. I HAVE CAREFULLY REVIEWED SECURITY SITUATION AND SEE NO REPEAT NO OBSTACLE TO RETURN DEPENDENTS IN-CATEGORY A PAGE TWO RUMJBT 448A S E CR E TO DJAKARTA. SMALL NUMBER -OF PEO?LE INVOLVED WOULD NOT APPRECIABLY INCREASE OUR EXPOSURE AND THEY ARE URGENTLY NEEDED FOR REPRESENTATIONAL PURPOSES. 3. A NUMBER OF TOP INDO OFFICIALS HAVE ALSO EXPRESSED- VIEW WE SHOULD BEGIN RETURN OF DEPENDENTS. FIRST DEPUTY FONMIN SUWITO TOLD ME DECEMBER 10 THAT HE THOUGHT TIME HAD COME WHEN DEPENDENTS SHOULD BE BROUGHT BACK. HE SUGGESTED THIS BE'DONE GRADUALLY IN ORDER NOT ATTRACT ANY PARTICULAR ATTENTION. GENERAL SUHARTO HAS ALSO GIVEN" HIS APPROVAL (EMBTEL 1650), AND NEW DJAKARTA AREA MILITARY COMMANDER BRIG. GEN. AMIR'MACHMUD TOLD DEFATT TODAY. THAT HE CONSIDERS AREA SECURE AND SEES NO REPEAT NO REASON WHY RETURN SHOULD NOT BEGIN. 4. SITUATIONS MEDAN AND SURABAYA NOT QUITE-AS CLEAR AS DJAKARTA. WE WILL MAKE FINAL DECISION ON RETURN SURABAYA DEPENDENTS TO THAT POST AFTER THEY ARRIVE DJAKARTA IN VIEW SITUATION IN EAST JAVA AT THAT-TIME. THERE NO DEPENDENTS FROM MEDAN IN CATEGORY A. 5. WE WILL HANDLE PRESS QUERIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH DACLAuthiD Authority " I.2.. By NARS, Dat LZ11 === [PDF page 116] === --SEGRET-- -2- 1737, December 13, From Djakarta PAGE THREE RUMJBT 448K S CCRET GUIDANCE PARA 7 REFTEL. 6. RECOMMEND DEPARTMENT GIVE FLNAL APPROVAL BY' DECEMBER 15 TO RETURN CATEGORY-A DEPENDENTS. APPRECIATE CONFIRMATION BY IMMEDIATE TEL ON OR BEFORE THAT DATE. WE WILL NOTIFY HAMBURG AND.INGAPORE IF DEPARTMENT DESIRES. PLEASE WIRE GLISJD ETA DJAKARTA. GP-1, GREEN As received. NOTE: ADVANCE COPY TO S/S-doAT 6:06 A.M., 12-13e65. NOTE: PASSED WHITE HOUSE AT 6:26 A.M., 12-13665. === [PDF page 117] === [Unreadable] R 1U-E, C.* DE rluE-1T 425A 3460820 SECRET [Unreadable] R 12 0.591- - ---- -...O 9 3 $7..OHI p c 73 [Unreadable] STATE GR N4.. 4... [Unreadable] .REFRN [Unreadable] SAW ME LAST -NIGHT.AT. HIS REQUEST AND, STRESSING THAT HE WAS SPbAKING ON BEHALF ARMY DEPUTY VII GENERAL AL1AMSJAH MADE. FOLtOWING PITCH.F.OR U.S. ASSISTANCE:'i' TO INDONESIA: '. 4 4..... ,- TJIPANAS MEETIACALLED bY SUKARNO TO COME-UP.ITH"NE ECONOMIC SCHEME HAS FLOPPED. SUKARNO AWARE OF THIS AND HAS AGREED THAT ARMED FORCES WILL NDA HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR .. ECONCMILC AFFAIRS. *IN FUTURE, PRESIDIUM WILL BE BYP SSED. AND PAGE TWO RUMJBT E 425A - - NEW POWERS VILL BE -PASSED. TO KOTI IN vHICA NASUTION WILL BE IN CHARGE OF MILITARY AFFAIRS, SOLTAN OF JOGJAKANTA WILL. T. HANDLE ECONAIC MATTERS, AND USLAN ABDULGANI WILL BE.RESPONSIBLE 6 FOR SOCIAL SUBJECTS. THESE.THREE WILL. ROTATE AS TOP ARMY. AND. I MODERATE ELEMENTS, BUT' THAT HIS PROPOSAL RAISES..- - WUESTIONS THAT ARE NOT EASY TO ANSWER. U.S.COULD NOT DO'-.:: COMPLETE ABOUWLAFACE OVERNIGHT ON ISSUE. OF SUCH IMPORTANCE 1 'WE HEAR MUCH NOWADAYS ABOUT HCW WE MUST BE PATIENT.AND GIVE IE 17- INDONESIA TIME TO CHANGE- COURSE. THIS 0ORKSBOT.H WAYS, INCE jq. INDONESIA'S ATTACKS ON U;S.*iUR.ING.PAST SEVERAL YEARS HAVE THEIR EFFECT; WEULES HAD OECNICA IN '0 NEED N-TO yNOW MORE-ABOUT EVOLVING AV 9:, LA~ SITUAT ION.' HERE.. HE AL9Q- SHOULD. UNDER ST-AND THAT -T HER E ARE'- MANY. TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES IN PHCVIDING.ASSISTANCE.; IF INDONESIA REQUIRED AID, IN IMMEDIATE FUTURE,. OTHER- COUNTRIES LIKE FRG ARE IN BETTER POSITION TO RESPOND.. 3. 1 ADDED AS MY PRELIMINARY REACTION* THAT jvE AND OTHER-.COUNTRIES FROM WHICH INDONESIA SEEKINGe-ASSISTANCE. COULD CONSIDES.R.E.1 MATTER FAR MORE INTELLIGENTIY.:IF WE ALL 'HAD BETTER.IDEA--F' MEASURES WHICH ARMY HAS IN7MIND TN ECONMC'FIELD, IT SEEMED-a.;4 TO METHERE MERIT IN HAVING FIRM1&-'n1 [Unreadable] 4 4 U64 9..:.!:i === [PDF page 118] === et Te EINE te HE “SECRET ~ -2- 1730, December 12, from Djakarta PAGE THREE RUAJBT “4250. S-E-CR-E-R, TO CARRY CUT|PL AN RATHER THAN yJCE-VERSA. | keh “Ay COMMENT! WE CANNOT AS YET ESTABLISH] | BONAF IDES - 0 wie AS REPRESENTATIVE OF ARMY, ALTHCUGH ARMY UND CURT EDLY yNOyS- HIM TO BE‘A GOOD FRIEND OF THIS BAPASSY, WE HAS NUMEER OF NIGH LeveL} ARMY FRIENDS, AND HE HAS GIVEN US WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE RELIABLE. ADVANCE INDICAT LONS OF ARMY MOVES IN POLITICAL FIELD. HOWEVYER,-:. IT. CONCEIVABLE IN THIS CASE THAT HE MIGHT: BE ATTEMPTING TO os ADVANCE HIS. OWN INTERESTS BY SHOWING ARMY THAT HE 1S THE ONE. WHO CAN SECURE U.S. SUPPORT.- I MAY_BE IN ‘BETTER POSITION TO; JUDGE, FOREGOING AFTER TALKING WITH »,ALIK TOMORROW.: -IT- APPEARS” “MORE AND MORE THAT SUHARTO/NASUTION ARE AT LEAST TAKING SOUNDINGS ” OF OUR ATTITUDE ‘ON’AID, IF NOT NOW MAKING A SPECIFIC. REQUEST,: AND THAT WE ARE LIKELY TO BE UNDER iNCKEASING PRESSURE’ AS TO OUR RESPONSE. wag. ee ae iLywoon BAINES JOHNSON LIBRARY ICE RELIC | ESSERE Ser PURI Y a ee [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 119] === [Unreadable] '/0 - PUUST 4*25A 31,63620 -±.iz.i 2 1 91 M£A [Unreadable] ~'2(4'~~EAS.~jJfi(MA) -CORRECTED COPY [Unreadable] kQ IINFO RUHLHQ/CINCPAC.7: DEC 12. CINCPAC FOR POLAD 0 nez r jd Ii'1*"11 4oa iO)LJU Id~ PM 9 03 [Unreadable] REFERENCE: EMBTEl 1722. A 4) I. SAW ME LAST NIGHT AT HIS REQUEST I AND, -STRESSING THAT HE WAS SPEAKING ON BEHALF ARMY DEPUTY,*- VII GENERAL ALAMSJAH MADE FOLLOWING PITCH,.F,OR U.S. ASSISTANCE. 4I [Unreadable] .A. TJIPANAS MEETING CALLED BY SUKARNO TO COME UP-WITH NEW .ECONOMIC SCHEME HAS FLOPPED. SUKARNO AWARE OF THIS AND HAS. .AGREED THAT ARMED FORCES WILL NOW HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR"* *PAGE TWO RUMJBT 425A NEW POWERS WILL BE PASSED TO KOTI IN WHICH NASUT ION WILL BE. IN CHARGE OF MILITARY AFFAIRS, SULTAN OF JOGJAKAXTA WILL. - HANDLE ECONa0I C MATTERS, AND 8USLAN ABDULGANI WILL BERESPONSIBLE MAN. (PRESUMABLY SULTAN. WHO LONG CONS DF*RvD O F -THESE THREE WILL ROTATE AS TCP.. I t'-' - - Ak7A'1Y* LEADING CANDIDATES TO S.C!EER SUKAJIO. WILL WORK;.0ELY WITH SUHARTO.AND MILITARY. IN ECONOffICFIELD.) £ B* S11HARTO KNOWS FOREIGN HELP REQUIRED TO GET .INDONESIA*.S ECONOMY ON TRACKS, HE WANTS SuCH ASSISTANT FROM.- AS MANY FOREIGN COUNTRIES WILLING TO HELP AS POSSIBLE AND IS iHEADY TO ASK FOR-IT PROVIDING (A) THERE NO POLITrAL STRTNGS CH; (B) AVAILABLE CREDITS TOTAL AT LEAST 400 fILil0N DOLARS. OTHERWISE IT NOT WORTH STARTING ON AN 'O0RDjNATM-- EROGRAM: AND (C))RARjGEMENTS }-HANDLED BETWFEN PRIVATE INSTI- TUTIONS-ON BOTH SIDES. i STRESSED THAT 400 MILLION DOLLARm * FIGURE WAS ABSOLUTE MINIMUM BUT THAT T-OTAL REQUIREMENTS MAY..- -RUN AS HIGH AS800 MILLION.TO ONE BILLION DOLLARS, 11 [Unreadable] SANI.TIED MS D 16 Authority LYJDN AIESJHNSO === [PDF page 120] === -2- 1730, December 12, from Djalkarta C. Si1HARTO WANTS TO XNOW WHETHER IISG' WILLING ALONG- ITH OTFOk COUNTRIES T Ac'SSITWITH CEDITS. HE 1,, NOT MAY, I?OMALREQ'UEST IF HE LIXELY RE TuRNED DOWN_ 80T IF i.S. IS [Unreadable] 1* 0.LD THEN MEET HAVE,_SI)HARTO WITH ME. ALAMSJAN AND[ [Unreadable] SYMPATHFTIC TOWARD.. ARMY AND MODERATE ELEMENTS, BUT THAT HIS PROPOSAL RAISES QUESTIONS THAT ARE NOT EASY TO ANSWER. U.S.COULD NOT DO COM-- .4 PLETE ABOUT-FACE OVERNIGHT ON ISSUE OF SlICH IMPORTAN6-E. WE HEAR MUCH NOWADAYS ABOUT H0W WE MUST BE PATIENT AND GIVE1':- 1NDONESIA TIME TO CHANGE COURSE. THIS WORKS BOTH'WAYS, SINCE *INDONESIA'S ATTACKS ON U. DURING PAST SEVERAL 'YEARS HAVE. HAD THEIR EFFECT. WE DO NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT EVOLVING. 4 SITUATION HERE. HE ALSO SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE MANY TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES IN PROVIDING ASSISTANCE. IF INDONESIA REQUIRED AID IN IMMEDIATE FUTURE, OTHER COUNTRIES 3. I ADDED AS M4Y PRELIMINARY REACTION THAT WE AND OTHER i ~i COUNTRIES FROM WHICH INDONESIA SEEKING ASSISTANCE COULD CON SIDER MATTER FAR MORE INTELLIGENTLY IF WE ALL-HAD'BETTER IDEA OF MEASURES WHICH ARMY HAS IN MIND IN ECONOMIC.FIELD. SEEMED TO ME THERE MERIT IN HAVING FIRM PLAN BEFORE SEEKING AIDTO CARRYOUT PLAN RATHER THAN VICE.VERSA.b:7 I PAGE FOJR RUM JBT 425A 4. COMMENT: WE CANNOT.AS YET ESTABLISH BONAF-IDES * 'AS REPRESENTATIVE OF ARMY, ALTHOUGH ARMYUNDOU TEDLY KNOWS HIM -TO BE A GOOD FRIEND OF THIS EMBASSY. 'HE HA-S NUMBER OF HIGH LEVEL ARMY FRIENDS, AND HE HAS GIVEN US WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE RELIABLE ADVANCE INDICATIONS OF. ARMY MOVES IN POLITICAL FIELD; HOWEVER, IT CONCEIVABLE IN THIS CASE THAT HE MIGHT. E ATTEMPTING TO ADVANCE 'HIS OWN INTERESTS BY SHOWING ARMY THAT HE IS THE ONE WHO CAN SECURE U.S. SUPPORT. I MAY BE IN 1 .1 BETTER POSITION TO JUDGE FOREGOING AFTER TALKING WITH MALI-K TOMORROW.' IT 'APPEARS MORE AND MOIE THAT SUHARTO/NASUTION ARE.. AT LEAST TAKING SOUNDINGS OF OUR ATTITUDE ON AID,.IF.NOT 1Ow MAKING A SPECIFIC REQUEST, AND THAT'WE ARE'LIKELY TO BE. UNDER INCREASING PRESSURE AS TO OUR RESPONSE.. ' [Unreadable] LYNDON BAINESJOHNSON LIBRARY === [PDF page 121] === [Unreadable] oil [Unreadable] T'P RUEHCR -, 5 DEC! 12 r'A a FE DE RUIJEM 407 v470255. * I * [Unreadable] Ifo PR 38i30250. [Unreadable] LCN F IE N T-I A: 13 DEC 65.. *.. ~ I p;REF: 3A7 TODJAKARTA; 80 TO DEPT * [Unreadable] ~ I v'SC I. MEDAN QUIET SUNDAY AND APPEARS BACK TO NORMAL AS OF 0900 HOURS I ~ I INR lCNDAY NCRNING. CONSULATE SOURCE IN PEMUDA PANTJASILA LEADERSHIP NIC.STATED SUNDAY THAT NO RPT NO FURTHER ACTION PLANNED AGAINST CHINESE [Unreadable] OR 2. PRESS DECEMBER 13 CARRIED STATEMENT BY GOVERNOR ADMITTING THAT' -ANTI-CHINESE VIOLENCE HAS SPREAD TO NUMBER AREAS OUTSIDE MEDAN. RSR CURFEW FROM -1730 HOURS TO 0530 HOURS ESTABLISHED THROUGHOUT LANGKAT DISTRICT AS RESULT ANTI-CHINESE.ACT1ONS.THEREWHICH REPORTEDLY. RESULTED IN.5 DEAD AND NUMBER INJURIES. -CFN 34881 347 80 0900 13.1730 0530 5 It PAGE TWO RUMJEM 407-G0DN F I D E N - 1 o..RADIO MEDAN REPORTED THAT LEADERS OF DECEMBER -10 DEMONSTRATION UNDER DETENTION. CAS SOURCE ALSO STATED THEY BEING HELD AND GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED DECEMBER' 12. THAT VIOLATERS OF LAV WILL BE SUBJECT TO .PENALTIES OF LAW. 4. OFFICE ESTIMAU OF CHINESE CASUALTIES IS FOUR DEAD AND 161- VOUNDED. -PLACES DEAD AT.ABOUT 100 WHILE'SOURCE PARA ONF AND-i CONSULATE~SOURCES IN CHINESE COMMUNITY SET DEATH TOLL-AT ABOUT 20. NO OFFICIAL ESTIMATES )F PROPERTY.DAMAGE AVAILABLE AND GUESSTIMATtS 15 NUMBER CONSULATE SOURCES CLAIM THAT ATTACK ON CHINESE IN CITY b. BEGAN AT SAME TIME CHICCM CONSULATE HIT. THEY INTERPRET THIS AS EVIDENCE ATTACK ON CHINESE COMMUNITY PLANNED IN ADVANCE AND NOT RPT, NOT RESULT-OF POLICE FIRING ONDEMONS.TRATORS AT CHICOM CONSULATE. STATES THAT'MILITARY INFECTT HELPED PLAN. a -- AIL- -tjL- V~L~J1 IRR wffmw=x-- === [PDF page 122] === -2- 81, Deceniber 13, From Medin * 'lTTACK ON CONSULATE AND EXPECTED W'IDESPREADPROPERTY~DAMAGE. HCuEER, ACCORDING THIS SOURCE, ARMY D1D.NOT RPT*NOT EXPECT POLICE TO FIrs( ON DEMONSTRATORS AND DID NOT RPT NOT ANTICIPATE ATTACKS ON pHINESE PERSONS. SOURCE QUOTED MOKOGINTA AS SAYING HE DOES NOT RPT NOT CARE IF WHOLE CHINESE QUARTER BURNED BUT.,E wILL NOT RPT NOT TOLERATE. PHYSICAL ATTACKON CHINESE PERSONS. 6. PRICES ARE UP AND NUMBER CQI4MOD.1TIES SUCH AS MEAT AND EGGS IN CFN 10 12 161 10020 ' '. -PAGE 'THREE RUMJEM 4 07 +f'1 tPT-rT 4. SHORT SUPPLY IN MEDIAN AS RESULT.OF CHINESE GOING INTO HIDING.TO AVOID ATTACK. GOVERNOR HAS URGED ALL MERCHANTS TO REOPEN SHOPS., COMMENT: A. THIS WAS SER IOUS RIOT BUT RESOLUTE.ARMY ACTION IN.2 . CHINESEQUARTER PREVENTED REAL BLOODBATH. :.0 SSME ARMY MOTIVE IN THIS MATTER* IS.TO FORCE FURTHERDERIATO IN RELATIONS WITH COMMUNIST CHI NA. .C.. WHILE ARMY CAN AND PROBABLY WILL KEEP LID ON IN MEDAN, PCSSIBILITY .EX ISTS THAT' THEY MAY BE UNABLE PREVENT FURTHER DISORDERS -IN OTHER CITIES OF NORTH SUMATRA. WHOLESALE KILLING OF PKI IN RECENT WEEKS HFAS CREATED.:lN CLIMATE OF VIOLENCE HERE WITH LARGE GOUP OF.-YOUTH LIVING JELATPONSNWITCTIONMUTAKENCHINA OUTSIDE NORMAL SOCIAL RESTRAINTS FOR PROLONGED PERIOD. ARMY MAY NOT RPT NOT BE ABLE 'KEEV THESE ELEMENTS COMPLETELY 'UNDER r0NTROL. D. GIVEN DEGREE OF ARMY COMPLICITY IN ATTACK ON CHINESE. I DOUBT A INVOLVED WILL SUFFER ANY SERIOUS PUNISMENT-* CONSULATE. YOUTHGTHAT .PEMUDA PANTJASILA SOURCE DECEMBER 12 SAID NO RTEAOACiON IN AGAINSTLEADERS c HC1N OF DEMONSTRATION. SHORT DETENTOEYFRYER iN M AN DTERICT POLICEILIT PROBABLY EXTENT-0OF PUNITIVE ACTION.* - 49 EAVNER CTIF O.. R2. SUMATRA. WHOLESALE I OIN . NOTE: ADVANCE DELIVERY TO S/S-0 AT 11:48 P.M., 12-12-65. NOTE: PASSED WHITEDHOUSEMDO 1NSA, CIA USIA AT 11:40 P.Mr [Unreadable] I CONFIDENTIM.- - f~< LYN~DONiBAINES JOHNSON -LIBRARYI === [PDF page 123] === INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State Action [Unreadable] DE RUiMJBT 411 A 3450820 .ZNY SSSSS 0 110745 Z Info FM, AMEM BASSYDA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC MDAT 7,INFO RUALOT/AMEMBASSY TOKYOIMM'EDIA E 227 :STATE GR,,NC SE RRET DEC11 SAM REFERENCE: EMBTEL 1720 H I. CALTEX MANAGER BROWN CALLED ON ME" TWICE THIS MORNING TO DESCRIBE FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN OIL SITUATION REPORTED NSC REFTEL WHICH INTRODUCE SMALL ELEMENT OF HOPE. ALTHOUGH INR iMtMENTUM OF INDONESIAN SIDE TO NATIONALIZE COMPANIES REMAINS AID STRONG, PROCESS MAY NOW BE DELAYED.' COM 2..ACCORDING TO BROWN, AFTER MEETING WITHME LAST NIGHT, JTAHIJA TALKED WITH GENERAL IBNU. 'IBNU TOLD TAHIJA HE WAS TNT TRSY RSR 'PAGE TWO RUMJBT 411A' C R ET GOING TO TOKYO IMMEDIATELY (HE HAS NOW LEFT) AND ASKED,IF 1 BROWN'WOULD JOIN HIM THERE TO TALK FURTHER ABOUT ARMY/IBNU PROPOSAL TO CALTEX. BROWN NOW PLANNING TO LEAVE FOR TOKYO DEC 12 AND WILL REPORT FROM THERE TO CALTEX HEADQUARTERS HIS VIEWS ON PROPOSAL AND RESULTS HIS CONVERSATIONS WITH IBNU. INCIDENTALLY, BROWN MADE -CLEAR TO ME TODAY THAT IBNU/ARMY PROPOSAL WAS MORE IN THE NATURE OF.A SUGGESTION,AS TO HOW ISSUE COULD BE SETTLED RATHER THAN A FORMAL PROPOSAL. 73. IBNU ALSO INFO1PNDTAHIJA THAT HE HAD JUST TALKED WITH CHAERUL'SALEH AND' HAD EXPLAINED SALEH MANY COMPLICATIONS HE ;SAW-IN SITUATION. SALEH IS REPORTED TO HAVE REPLIED THAT FINAL AGREEMENT WITH SHELL WAS NOW BEING SIGNED 'AND THAT SHELL TAKE-OVER WAS GOING TO IMPOSE HEAVY ADMINISTRATIVE, 'BURDENS ON GOI. UNDER CIRCUMSTANCE'SSALEH THOUGHT' THAT MAYBE - ACTION VIS*&A-VIS OTHER TWO COMPANIES MIGHT BE POSTPONED. r(I WOULD ADD TO THIS THAT GOI PRESENTLY FACING'GREAT MANY OTHER BURDENS AND-THAT THESE MAY WELL BE' WEIGHING MORE HEAVILY IN. SALEH'SCONSIDERATIQNS THAN SINGLE PROBLEM OF DIGESTING SHELL'S ASSETS) ' 4. TAHIJA.HIMSELP, HAS ALSO HAD TALK 'WITH SALEH TODAY AS ANTICIPATED.,REFTEL.,BWRO N TOLD ME HAT PRINCIPAL POINTS DECLASSIFIED AuthorityB === [PDF page 124] === -2-1726, December 11, From Djakatta PAGE THREE RUMJBT 41A -S-E--R-E- EMERGING' FRCM SALEH-TAHIJA TALKS WERE AS FOLLOWS: A. ACCORDING TO TAHIJA, SALEH IS NOW CONVINCED THAT CALTEX FIRMLY OPPOSED ANY UNILATERAL TAKE-OVER OF MANAGEMENT AND WOULD IN SUCH EVENT APPEAL FOR ARBITRATION. SALEH SEEMS EQUALLY "CONVINCED CALTEX CANNOT BE PRESSURED INTO FORCED TAKE-OVER. B. SALEH SAYS HE WILL INSTRUCT IBNU TO GO TO NEW YORK FOR DISCUSSIONS WITH CALTEX MANAGEMENT. TAHIJA HIMSELF VERY MUCH FAVORS THIS AS IT WILL GIVE IBNU OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN GOI MOTIVATIONS AND INTENTIONS DIRECTLY TO CALTEX MANAGEMENT AND TO 'GET FULL FLAVOR OF LATTER'S POSITION. TRIP WILL ALSO HELP PLAY FOR TIME. BROWN AGREES-WITH THIS REASONING BUT FEELS IBNU MUST NOT LEAVE FOR 'NEW YORK UNDER ANY PISI PRESSIONS'" 'I AS TO CALTEX'S ADAMANT POSITION. *HE WILL SEE THAT[ HE IS' ADEQUATELY INFORMED. C. SALEH VOLUNTEERED TO TAHIJA THAT ONCE CHANGES HAD' BEEN MADE IN CONTRACTS OF WORK HE EXPECTS TO STEP OUT OF OIL PICTURE. TAHIJA INTERPRETS THIS AS MEANING SALEH WILL TRY,TO LEAVE HIS MARK BY NATIONALIZING INDUSTRY HIMSELF. (SALEH MUST ALSO, OF COURSE, CONSIDER POSSIBILITY THAT HE COULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING CHAOS.) PAGE FOUR RUMJBT 411A SE 'C R E T 5. BROWN CONTINUES TO FEEL, AS DO "I, THAT -OUR BEST TACTIC 'IS TO PLAY FOR TIME, THAT TIME WILL GIVE ARMY OPPORTUNITY 'TO REALIZE COMPLEXITIES OF ISSUE INVOLVED. BROWN CITED AS EXAMPLE RECENT' FAR EAST TRIP BY COL' SUKOTJA AND OTHER MEMBERS CALTEX SUPERVISORY TEAM.. SUKOTJA HAD LONG SUSPECTED CALTEX OF MARKETING CRUDE EXPORTS AT HIGHER PRICES THAN DECLARED 'TO GOI, BUT RETURNED FRCM TRIP, AFTER CHECKING MARKETS HIMSELF, WITH THESE SUSPICIONS-DISPELLED. SUKOTJA, BROWN NOTED, WAS. ARMY MAN WITH GOOD CONTACTS AMONG HIGHER COMMAND, AND HIS, AWARENESS'THAT COMPANY NOT JUST TRYING TO BILK INDONESIA WOULD WORK GOOD INFLUENCE ON ARMY CONSIDERAT-ION OF OIL QUESTION. [Unreadable] GREEN NOTE: ADVANCE DELIVERY TO S/S-0 AT 4:27 A.M., 12-11-65. NOTE: PASSED WHITE HOUSE, DOD, NSA, CIA, USIA AT 4:45 A.M., 12-11-65. pommel === [PDF page 125] === (0 ~.EGRi'A Dep lnent of S/atle .a~4 ' ft 4 1 '-9 7 ' v c cJa3A [Unreadable] 25 DE RUM'J3T '406A ~350~800'. 54..: R 1107E0M 1BASSY DJAKART ~7W~WE-h3Ass YR UEHC SCSA TE WASHCA INFO. RUNlTBK/AMEMBASSY 'BANGKOK 184 RUHLHQ/CINCPAC RUALOT/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 226 REF: EMBTEL 1650 1' CINCPAC FOR POLAD,, 1. AS FOLLOW-UP TO HIS-EARLIER DlSCUWSION (PARA 4, REFTEL), )ASKED COLONEL ETHEL YESTERDAY IF USG COULD ASSIST IN, FINANCING IMPORT 200,000. TONS. RICE. STRESSED 'HE SPEAKING_-ON. BEHALF GENERAL SUHARTO. WHILE DETAIL S NOT SPELLED OUT, I EVIDENTLY HAS-IN MIND US :COVERT FINANCING FOR RICE FROM TH1RD COUNTRY (EHAS PREVIOUSLY BURMfA AND THAILAND AS.POSSIBLE SOURCES). SHOULD BEGIN ARRIVE MID-JANUARY AND TRANSACTION MIGHT BE HANDLED BY PERMINA WHICH HAS AUTHORITY ACT AS PURCHASING AGENT. RICE- ARMY-TO MILITARY, CIVIL SERVICE PERSONNEL AND GENERAL-PUBLIC. IF ARMY CAN CONTROL RICE HE SAID, IT CAN CONTROL PRICE AND- FORCE IT DOWN.1 COLONEL.ETHEL STRESSED DIFF CULT IES WHICH ANY- DEAL OF THIS TYPE WOULD.POSE FOR ISG BUT-;SAID HE WOULD REPORT CONVERSATION TO.AMBASSADOR. WILL CONTACT COLONEL ET HEL f EARLY NEXT WEEK -FOR OUR RESPONSE. -.. 2. ACCORDING TO, SUHARTO ASKED SUKARNO A VEEK OR SO AGO IF SUKARNO INTENDED TO ASK FOR..QUTSIDE AID..SUKARNO SAID HE DID NOT, AND HE.PARTICULARLY RULED Olff.ASKING USG. SUKARNO ADDED', HOWEVER, THAT.SUHARTO MIGHT ASK FOR QUIET US: EENIND, APPROACH'AND THAT SOME RESPONSE**IS REQUIRED. I1WILL BE IN BETTER..POSIT ION *TO.COMMENT AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS - RE ANY RE QUIRED RESPONSE FOLLOWING NY'QUIET RENDEZVOUS "1ITH MALIK [Unreadable] === [PDF page 126] === T HA.T L L E',IFF. 1e0 [Unreadable] STARRING HERE, REQUEST FOR RICE AID NEEDSADDTC"SM QUESTPOS WHICH L WE WOULD WANT TO CONSIDER Ei 4.111 A FIRST THERE IS.VOLE AND FACTTSHERE HAS PROBLEM OF US-INDO"RELATIONS BEEN STRONG OPPOSITION ACCE?T I NG U.S. AID DURING PAST SEVERAL YEARS. WITHIN INDONESIA TO THOSEWHO HOPE TO UNDERMINE ARMY POSITION COULD NENT COULD BE CONCEItALED (SUKARN.O WE SERIOUSLY*DOUBT £ TERMiS THAT APPROACH ALREADY AWARE IN AT SUCH ARRANGE- AVAILABLE WE WOULD*QUEST10N ON BASIS INFORMATION LEAST GENERAL FOR.AR*iY. EST APPROACH FOR US Bt. WE WOULD ALSO NEEDKNRETHANW POSSIBLE- ALTERNATIVE SOURCES ORE HAVE BEN RECENTW DO ABOUT REPOT REGARDING INDO FEELERS FOR RICEIN FERAPS-OTHER POSSIBILIT IES. (E.GI AV 8THE HAGUE - AND LSEWERE WEST GERMAN WHICH COULD BE HANDLED OPENLY HAVE. NOT BEEN FULLY TEL 10839 WHICH NOT YET CONFIRMED. EXPLOREDAN HOG ONG BS FOU'DT a COVER IMMEDIATE.. NEED-. )'REiPLE.S CREDIT ALREADY [Unreadable] . 54-,- [Unreadable] ..41F COPY === [PDF page 127] === INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State 002 Action Control: 8100 Rec'd: DECEMBER 10, 1965 15 DJAKARTA 8:37 AM FROM: Info ACTION: SECSTATE 1712 INFO: CINCPAC DATE: DECEMBER 10 EXDIS CINCPAC FOR POLAD REF A. DEPTEL 741; REF P. EMBTEL 1634 1. FOLLOWING OUR COMMENTS REF A. A. PARA 3: REF B STATED THAT SUPPLY OF CONSUMABLES "MIGHT" TIP POLITICAL BALANCE "AT SOME POINT" REPEAT "AT SOME POINT", BUT AS WE HAVE REPEATEDLY REPORTED THAT POINT NOT REPEAT NOT YET REACHED AND MAY NEVER BE FOR ALL WE KNOW. B. PARA 4: AS WE HAVE REPORTED, ARMY LEADERSHIP CONTINUES TO TELL US THROUGH OUR MILATT CHANNEL THAT WE SHOULD NOT CONTACT THEM RE AID; THEY WILL CONTACT US. LATEST ETHEL. ACHMAD CONVERSATION (EMBTEL 1650) SUGGESTS THIS MAY BE SOON. MEANWHILEs WE SHOULD GET IN POSITION GIVE INTELLIGENT RESPONSE WHEN AND IF THIS HAPPENS. BELIEVE IT WOULD BE MISTAKE AT THIS TIME TO GIVE IMPRESSION THAT US AID ABSOLUTELY OUT OF QUESTION. THIS MIGHT UNDULY DISCOURAGE MODERATE ELEMENTS.1,.., AT SAME TIME, OF COURSE, WE DO NOT WANT AROUSE EXAGGERATED HOPES AND ARE TAKING CARE NOT TO DO SO. C. PARA 5 AND 6: AGREE. THESE ARE AMONG BASIC QUESTIONS WHICH WILL HAVE TO BE DECIDED WHEN AND IF WE RECEIVE DIRECT REQUEST FOR AID. THIS IS PRECISELY WHY WE HAVE BEEN CHARY OF RECOMMENDING AID AT THIS TIME. THIS ASPECT OF PROBLEM TREATED AT LENGTH IN OUR A-317. REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY IS [Unreadable] [Unreadable] DECLASSIFIED Authority" === [PDF page 128] === -2- 1712, DECEMBER 10, FROM DJAKARTA D. PARA 7: AGREE THAT MEASURED RESPONSE DESIRABLE TO ANY AtD REQUEST, ALTHOUGH ABILITY TO ACT PROMPTLY MIGHT CONCEIVABLY BE IMPORTANT. QUESTION IS, WHAT SORT OF MEASURED RESPONSE? TO ANSWER THIS WE NEED KNOW WHAT POSSIBILITIES EXIST WITHIN USG FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF. AID OR CREDITS. 2. TO REVIEW BIDDING, EMBASSY HAS CONSISTENTLY RECOMMENDED AGAINST ANY US ASSISTANCE (EXCEPT LIMITED COVERT ITEMS) IN PRESENT UNSETTLED SITUATION. WE NEVERTHELESS BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD BEGIN CONTINGENCY RPEAT CONTINGENCY PLANNING AGAINST TIME WHEN THERE MIGHT BE REASON FOR US TO GIVE SOME KIND OF ASSJSTANCE TO INDONESIA IN FORM OF CREDITS FOR PURCHASE OF RICE OR TEXTILES OR IN SOME OTHER FORMS THAT MIGHT THEN SEEM WARRANTED. UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES WE WOULD BE WILLING TO RENDER SUCH ASSISTANCE IS IMPOSSIBLq TO SPECIFY AT THIS TIME. OBVIOUSLY WE WOULD NOT BE INTEREifED, IF INDO MILITARY OPPOSED; NOR WOULD WE BE INTERESTED IF INDONESIA IS "BLEEDING ITSELF IN UNECONOMICAL TAKEOVER OF OIL INTERESTSn. THE PRINCIPAL MERIT IN CONTINGENCY PLANNING IS TO KNOW IN ADVANCE WHAT OPTIONS ARE OPEN. IF CERTAIN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE ARE OUT OF QUESTION UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES IT IS FAR BETTER TO KNOW THIS NOW. 3. PARA 2 REF A POINTS OUT DIFFICULTIES OF FINANCING RICE OR TEXTILES COVERTLY. WE ARE INCLINED TO SHARE THIS VIEW. BUT WE CONTINUE TO BE INTERESTED IN HAVING FOR CONTINGENCY PLANNING PURPOSES, THE DEPARTMENTS VIEWS ON WHETHER (A), WE COULD PROVIDE CREDIT GUARANTEES FOR OVERT EXPORT US RICE OR COTTON; (B) SUCH GUARANTEES COULD BE APPLIED TO THIRD COUNTRY PRODUCTS; (C) WE COULD PROVIDE COMMODITIES THROUGH EXPAND O PL 480 TITLE III PROGRAM (D) ANY OTHER POSSIBILITY WHICH MIGHT BE OPEN TO US IN THIS GENERAL FIELD. GREEN === [PDF page 129] === [Unreadable] “, DE RUMUBT 534A, 5430885 | ZNY SSSSS - = [Unreadable] - To RUFHDN/ AMEE SY LONDON IWhEDTATE 243 INFO RUEHC/ SECST ATE WaASHDC INMEDIATE E 16981 ‘ST ATE GRNC:, “ACCORDING BESI” INFORMATION AVAILABLE: HERE SUKENDRO DUE” “ARR EVE SS PARIS. DECEMBER. 8 OR.9.. IF. NECESSARY, PERHAPS THIS COULD BE-: ICONF IRMED THROUGH! HOWEVER, I SHARE YOUR VIEW THAT. MEET ING WITH HIM WOULD. POSE” CERTAIN. PROBLEMS AND ANLESS DEPART ‘NENT 1 BELIEVES S. OTHERWISE,. SUGGE ST WE MAKE NO FURTHER EFFORTS Rots setts Teak /s-0 AT 4: 10 AM DECEMBER, 3 1965: £ "dee os Sapta see 5 Toon "BAINES JOHN blew me 2. 2 s.eb ad 0 nn endah tag mn be’ Pi PEN TE ELE LW Cee SPIES RITE [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 130] === [Unreadable] ~M~I1~b NNNNMQQZCZCSCAT1S1 CONTROL 4022 TOT 553A 12/6/65 LRM DECLASSIFIED 00 RUFHC RUFHDN RUFHPA Authority E.O. 11652 SEC. 5(A) and (D) DE RUiIJBT 197A 3401035 By -de'gp,.NARS,Rate " ZNY CCCCC 0 061000Z FM AMEMBASSY DJAKARTA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 16 INFO RUHLHQ/CINCPAC PRIORITY RUHPAG/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 193 RUMJKL/AMEMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR 278 RUFHDIN/AMEMBASSY LONDON 235 RUFHPA/AMEMBASSY PARIS 39 RUMJSN/AMCONSUL SINGAPORE 259 STATE GRNC 2 N11 D r~ 1. i DEC 6 CINCPAC FOR POLAD; PARIS FOR NATUS 1. SUKARNO CHALLENGED PEOPLE'S PROVISIONAL CONSULTATIVE ASSEMBLY WMPRS) THIS MORNING TO RELIEVE HIM OF HIS OFFICE IF THEY DISATTISFIED WITH HIM BUT INDICATED HE STILL INSIST ON RUNNING SHOW IF THE STAYS ON. ADMITTING CARELESSNESS IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PRESIDENT SAID INDONESIAN NATION NOW AT STAKE AND GAVE NOTICE THAT HE WILL NOT BE HEMMED IN. 2. RADIO COVERAGE AS YET CURSORY AND MISLEADING. FOLLOWING QUOTES TAKEN FROM NOTES OF AP INDONESIAN STRINGER WHO PAGE TWO RUMJBT 197A %&> --1-5it '""Pwf-L ATTENDED MPRS SESSION. A. "IF YOU DON'T LIKE MS ANYMORE, TELL ME AND I WILL QUIT. GOD KNOWS.I HAVE DONE WELL FOR NATION. IF YOU DISAPPROVE OF ME....YOU MAY DISCHARGE ME AND I WILL WITHDRAW....IF YOU BELIEVE THAT I AS BEARER OF- THE PEOPLE'S MANDATE DO NOT FULFILL MY OFFICE PROPERLY BECAUSE OF NEGLIGENCE IN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, I ADMIT IT....I DID NOT FULFILL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS LATELY BECAUSE I FEEL THATN AY OBLIGATION IS TO SAFEGUARD NATION AND REVOLUTION. OTHER MATTERS ARE SECONDARY". B. "ACCORDING TO MY OPINION INDON8SIAN NATION IS JG STAKE FOLLOWING SEPT 30 MOVEMENT...THOSE WHO INTEND TO PUNISH RATS ARE BURNING THE HOUSE.w === [PDF page 131] === C. "EVERYBODY HAS BEEN SAYING THEY ARE LOYAL TO PRESIDENT, SOME SAY THEY LEAVE MATHRR OF POLITICAL FTSEMENT OF CRISIS TO PRESIDENT. BUT AT EOME TIME THEY HARASS ME, THEY IRRITATE ME, THEY WANT ME TO DO THIS, TO DO THAT...IFSDOU WANT TO LEAVE MATTERS TO ME, LEAV E IT TO ME ENTIRELY.. BI NEED YOUH ADVICE BUT I DON'T INWANT TO BE IGNORED". PRESIDENT THEN NOTED THAT HE HAD ESTABLISHED MILILRY TRIBUNAL TO TRY LEADRS OF SEPT 33 MOVEMENT AND SAID "LEAVE NEXT MOVE PAGE THREE RUMJBT 197A TO ME. TYURE TA DENCY NOW TO CHANGE COURSE OF REVOLUTION". DEM THE PRESIDENT CONCLUDED WITH JQTFICATION FOR MALAYSIAN CONFRONTATION A I ASKED MPRS TO PASS GZSOLUTION STATING CONF1'SNTATIONS WILL CONTINUE. 3. COMMENT: SPEECH APPEARS TO BE DESPARATE MOVE TO CALL ARMY' S BIDDING AND FORCE THEM THROW IN HAND. SUKARNO PICKED BEST POSSIBLE FORUM JE MANY MPRS MEMBERS PROBABLY CAULFT UNAWARE AND MAY NOW FEEL NEED TO RESPOND TO IS EMOTPPNAL APPEAL WITH SOME EXPRESSION OF SUPPORT. SPEECH ALSO INDICATION THAT PRESIDENT BADLY HURT BY PRESSURES WHICH MODERATES BRINGING TO BEAR ON NONOMIC ISSUES. WE INCLINED TO BELIEVE THAT, IF MPRS RESPONDS EMOTIONALLY AS PRESIDENT HOPES, HE WILL GAIN TEMPORARY ADVANTAGE BUT LONG TERM EFFECTS OF THIS OPEN ADMISSION OF WEAKNESS IN MODERATE'S FAVOR. GREEN NNNN === [PDF page 132] === INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State NNNNVZCZCMJB3,85JBA857 Action 00 RUEHC. ss DE ENYRUMJBT Info FM AMEMBASSY DJAKARTA TO RUMTBK/AMEMBASSY BANGKOK IMMEDIATE 176, INFO RUEHC/SECSATE WASHDC 1655 STATE GRNC -- e-R-*-2- DEC s., 1965 DE LASSHIED - PASS TO GALBRAITH FROM AMBASSADOR 1. IN CONNECTION WITH DIS6USSIbNS WITH DIAN AND SUKENDR 4O AS THEY MAY BEAR ON OIL COMPANY PROBLEM, THERE WERE FURTHER SIGNS YESTERDAY THAT COMPANIES ARE HEADED FOR A BITTER -SHOWDOWN WITH 801 AND, ACCORDING TO HOWARD, IT APPEARS THAT STANVAC APPEAL FOR ARBITRATION IS UNAVOIDABLE. CALTEX IS IN SAME BOATBUT, RESPONSIVE TO ADVICE FROM TAHIJA, IS CONTINUING'DELAY RESPONSE TO LATEST IBNU LETTER ,PAGE TWO RUMJBT 181A- S Et--RE-T IN HOPE, WHICH BROW RECOGNIZES AS RATHER FORLORN, THAT TIME MAY PREVENT GO FROM TAKING:.RECKLESS PLUNGE". 29 I CONTINUE FEEL WE SHOULD NOT GET INTO ANY SPE.CIFICS BUT TRY TO GET MESSAGE ACROSS, ESPECIALLY TO TOP LEVEL MILITARY, THAT IT WOULD BE.ECIDEDLY AGAINST THEIR OWN BEST INTERESTS TO TAKE ANY PEREMPTORYMOVE WHICH WOULD HAZARD' FOREGIN EXCHANGE EARNINGS, INTERRUPT PRODUCTION OIL AND OIL PRODUCTS -(SO ESSENTIAL TO MILITARY), AND MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL US-INDO RELATIONS. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IS SOME MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLE ARRAGEMENT, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING TO BE WORKED OUT BETWEEN COMPANIES AND 'GOI. 3. WOULD APPRECIATE ANYTHING YOU CAN LEARN FROM DIAH AND. SUKENDRO RE MOTIVATIONS OF KEY FIGURES INVOLVED, I AND LIMITS TO WHICH THEY LIKELY GO. WE WILL BE TACKLING THIS FROM OUR END IN FURTHER TALKS WITH KEY CONTACTS. GREEN A NOTE: ADVANCE COPY'Td S/S-), 12:40 A.M., DECEMBER,5 La IJL:AqLAKLjiiaJL === [PDF page 133] === 31"Umm,rAuff INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State 4 Action W IDECI iA PM 14 Ino SS PP RUEHCV DE RUMJBT 180A 3390348 ZNY CCCCC SAH P 050330Z.. I' MEMBASSY D RTA 0ORUEH/ ESTATE WASHDCPRIORITY INFO RUMTBK/AMEMBASSY BANGKOK 175 RUHLHQ/CINCPAC EUR RUMJKL/AMEMBSSY KUALA LUMPUR,277 ip RUFHDN/AMEMBASSY LONDON 234 DECLASSIFIED NSC RUMJMA/AMEMBASSY MANILA 424' INR RUMJSN/AMCONSUL SINGAPORE 258 AuthOr ity [Unreadable] AID -- 0-NFI m E NMT I A LDEC 5, 1965 CINCPAC FOR POLAD RSR 1. SUKARNO UTILIZED HIS ADDRESS TO AIR FORCE STAFF AND COMMAND SCHOOL GRADUATES DEC 4 TO ENUNCTATE VIGOROUS WARNING AGAINST EFFORTS TO CHANGE COURSE OF INDO REVOLUTION AND AFFIRM THAT JNDO LEFTIST REVOLUTION AND CONFRONTATION AGAINST MALAYSIA WILL GO ON. 2. SUKARNO REPEATEDLY NOTED THAT THERE WERE THOSE WHO THOUGHT THEY COULD CHANGE COURSE OF THIS REVOLUTION BUT IT COULD NOT BE DONE!. HE RETURNED TO THIS THEME AGAIN AND PAGE TWO RUMJBT 180A-CO FPII II. T~t KL :AGAIN THROUGHOUT HOUR LONG ADDRESS. NEITHER GENERAL, NOR LARGE POLITICAL ORGANIZATION NOR FOREIGN AMBASSADOR COULD CHANGE 'COURSE OF REVOLUTIONt HE SAID. REVOLUTION WAS LIKE -RIVER 4WSE PATH COULD BE OBSTRUCTED BUT, 'WHICH WOULD NEVERTHELESS STILL FIND 1TS WAY TO THE SEA. "WE CAN TEACH THE LEADERS AND THE MASSES, BUT WE, CANNOT TEACH THE REVOLUTION .4 IT HAS ITS OWN REALITY." 3. SUKARNO THEN RETURNED TO CONFRONTATION AND RIDICULED - BRITAIN.AND US FOR THINKING THERE WOULD BE RELAXATION IN CONFRONTATION AGAINST MALAYSIA. "THERE WILL NOT BE SLIGHTEST CHANGE IN OUR DETERMINATION TO CARRY OUT CONFRONTATION... CQNVI!YENTL~~.L === [PDF page 134] === -2- 1654,,December 5, from Djakarta plt MALAYSIA IS A THREAT TO OUR SAFETY AND SOVEREIGNTY...WE WILL NOT BE ENCIRCLED OR CONTAINED. I WILL CONTINUE' TO~HELP. PEOPLE OF MALAYA, SINGAPORE, SARAWAK, SABAH AND BRUNEI TO BECOME FREE*" SUKARNO PROMISED THAT AFTER ALL WERE FREE INDONESIA PLANNED TO JOIN THEM AND PHILIPPINES IN "GREATER MAPHILINDO CONFEDERATION." MEANWHILE, CONFRON- TATION WOULD BE "INTENSIFIED". 4. ADDRESSING HIMSELF MORE SPECIFICALLY TO AIR FORCE STAFF AND COMMAND SCHOOL, SUKARNO WARNED SCHOOL PAGE THREE RUMKJBT 180AAt NE E N T--I A--L NOT T OHFOLLOWMILITARY PRECEPT'S OF US OR OTHER FOREIGN ARMED FORCES. SCHOOL MUST REFLECT ASIAN 'EXPERIENCE AND REALITY. MILITARY SCIENCE IS "SUBJECTIVE" RATHER THAN "OBJECTIVE". HE RIDICULED AMERICAN MILITARY DOCTRINE AND CLAIMED US MILITARY WENT TO VIET NAM WITH FIXED IDEAS AND TEXTBOOK THEORIES WHICH INAPPLICABLE. US WILL FAIL IN ITS "FURTIVE WAR" IN VIETNAM, SUKARNO ASSERTED.- "THEY CANNOT WIN.... AMERICA WILL-ALSO SUFFER ITS DIENBIENPHU" 5. NEKOLIM ARE AGAINST INDO REVOLUTION AND ARt l'ilt- DETERMINED TO CRUSH BOTH INDO REVOLUTION. AND' SUKARN- PERSONALLY, PRESIDENT ASSERTED. HE AGAIN C,ITEp.,4, NEWS AND WORLD REPORTS COMMENT THAT SUKARNO MIGHT'-OT 8i'" AROUND ANOTHER YEARAND HINTED THAT NEKOLIM MIGHT BE FLANNING TO KIL HIM BUT THAT HIS DEATH IN HANDS OF GOD. 6. AS CONCLUSION, SUKARNO WARNED THAT DESPITE HIS EARLIER WARNINGS, GROUPS CONTINUED TO ATTACK EACH OTHER AND DISRUPT NATIONAL UNITY. HE REPEATED THREAT THAT HE WOULD BAN ANY PARTY WHICH CONTI-NUED TO INCITE. PEOPLE, BUT SIGNIFICANTLY .GAVE AS HIS EXAMPLES ONLY IPKI, CATHOLIC AND PROTESTANT I PARTIES. SUKARNO EMPHASIZED THAT IT WAS HIS RESPONSIBILITY PAGE FOUR 'RUMJBT I80A '0 4 IT4DVEhNVT AL TO JUDGE THOSE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN 30 SEPT MOVEMENT AFTER ALL FACTS WERE COLLECTED AND HE HAD NAMED EXTRAORDINARY MILITARY COURT TO TRY CASES,. SO PUBLIC MUST CEASE' TAKING LAW INTO ITS OWN HANDS.. NEITHER'PKI NOR CHINA WERE MENTIONED .IN SPEECH. ATChlEDETTA === [PDF page 135] === 3, ONFIDENTIAat -m3- 1654,:December 5, from Djakarta 7. COMMENT: THIS ADDRESS SEEMS TO BE SUKARNO'S FIRST PUBLIC RESPONSE TO CALCULATED PRESSURES BY MILITARY AND POLITICAL PARTIES DURING PAST TEN DAYS FOR *MAJOR CABINET CHANGES TO REFORMULATEGO.1 POLICIES, PARTICULARLY IN ECONOMIC FIELD, AND DEFINITIVE BANNING OF PKI. IN TONE SUKARNO WAS, DEFIANT, CONFIDENT AND TOTALLY'UNRECONSTRUCTED. GREEN NOTE Advance copy to S/S-0 11:30. pim., December4 Passed White House, DOD, CIA, NSA, USIA 12:13 a.m., December 5.. COI~IDENTIAL. === [PDF page 136] === [Unreadable] 1A q t 0j /C 87-S INIVV MJA658JBAF33 RR RUEHC RUEXDA RUFHDN RUEHCR DE RUMJST 172A 3380920. R 040901Z F4 AME2BASSYJJIAKAfRT) S0.'.OT 17 TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC {6 51 INFO RUHLHQ/CINCPAC SAHl RUHPAG/AN2EMBASSY CANBERRA 192-.. 25 DEC- 4?4.7 27 SAL RUEKDA/DOD .RUMJDHWAMCONSUL HONG KONG 213 1 EUR' *RUFHD.N/.A4EMB.ASSY LONDON 2 3 3.* hlNSC - RUEHCR/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW 35 STATE GRNC * *-S-ECCFO EC 4, 1965t DOD.:CINCPAC FOR POLAD i-:NIC [Unreadable] ILL BESEPARATELY REPORTING LONG7CONVERSATION HE HAD WiTH HERE ARE A FEW HIGHLIGHTS RELATING TO BROADER POLICYrwISSUES (PROTECT SOURCE): 2 SAID MILITARY COMING3 TO PLAY IN RU NING COUNTRY. KOIT REQRGANIZATION MAJOR ROLE PLACES MILITARY L1 . PAGE TWO RUMJBT 172A -E-C.RE -e. POSITION TO EXERCISE ALMOST COMPLETE CONTROL; GEN SUHARTO CAN NOW-WIELD MORE INFLUENCE OVER SUKARNO; AND NASUTION IS BECOMING MORE PERSUASIVE WITH.SUKARNO. 3. SUBANDRIO IS A MAN WITHOUT SUPPORT.EVEN FROM SUKARNO, ALTHOUGH SUKARNO-CONTINUES TO PAY LIP.SERVICE TO. SUBANDRIO.. SUBANDRIO DAYS ARE NUMBERED AND HE KNOWS IT. 4. ARMED FORCES ARE BEGINNING TO TAKE HARD LOOK AT INDONESIA'S POSITION AT WORLD AFFARIS. IT. IS THEIR-FEELIG THAT SUKARNO HAS LET INDONESIA DOWN WRONG PATH.T-OWARD ISOLATION EXCEPT FOR FRIENDSHIP WITH THOSE wHO ARE FALSE. INDONESIAN-CHINESE RELATIONS HAVE ALREADY COOLED.OFF AND THE MILITARY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM EVEN COOLER.& AS FOR RELATIONS W ITH US AND WEST, ACHMAD# AID ONE CANNOT-CHANGE EXISTING Autboril CDOUBAINESJ0HNS LIBRARY === [PDF page 137] === -2-1651, DecCmber 4, 1965, From Djokerta POLICY OVERNIGHT; HOWEVER, IT IS HOPE D THAT ITHIN NEXT FEW 1'MONTHS RELATIONS WILL BEGIN TO I'PRO'.MANYFOLD.- "THIS IS WHAT WE IN THE MILITARY 'AT4 ADDED THAT THIS DOES NOT MEAN NECESSARILY GREAT AMOUNTS OF AID* TO INDCESIA SUT A GOOD STRONG.RELATIONS!HIP BASED UPON PAGE THREE RUfJBT 172A -S- E-eR--E-4-- MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT. 5. ETHEL ASKED WHETHER T0UH,T SOVIETS . OULD TRY TO REPLACECHiNESE AS'POWER WITH MAJOR INFLUNCE IN INDONESIA. REPLIED THAT SO)VIETS NOT ON'4LY WILL TRY- BUT ARE'ALREADY TRYIJGb AS FAR AS MI LITARY AND MANY UNNAMED MINISTERS ARE CONCERNED, INDO 1ESIA DOES NOT WANT THIS X IND OF DOMINANT. 1NFL.UENCE OVER INDONESIA BY ANY. . ~COUNTRY.9"- 6. SAID THAT EVERYONE IS NOWI LOOKING TO MILITARY TO STRAIGHTEN.OUT CHAOS. MILITARY APPRECIATE THAT IF SOMETHItN!3 -ISN'T DONE QUICKLY IMILIT ARY ivILL STAND TO GET FULL BLAME. SAID WE CAN EXPEC T IMPORTANT DECISIONS A11D CHANGES STARTING WITHIN A WEEKS T IME. 7e IN DISCUSSING OVERAI.L CASUALTY FI GURES IN AFTER MATHOF GESTAPU AFFAIR, JDISAGRrED WITH SPECULATION -y THAT.AS MANY-AS 200,000 HAvEN KILL ED IN NORTH SUMATRA AND CENT RAL AND EAST JAVA. HO EVER, HE-E ST IATED CASUALTIESo. HAVE BEEN OVER 100,000 IN THESE AREAS. COMENT:- PRESUMING THAT MOST OF THESE HAVE BEEN COMMUNIS T, FAR MORE COMM1UN- ISTS. HAVE BEEN KILLED IN INDONESIA OVER PAST TWO MONTHS BT'w5 - EE* f Ii I 1IlfN.RAIr4iivenLIC'iI IMrii UtHN === [PDF page 138] === INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of Static Action Control 2407 Ree'd: DECEMBER 3, 1965 FROM: DJAKARTA 6:38 Am Info ACTION: SECSTATE 1634 INFO: CINCPAC 002 DATE: DECEMBER 3 DECLASSUMED CINCPAC FOR POLAD REF: 1579 1. AS DEPARTMENT AWARE, WE ARE BEING APPROACHED AT HIGHER CIVILIAN OFFICIAL LEVELS WITH HINTS AND VAGUE REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE TO HELP TIDE INDONESIA OVER NEXT FEW MONTHS AND HELP ARMY AVOID LOSING ON ECONOMIC FRONT WHAT IT HAS GAINED ON POLITICAL. 2. MOTIVATION THESE REQUESTS NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR BUT COULD INCLUDE FOLLOWING: (A) NEW ECONOMIC PLANNING EFFORTS HAVE SHOWN UP NEED FOR GREATER ASSISTANCE; (B) AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT DWINDLING. PROBABLE LOSS OF CHICOM CREDIT COUNTED ON EARLIER. REALIZATION THAT USSR OR EASTERN EUROPE UNLIKELY TO BE HELPFUL. JAPANESE WHO PREVIOUSLY SEEMED WILLING TO EXTEND AID LATELY BACKING OFF; (C) SUPPOSITION THE US ALWAYS READY TO GIVE AID. . ASISE FROM THESE GENERAL MOTIVATIONS, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CIVILLANOFFICIALSULIKE UMARJADI AND THAJEBI SERIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT ECONOMIC TRENDS, WHO WANT TO INITIATE SOUND STABILIZING POLICIES, BUT WHO FEAR RUG WILL BE PULLED FROM UNDER THEM BY SUKARNO, SUBANDRIO AND OTHER POLITICIANS. THEY ALSO FEAR FUTURE LOSS OF SUPPORT THEY NOW HAVE FOR REFORM AMONG MINISTERS AND PARTY LEADERS IF STRONG PUBLIC RESISTANCE TO REFORM ACTION DEVELOPS. WHILE W WANT TO TALK WITH THIS GROUP AND LEND REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY IS SECREF IpRoM RrrmE UNLESS "UNCLMSHHFIE' === [PDF page 139] === -2- 1634, DECEMBER 3, FROM DJAKARTA ENCOURAGEMENT TO THEM, WE SHOULD NOT LEAD THEM TO EXPECT THE IMPOSSIBLE. 4. AS TO THE POSITION OF TOP MILITARY AUTHORITIES RE US ASSISTANCE, WE WERE TOLD TWO MONTHS AGO NOT TO COME TO THEM RE ASSISTANCE, THEY WILL COME TO US WHEN IT IS NEEDED. SO FAR THEY HAVE NOT DONE SO. MOREOVER THEY HAVE SAID THE SAME TO JAPANESE (EMBTEL 1479 PARA 4). UNCLEAR WHETHER THIS IS STILL THEIR POSITION TODAY. 5. ALSO UNCLEAR HOW SERIOUS SHORTAGES LIKELY WILL BEs BUT THERE IS CERTAINLY CONSENSUS BY MOST THOUGHTFUL PEOPLE THAT ARMY COULD LOSE MUCH POLITICALLY, AND PKI AND OTHER PRO-COMMUNISTS COULD GALN MARKEDLY, FROM SERIOUS RICE AND TEXTILE SHORTAGES IN NEXT FEW MONTHS. WHETHER THESE SHORTAGES ACTUAL IN SENSE OF ABSENCE OF GOODS IN MARKET, OR WHETHER THEY WILL BE REVEALED BY EXORBITANT PRICES MAKING GOODS LESS AVAILABLE TO MANY, MATTERS VERY LITTLE IF THERE IS MASS PUBLIC REACTION AGAINST ARMY BECAUSE OF HARDSHIPS WHICH RESULT. BOTH TEXTILE AND RICE PRICES HAVE DOUBLED SINCE SEPT 30. THERE IS SCATTERED EVIDENCE THAT TEXTILES AND RICE ARE ALREADY IN SHORT SUPPLY, AND EXTRAORDINARY DEMANDS WILL ARISE (fH MoSLIMAGN8194kAN- HOL IDAY SEASON LASTING UNTIL LATE JANUARY.,;.NER+GE-GRO... WON'T COME IN BEFORE MARCH. ABOVE ALL, MILITAfY AUTHORITIES MAY WISH TO GET HANDS ON RICE AND TEXTILES FOR D liIMl6ION AMONGST RANK AND FILE SINCE GOOD MORALE AND LOYALTY TO MILITARY LEADERSHIP ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL IF LATTER IS TO WIELD EFFECTIVE CONTROL OVER POPULACE AS WELL-AS SUKARNO. 6. THESE DEVELOPMENTS RAISE QUESTION WHETHER RESPONSE WE HAVE BEEN MAKING (ALONG LINES I GAVE UMARJADI) CAN LONG REMAIN ADEQUATE. WE SHOULD BE STUDYING WAYS WE CAN SERVE OUR LONG TERM INTERESTS BY BEING ABLE TO RESPOND EFFECTIVELY AND QUICKLY, PROVIDED INDONESIAN FOLLOW UP ON CURRENT INDICATIONS OF SERIOUS INTENT TO CARRY OUT MUCH === [PDF page 140] === -3- 1634, DECEMBER 3, FROM DJAKARTA NEEDED ECONOMIC REFORMS AND PROVIDED POLITICAL CONTROL CLEARLY EMERGES IN FRIENDLIER HANDS, AS OUR REPORTING OF PAST FEW DAYS INDICATED, THERE IS NOW SOME EXPECTATION AMONG MODERATES THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO OBTAIN SOME CONTROLLING DIRECTION OVER ECONOMIC POLICY WITHIN NEAR FUTURE, SO WHAT HAVE BEEN GENERALIZED OVERTURES MAY SOON BECOME SPECIFIC. . DESPITE ARMY'S SUCCESSES THUS FAR IN COWING PKI, I BELIEVE THAT POLITICAL SITUATION IS LIKELY TO REMAIN PRECARIOUS AND THAT ARMY'S HOLD ON IT IS FAR FROM CERTAIN. IF POINT SHOULD ARISE WHERE EMERGENCY SUPPLY OF CONSUMABLES MIGHT TIP THE BALANCE, AND US RPT US COULD AT RELATIVELY SMALL RISK EXTEND CREDITS EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH THIRD COUNTRIES THAT WOULD PERMIT THIS ASSISTANCE TO FLOW QUICKLY TO WHERE IT WAS NEEDED, IT WOULD BE SITUATION WHERE WE MIGHT HAVE TO MOVE RAPIDLY AND EFFECTIVELY. 8. 1 RECOMMEND (A) THAT WE CONTINUE TO HOLD LINE AS SET FORTH EMBTELS 1164 AND 1511, BUT (B) THAT WE ESTABLISH BASIS FOR QUICK ACTION ON EXTENDING CREDIT FOR EMERGENCY RICE AND TEXTILE SHIPMENTS FROM US OR FROM THIRD COUNTRIES AND (C) THAT FOREGOING PLANNING BE HELD CLOSELY FOR PRESENT AND IMPLEMENTED ONLY RPT ONLY IF WE FEEL THAT ON BALANCE THIS WOULD SERVE OUR LONG RUN INTERESTS. 9. WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE DEPARTMENTS VIEW ON: (A) FEASIBILITY OF EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEES FOR EXPORT OF US AND/OR THIRD COUNTRY'S RICE AS WELL AS COTTON CLOTH. THIS METHOD WOULD BE QUIET BUT NOT CLANDESTINE, AND WOULD NOT CARRY AID LABEL. (B) OFTEN INDONESIANS SUGGEST THAT US PROVIDE COVERT FINANCING FOR INDO IMPORTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES., IN THIS PRACTICAL POSSIBILITY? WE DOUBT SECRET COULD BE KEPT. (C) IF (A) AND (B) INAPPROPRIATE TO NEED FOR SPEEDY PERTINENT ACTION WHAT ARE ALTERNATIVE METHODS? GREEN BAP [Unreadable] === [PDF page 141] === RECOILNG TELECRAN Department of State Action VV -WJA956)5A553 | 4 FP RUEKCR RUFHDN SS DE RUNJ3T 2A 3350640. ZNY SSSSS;. BL PPIOSISZ - "DECEMBER 1, 1965, IF_@MENBASSY DJAKARTAY © poc—tno~ 2:23 AM TO RUEHOR/SECSTATE VASKDC PRIORITY = 1605 “ NFO RUNTBK/ANENBASSY BANGKOK “65 oO RUHLHO/CINCPAC ceo RUNJDH/AMCORSUL HONG KONG 2267 RUFHDN/ANEKBASSY LONDON 221 STATE GRNC.7S SECRET DEC 1, 1965 “GINCPAC FOR POLAD i =. ES sem ear gmem “REFS EMBTEL 1579 - LONDOW FOR. BERGER * il iT 4 D. 1 s” ne a an eto whe “FOLLOWING PRESENTATION HIS HOPE USG WOULD --2 - ; NOT HINDER OPERATION NEW INDO PEPPER MARKETING WONOPOLY. “NEW YORK REPORTED SEPTEL (NOTAL)/ ett | -- “) LAUNCHED INTO LENGTHY DISCOURSE -77 "~~ 70 ECON COUNSELOR ON THMEDIATE NEED OF NOW RULING ARHY, [Unreadable] 73 PASE TWO) * RUWIBT 208 SECRET -: “AND RELIGIOUS ANTI-PKI FORCES FOR OUTSIDE “ASSISTANCE IN SHORING UP ECONOMY. VIGOROUSLY SECONDED BY/ .PRESENT, | EXPRESSED ANXIETY. OVER puren: TAI. WEAKENING. /?0F ARMY POWER IF ECONOMIC STIUATION ALLOWED DETERIORATE” FURTHER, HE SAID PKI: HAS NOW BEEN COMPLETELY BROKEN “BUT ADVANTAGE GAINED BY ANTI-PXI FORCES CAN BE LOST IF. “ARMY LOSES POPULAR SUPPORT. - So HECESSARY ‘TO CEMENT ANII-COMMUNIST | FORCES IN 1 POWER Seats. _ AT THIS POINT: ‘STRONGLY STATED THAT USG MUST; BASE “ITS ~: POLICY ON FACT AND ACTIONS ALREADY OCCURRED OR OCCURRING, ~: -NOT ON EMPTY, WORDS SPOKEN.PUuBE JCLY HERE -SHECH-NO._ ONES - sun Mef6. 5 7 _— — COPY - oo I | na tee BPO an. _ LINDON Bi BAINES ' JOHNSON LIBRARY | alee [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 142] === -2- 1605, December 1, from Djaharta BELIEVES. NE SAID US RUNS RISK OF MISSING BOAT.J * ADDED THAT ELIMINATION OF REMAINING PROTECTORS OF 1(1 CLEARLY MEANING SUXARNO AND SUBANDRIO) WOULD COME IN SUCCESSIVE WAVES. BOTH EMPilASIZED THAT THE RIGHT HORSE. IS NOW WINNING AND US SHOULD BET HEAVILY ON IT, NOT AS WE DID IN 1958, FEEBLY BACKING PERMESTA-PRRI UNSUCCESSFUL REBELLION. f BLUNTEST REMARK WAS QUESTION PAGE THREE RUMJBT 20A S'E CR T - HOW MUCH IS IT WORTH TO US THAT PKI BE SMASHED AND TREND HERE REVERSED, THEREBY SAVING BIG PART SEA FROM COMMUNISM. MADE SURE THAT POINT NOT MISSED BY SAYING VIET NAM COSTING S5 MILLION PER DAY AND EMPLOYMENT.THOUSANDS OF TROOPS. DESCRIBED INDONESIA AS SHIP WITH NEW CAPTAIN AT HELM ANXIOUS TO SAIL.PROPER COURSE BUT UNABLE LEAVE HARBOR WITHOUT FUEL. 2. WAXING CONFIDENTIAL p FROM THAI GOVERNMENT TO SUPPLY 200,000 TONS RICE ., OF WHICH 50,000 FOR DEC. TWO YEAR )SAID HE HAS AGREEMENT DELIVERY. DEFERRED PAYMENT NOT YET FINALIZED, HE ADMITTED, ALTHOUGH HE.CLAIMS THIRDCOUNTRY BANK WILLING GUARANTEE THAI BANK FINANCING..,LMLREFZD* HE SAID BANK I -HONGRONGBANK AND *LAUGHED EMBARRASSEDLY, SAYING IT IS CHICOM BANK, 3.WT ON TO SAY JAP.6.NESE GOVNMENT HAS OFFERED 100,000 TONS OF RICE AND TEXTILES ON SUCH LONG TERM CREDIT AS TO BE VIRTUALLY A GRANT. HE SAID TI ARRANGEMENT MADE BY JAPANESE AMB SAITO PAGE FOUR RUMJBT 20ASEGRET 4. ECON COUNSELOR COMMENTED ALONG LINES OF. AMBASSADOR'S STATEMENTS TO UMARJADI REPORTED REFTEL. 5. COMMENT:. -. A. THIS IS KIND OF HIGHER LEVEL APPROACH FORESEEN IN REFTEL*.I LED UP.TO HIS REQUEST FOR US ASSISTANCE IN USUAL INDIRECT INDONESIAN FASHION, BUT THERE IS_0 DOUBT OF REALITY HIS REQUES H.-HEWASCOnGNIZANT-OF DIFFICULTIES FOR BOTH GOI AND.USG OF.ANY DIRECE i .. RT01'NDO BAINESJOHNSON LIBRARY 4MAFIES === [PDF page 143] === -3- 1605, December 1, from Dja'karta BUT SUGGESTED SOMETHING COULD BE DONE THROUGH THIRD LESS POLITICALLY SENSITIVE COUNTRIES, SUCH AS JAPAN, THAILAND OR THENETHERLANDS. COMING ON HEELS OF UMARJADI PITCH TO AMB,[ PLEA REPRESENTS MOST AUTHORITATIVE SUGGESTION YET THAT.USG 'RECOGNIZE EXISTANCE CLEAR TREND IN - INDONESIA IN FAVOR US INTERESTS. * B. WAS PROBABLY THINKING WISHFULLY *ABOUT TgA1 RICE DEAL, ASI REPORTS THAIS WOULD LIKE USG GUARANTEE*BEFORE GRANinvd TWO YEAR CREDIT. AS FOR JAPANESE OFFER, -AMBASSADOR WILL CHECK WITH-SAITO ON PRESENT '.STATUTEBUT AMBASSADOR HIGHLY DOUBTFUL REf ALLEGATIONS. .GP-2. p / NOTE:. Advance copy to S/S-0 2:50 a.m.,'December 1. Passed White House, DOD, CIA, USIA, NSA 3:25 a.m., December 1. [Unreadable] 11h13 SEC V 1LYJN'VI'N.BAINES JOHNSON LIBRARY === [PDF page 144] === COMING TELEGRAM Department of State 84. Action RR RUEHCR RUFHOL I FE DE RUMJBT 987A 3321230 Info ZNY CCCCC 0.224 R 280830Z SS S AME EMBASSY DJAARTA_. 1965 NOV 28 PM 6 57 [Unreadable] SP INFO RUHLHQ/CINCPAC UNN RUFHOL/AMEMBASSY THEHAGUE 36 SAH RUMJKL/AMEMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR 268 p RUMJMA/AMEIBASSY MANILA 411 US IA STATE GRNC NSC BT [Unreadable] CIA NSA CINCPAC FOR POLAD DOD 1. SUKARNO ANNOUNCED NOVEMBER 27 THAT OMAR DANI HAb NIC BEEN REPLACED AS MINISTER/CHIEF OF SATFF OF AIR FORCE BY RSR SRI MULJONO HERLAMBANG. ACCORDING TO ANNOUNCEMENT, DANI WAS DISCHARGED "WITH HONOR" AND WILL RETAIN MINISTERIAL RANK AS INDONESIAN "COMMANDER OF AIRPLANE INDUSTRY IMPLEMENTATION COMMAND," ON WHOSE BEHALF Ht. iS NOW SAID TO BE NEGOTIATING PURCHASE OF\ AIRCRAFT IN HOLLAND. 2.' COMMENT: AS DEPARTMENT WELL AWARE, SRI MULJONO HERLAMBANG PAGE 2 RUMJBT 987A C 0 N FlD t WT I A L IS AS FAR TOWARD.LEFT AS DANI, AND IS HIMSELF PARTIALLY UNDER SUSPICION.FOR COMPLICITY.IN 30TH SEPTEMBER AFFAIR. HE IS ALSO EXTREMELY CLOSE TO SUBANDRIO, FOR WHOM HE APPEARS TO SERVE AS A.D.C. HERLAMBANG HAS RECEIVED FLIGHT TRAINING IN US AND WAS FORMERLY ONE OF SUKARNO'S PILOTS. NASUTION AND ARMY CAN SCARCELY BE PLEASED WITH THIS APPOINTMENT AND IT TH REFORE QUESTIONABLE HOW LONG HE WILL LAST. GREEN CONF IDENTIAL === [PDF page 145] === INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State 82-S Action MJA394JBA356 DE RUMJBT 986A 3320640 22 ' [ Info ZNY SSSSS SS.. Y0.8g.......71965 NOV 28 PM 7 06 1R8 --AM FM BA S SY4-JA V-AP TA G TO RUEHCR/SECSTATE WASHINGTON "PRIORITY 3) &i38, INFO RUFHDN/AMEMBASSY LONDON PRIORITY.213 SAH RUALOT/AMEMBASSY TOKYO PRIORITY 201 H 'RUW;$/AtMq#NHONG* KONG' PRIORITY 199 ' SAL RUHLHQ/CINCPAC PRIORITY UNN. EUR STATE GRNC tNEA CCRE T SE 28TH NOVEMBER L OF ETWOJ CINCPAC FOR POLAD NSC INR 1. AT LUNCHEON AT ECON COUNSELOR'S RESIDENCE NIC NOV 27 I HAD-OPPORTUNITY FOR LONG DISCUSSION WITH DEPUTY FONMIN UMARJADI WHO IS IN CHARGE OF IGA FONOFF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS..UMARJADI DISCLOSED THAT AID HE IS MEMBER HIGH LEVEL ECONOMIC POLICY GROUP,STR WORKING UNDER PRESIDIUM ON. PLANS FOR BRINGING ORDER E OUT OF CURRENT ECONOMIC CHAOS. 2. DURING LUNCH UMARJADI RESPONDED FRANKLY TO QUESTIONS REGARDING COM FRB TRSY XMB PAGE TWO RUMJBT 986A SEC CR-E T RSR SIGNS OF RENEWED EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE SOME REFOR, ALTHOUGH HE WOULD NOT IDENTIFY ANY OTHER KEY CIVILIAN ADVISORS TO PRESIDIUM AND TO CABINET MINISTERS DIRECTLY CONCERNED WITH TRADE, INDUSTRY, BANKING AND REVENUE. 3. NOTING EXTREMELY POOR FOREIGN EXCHANGE POSITION (NON-PETROLEUM EXPORTS WILL BRING IN ONLY ABOUT $425 ' MILLION, FAR SHORT OF WIDELY TRUMPETED BUT WHOLLY UN- '3' REALISTIC TARGET OF $600 MILLION FOR 1965), UMARJADI ..CLAIMED WHOLE SERIES OF MEASURES HAS BEEN,PREPARED, SIMILAR TO THOSE OUTLINED A YEAR AGO TO IMF TEAM BUT NEVER INTRODUCED. WHILE STRESSINGINEED FOR SECRECY PRIOR PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT ANY ECONOMIC MEASURES, UMARJADI HINTED THERE WOULD BE FREEING OF RUPIAH FROM PRESENT ARTIFICIAL 'MULTIPLE EXCHANGE RATE. REFERRING SADLY TO PRESIDENT'S DECISION ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY TO PAY 75,000 RUPIAH FOR TRADITIONAL HOLIDAY BONUS TO ALL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, THUS ADDING ONE STROKE OF DECLASSIFIED Authority ei27L.pNARS, Date____ === [PDF page 146] === -2- 1579, November 28 (SECTION 1 OF 2), From Djakarta PEN 300 BILLION TO ALREADY ASTRONOMICAL MONEY SUPPLY, HE ALSO HINTED LIGHTLY AT POSSIBILITY CURRENCY EVALUATION. PAGE THREE RUMJBT 986A SE CR E T 4. FOLLOWING THE LUNCHEON I DREW UMARJADI ASIDE TO ASK WHETHER SO-CALLED "POLITICAL SOLUTION" REGARDING PKI MIGHT NOT INVOLVE REGIONAL MILITARY COMMANDERS, WITH SUKARNO'S CONNIVANCE, SIMPLY BANNING PKI IN THEIR VARIOUS DISTRICTS SINCE THIS MIGHT RELIEVE SUKARNO 'OF DIRECT*RESPONSIbILITY FOR AN ACTION OFFENSIVE TO PEKING AND OTHER FRIENDS OF SUKARNO. UMARJADI REPLIED THAT PRESIDENT WOULD LOSE TOO MUCH FACE BY LEAVING THIS DECISION TO OTHERS; EVERYBODY HAD BEEN LED TO EXPECT SOME PRONOUNCEMENT BY PRESIDENT AND HE COULD NOT AVOID MAKING A DECLARATION ON THIS ISSUE. I ASKED HIM WHAT THIS DECISION wOULD THEN BE. UMARJADI SAID HE DID NOT KNOw, BUT IF PRESIDENT FAILED TO BAN PKI NATION-WIDE, MILITARY WOULD TAKE ACTION TO SEE THAT PKI WAS BANNED AND THEN PRESIDENT WOULD LOSE CONSIDtRABLE POSITION. PRESIDENT REALIZES THIS AND HE IS CAUGHT IN DEEP DILEMMA. 5. I ASKED UMARJADI WHETHER CHINA WAS LIKELY TO MAKE GOOD UPON THE. AGREEMENT REACHED IN * PEKING SEPT,28 FOR PROVIDING INDONESIA -WITH $100 MILLION PAGE FOUR RUMJBT 986A SE R ET OF CREDITS OVER FIVE YEARS. UMARJADI REPLIED HE DID- NOT KNOW BECAUSE THIS AGREEMENT DID NOT BECOME OPERATIVE UNTIL 1966; HOWEVER, A GOOD DEAL WOULD DEPEND UPON SUKARNO'S DECISION REGARDING FATE OF PKI. SINCE PKI LIKELY TO BE CRUSHED IN ANY EVENT, HE PREDICTED THAT RELATIONS BETWEEN PEKING AND DJAKARTA WOULD WORSEN AND THAT INDONESIA COULD NO LONGER COUNT ON THE $100 MILLION LINE OF CREDIT. HENCE INDONESIA IS GOING TO HAVE TO RELY EVEN MORE ON ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, 'PARTICULARLY IN MATTER OF RECEIVING WITHIN NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS BASIC REQUIREMENT OF 200,000 TONS OF RICE. INDONESIA HAS ALREADY BEEN PROMISED 35,000 TONS FROM 'THAILAND ON SIX MONTHS CREDIT, HOPES TO GET 20,000 TONS MORE FROM PAKISTAN ON ONE YEAR'S CREDIT 9, HAS HAD NO EVIDENT SUCCESS IN GETTING HELP FROM UAR, IS MAKING APPROACHES TO WEST GERMANY AND JAPAN. === [PDF page 147] === -3- 1579, November 28 (SECTION 1 OF 2), From Djakarta 6. REFERRING TO HIS STATEMENT DURING LUNCHEON THAT INDONESIA HAD ADEQUATE FOODSTUFFS -(BUT WOULD BE SHORT OF RICE THESE NEXT FEW MONTHS DUE TO TRANSPORTA- TION DISLOCATIONS AND LATE RAINS), I ASKED WHY GOI.WAS SO DESPERATE FOR ADDITIONAL RICE. UMARJADI ALLOWED THAT IT WAS LARGELY POLITICAL. LONG OVERDUE ECONOMIC STABILIZATION MEASURES INVOLVING INITIAL PRICE RISES, STRINGENCIES AND BELT-TIGHTENING, WOULD CAUSE RESTIVE- NESS WHICH COULD PLAY INTO HANDS OF COMMUNISTS AND OTHER UNDESIRABLE ELEMENTS. REACTIONS WOULD TURN LARGELY AGAINST ARMY WHICH IS KNOWN TO BE FULLY BACKING NEW ECONOMIC STABILIZATION PROGRAM. HENCE AVAILABILITY OF ADDITIONAL RICE WOULD BE CRUCIALLY IMPORTANT IN MITIGATING THIS REACTION AND MAINTAINING POSITION OF THOSE SEEKING TO BRING NEW ORDER IN INDONESIA. 7. I ASKED WHY THESE MEASURES HAD BEEN SO LONG DELAYED. HE REPLIED THAT ALL EFFORTS TO INTRODUCE COMPREHENSIVE STABILIZATION PLAN DURING PAST SEVERAL YEARS HAD BEEN TORPEDOED BY PKI AND THAT POLITICAL LEADERSHIP HAD BEEN, COWED BY PKI ANP THEIR FRIENDS. I'QUESTIONED HIM CLOSELY ABOUT WHO IN FACT ON CIVILIAN SIDE -WAS MAKING. PUSH ADVANCE COPY TO S/S-0, 11/28/65, 7:06 p.m. PASSED WHITE HOUSE, DOD, NSA, CIA, USIA, 11/28/65, 7:30 p.m. === [PDF page 148] === INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of Stai Action PP RUEHCR.RUFHDN FE DE RUMJBT 986B 3320655 0 2 PM 87 16 NO28 ZNY SSSSS P 280630Z 1965 NOV 28 PM InfothMB& SS TO RUEHCR/SECSTATE WASHINGTON PRIORITY 1579 G INFO RUFHDN/AMEMBASSY LONDON PRIORITY 213 RUALOT/.AMEMBASSY TOKYO PRIORITY 201 RUMJDH/AMCONSUL HONG KONG PRIORITY,-199 63 SAH RUHLHQ/CINCPAC PRIORITY UNN H STATE GRNC EUR -S E C R E T NOVEMBER 28TH LgTW0 0] TW0 HEA /FOR A NEW ECONOMIC ORDER; WAS IT REALLY THE PRESIDIUM AS HE HAD ALLEGED DURING LUNCHEON? 'HIS REPLY STRONGLY SUGGESTED TO M.E THAT SUBANDRIO AND PERHAPS EVEN SALEH NSC J WERE TOO PREOCCUPIED WITH POLITICAL MATTERS TO BE INR GIVING THIS MATTER PROPER ATTENTION AND, ALTHOUGH NIC UMARJADI STOUTLY MAINTAINED THAT THE KEY ECONOMIC IGA MINISTERS WERE FULLY COMMITTED TO THE NEW ECONOMIC STABILIZATION PLAN,' I SENSED FROM UMARJADI'S REMARKS AID;THAT MANY TOP CIVILIANS ARE SO POLITICALLY STR AGR COM PAGE TWO RUMJBT.986B 6EC R T MOTIVATED THAT, IF ADVERSE PUBLIC OPINION DEVELOPED FRBY AGAINST THE PLAN, THEY WOULD TURN AGAINST IT. XMB 8. UMARJADI STRESSED THAT THESE NEW ECONOMIC RSR STABILIZATION MEASURES OFFERED INDONESIA ITS LAST CHANCE. THE POLITICIANS MUST UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE TO GIVE UNQUALIFIED BACKING TO THESE MEASURES, AS THt ARMY IS PREPARED TO DO, OR ELSE INDONESIA IS LIKELY TO SLIDE INTO TOTAL CHAOS WHERE ONLY COMMUNISM WOULD THE VICTOR. 9. AT THIS POINT HE EARNESTLY ASKED IF U.S. COULD NOT HELP. HE UNDERSTOOD THAT ANY OVERT U.S. ASSISTANCE WAS IMPOSSIBLE BUT WAS HOPEFUL THAT U.S. MIGHT GIV'E COVERT GUARANTEES FOR SALES OF RICE ON CREDIT FR,0M OTHER COUNTRIES LIKE BURMA. I POINTED OUT HOW D_ FFICULT IT WOULD BE FOR ANY SUCH DEAL INVOLVING U.S. TO REMAIN COVERT; MORE IMPQRTANTLY, HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS FOR U.S. TO BEOF ASSISTANCE TO INDONESIA AS LONG AS SUKARNO, -SUBANDRIO AND OTHERS DENOUNCED U.S. AS INDONESIA'S ENEMY 1LAND REFERRED TO INDONESIA AS PART OF PEKING--PYONGYANG--HANOI === [PDF page 149] === -2--1579, November 28 (SECTION 2 OF 2), From Djakarta PAGE THREE RUMJBT 986B R-E T AXIS. FURTHERMORE SUKARNO HAD REPEATEDLY SAID "TO HELL WITH YOUR AID," AND WE FELT THAT EVEN OUR FRIENDS HERE MIGHT SUFFER FRCM ANY KNOWN U.S. ASSISTANCE TO INDONESIA. 10. UMARJADI CONTENDED THAT ALL THIS WOULD BE CHANGING, BUT THAT IT TOOK TIME FCR INDONESIANS TO ADJUST THEIR THINKING. Ht THEN SAID: 'SUKARNO MAY NOT LONG BE WITH US" BUT REFUSED TO ELABORATE FURTHER. I COUNTERED THAT IT WOULD TAKE AMERICA TIME TO CHANGE ITS THT'NKING AND THIS WOULD BE DEPENDENT UPON 'WHAT INDONESIA DID AS MUCH AS WHAT THEY SAID; WHAT UMARJADI HAD SAID ABOUT FORWARD ECONOMIC PLANNING AND STABILIZATION WAS ENCOUR AGING; WE WOULD BE WATCHING VERY CAREFULLY. UMARJADI SHOO) HIS HEAD SAYING THAT TIME IS OF.-THE ESSENCE: "THE U.S. MUST UNDERSTAND WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO AND GIVE US SUPPORT-IT IS OUR LAST CHANCE." 11. COMMENT: I BELIEVE WE WILL BE SUBJECT TO INCREASING AND HIGHER-LEVEL APPROACHES FOR SOME KIND OF OVERT OR COVERT SUPPORT IN FORM OF PAGE FOUR RUMJBT 986B SECRET CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS. WE MUST STUDY WAYS WE CAN SERVE OUR LONG-TERM INTERESTS BY BEING -ABLE TO RESPOND QUICKLY AND EFFECTIVELY, PROVIDED INDONESIA SHOWS SERIOUS INTENT CARRY OUT MUCH-- NEEDED ECONOMIC REFORMS AND PROVIDED POLITICAL CONTROL MOVES FAR ENOUGH INTO' FRIENDLY HANDS. WE WILL COMMENT MORE SPECIFICALLY ON THIS PROBLEM GREEN ADVANCE COPY TO S/S-0, 11/28/65, 7:50 p.m. PASSED WHITE HOUSE, DOD, NSA, CIA, USIA, 11/28/65, 8:10 p.m. === [PDF page 150] === INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State 00 Action MJA166JBA288T PP RUEHCR t go ~ 2 Info DE RUMJBT 967A 3310625 ZNY SSSSS FM AMEMBASS U ATA TO SECSTATE WASWDC PRIORITY STATE GRNC SEC-RE- NOV'27 LIMDIS FOR ASSISTANT.SECRETARY BUNDY FROM AMBASSAD OR 1. THIS IS JUST TO ALERT YOU THAT FRANK GALBRAITH HAS APPOINTMENT WITH PRESIDENT SUKARNO 10:30 NO )VEMBER 29 TO PAY 2. BEARING IN MIND SUKARNO'S DEEPENING PREJUDICES AND EMOTIONAL INSTABILITY, WE DO NOT EXPECT THAT THIS OCCASION WILL AFFORD ANY OPPORTUNITY FOR SCORING POINTS WITH SUKARNO. ALTHOUGH FRANK WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO REPLY TO ANTICIPATED SUKARNO BLASTS AGAINST US PRESS AND POSSIBLY AGAINST US POLICY AND ME, I DOUBT WHETHER MUprH OF s" THIS WILL,SINK IN. AS FAR AS TAKING UP SPECIFIC MAtTERS LIKE LOVESTRAND OR OIL COMPANIES, I WOULD RECOMMEND AGAINST HIS DOING THIS LEST SUKARNO FEEL THAT HE CAN EXPLOIT THESE ISSUES TO OUR DISADVANTAGE.* FRANK WILL OF COURSE DO HIS LEVEL BEST TO,POINT OUT TO A SUSPICIOUS SUKARNO THAT HIS DEPARTURE AND THAT OF AMBASSADOR JONES REFLECTS NO POLICY CHANGES AND THAT THEIR SUCCESSORS WOULD HOPE TO*HAVE CHANCE TO BE FRIENDS WITH PRESIDENT, BUT AS LONG AS PRESIDENT SINGLES OUT US AS ARCH ENEMY OF INDONESIA AND CHARGES US REPRESENTATIVES (INCLUDING SUKARNO'S OLD FRIEND JONES) WITH SUBVERSION, IT IS HARD TO CARRY ON KIND OF CLOSE PERSONAL TIES WE WOULD HOPE TO HAVE* IN RESPONSE TO SUKARNO'S ATTACKS ON US PRESS, FRANK CAN MAKE USUAL REPLY, ALSO NOTING THAT OUR PRESIDENT, SECRETARY OF STATE, AND OTHER RESPONSIBLE-OFFICIALS HAVE CAREFULLY AVOIDED-PUBLIC COMMENTARIES ON INDONESIAN SITUATION. GP-3. GREEN NOTE: ADVANCE COPY TO S/S-0 1:40 A.M., NOVEMBER 27, 1965, PASSED. WHITE HOUSE, DOD,-CIA PER S/S-O 1:45 A.M., NOVEMBER 27, 1965. DECLASSIFIED NABtS,Pae === [PDF page 151] === IlKO!.I'G TLEC.^ Defrln;;At of St te 14 ioooll'b 87 p u::. [Unreadable] FE Z14Y SSSSS H ~~im~sY' JAKAiRTi iESAT. WAS)XDC PR IOR ITY 157D2 INFO RU}4LMUOCINCPAC [Unreadable] SS ~RUlMJDH/AfeCON SliL HONG KONG 198 G* RUFliDW/MEi'UPSSY LONDON 212 [Unreadable] .p REF: EMBTEL 1512 (PARA.3E.) *1* INR NIC THOMPSON OF DLG THAT-ADJIE'S BAN ON PKI IN WEST JAVA (REFTEL) WAS -A DIRECTION OiSUKARNO-IN HOPES OTHER MILITARY * REGIONAL SR COMANDERS WOULD FOLLOW SUIT. ACCORDING TO SOURCE RSR THIS WOULD ENABLE SUKARNO TO BAN PKI."AFTER THE FACT" AND..: WOULD ASSIST HI4 IN MAINTAINING PERSONAL CONTACTS WITH LEADERS x4 OF COMMUNIST NATIONS. 2. ANOTHER SOURCE TOLD SAME DLG OFFICER THAT.5.SuKARNO WOULD RATHER "LOSE FACE" WITH INDO PEOPtLE BY NOTTAKING. ACTION AGAINST PKI UNTIL FORCEDBY ARMY ACTIONS TkAN TO LOSE FACE WITH LEADERS OF CCIMUNIST COUNTRIES'WHICH HAVE BE-. FRIENDED INDO. CONFIDENCE OF PEOPLE WOULD BE EASIER TO REGAIN. 3..COCMMENT: A. ON NOV I7 ADJIE PROHIBITED-FURTHER ACTIVITIES BY-*PKI ANOLARGE NUMBER OF.AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS ON-. BASIS THAT THESE PI GROUPS HAD IN FACT ALREADY DISSOLVED. THEMSELVES... _THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY SIMILAR_.ACTIOGIS BY LOCAL- COMANDERS I1 MOLUCCAS (NOV 22) AND SOUTH SULAWESI- (NOV 25). B. ADJIE IS STRONG SUKARNO SUPPORTER. WHILE HIS- ACTION AGAINST PXI MAY REFLECT. PRESSURE FROM NASUTION AND SUHARTO, IT*TSD'LIKELY THAT HE AT LEAST TOUCHED BASE WITH SUKARNO AND THAT HIS ACTION HAS THE PRESIDENT &S APPROVAL. C. IF SO, IT LIKELY THAT SUKARNO BELIEVES PERMITTING - ARMY TO BAN PKIAT PROVINCIAL LEVEL WILL,.(1) HELP GET HIM OFF. THE HOOK WITH HIS FRIENDS IN.PEXING AND OTHER "SOCIALIST COUNTRIES"; AND (2). HELP PKI RETAIN WHAT IS LEFT OF ITS- - CRC-ANIZATION SINCE ARMY WILL FINbDTO DIFFICULT TO-CONTINUE ATTACKS AGAINST PKI ONCE IT CEASES..TO EXIST. GP-3 GREEN NOTE: ADVANCE COPY TO-S/S-0-11/26/65, 9:02.M PASSED WHITE HOUSE, DODNSA, CIAU/Pl.M. ___o_ Data _Nall _...msLYNDON'BAINES OHNSONJIRARY === [PDF page 152] === INCOMING TELEGRAM De party State 36 84 PP RUEHCR DE RUMJBT 938A 3301400 A-EE-- Action ZNY SSSSS FE P 261200Z FASEMBSSY DJA -Q TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY5614 o STATE GRNC TODAY 6P64 SS -R T NOV 26 - '1 SP 1. MRS. NASUT ION REQUESTED MEETING TODAY WITH EM80FF MARY VANCE TRENT AT HOME OF MUTUAL 'FRIEND. IN COURSE OF CONVERSATION SHE SAHl SAID SHE WISHED PASS ON WORD THAT SUKARNO WAS FURIOUS AT FOREIGN' L (ESPECIALLY AMERICAN) PRESS TREATMENT OF CURRENT INDONESIAN H SITUATION IN WHICH CHARGES WERE BEING MADE'OF RIFT BETWEEN p PRESIDENT AND ARMY AND ESPECIALLY BETWEEN PRESIDENT AND NASUTION WHO RECEIVING GREAT BUILDUP. MRS. NASUTION SAID NSC.SUKARNO HAD ORDERED HER CORRECT THIS SITUATION AND SHE HAD NR REPLIED THAT SHE HAD NO CONTROL OVER FOREIGN PRESS AND THAT NIC AID PAGE TWO RUMJBT 938ASECR-E, RSR SHE THOUGHT PRESIDENT SHOULD EITHER TRUST HER HUSBAND OR,':DISMISS HIM. SHE ADDED TO EMBOFF THAT -SHE'SUPPOSED SUKARNO WAS SOMEWHAT JEALOUS AND THEN SHE PROCEEDED TO COMMENT ALONG LINES THAT SUKARNO IS STILL SACROSANCT FIGURE TO MANY INDONESIANS;: 'HE IS "OUR PRESIDENT" AND FIRST PRESIDENT OF INDONESIA. "HE IS A GENIUS, BUT HE HAS MANY FAULTS." SUKARNO WILL GO'UT PROBLEM MUST BE WORKED OUT IN INDONESIAN WAY. SHE MADE PLEA FOR US TO UNDERSTAND THIS. NECESSITY. 2. TO'EMBOFF'S REJOINDER THAT NEITHER EMBASSY NOR USG CONTROLS US PRESS AND THAT INDONESIAN STORY HAS PRACTICALLY WRITTEN ITSELF WITH WORLDWIDE ADMIRATION FOR ARMY/NASUTION COURAGE, MRS. NASUTION EXPRESSED APPRECIATION, WHILE MAINTAINING SINCERE PLEA FOR NOT TURNINGiTOO MANY BRIGHT LIGHTS ON HER HUSBAND AT THIS JUNCTURE. SME SPOKE OF ARMED FORCES PERSISTENCE TO CLEAN OUT PKI AND THEN SAID SUDDENLY: "AIDIT IS DEAD. OUR BOYS SHOT HIM IN <;ENTRAL JAVA. THEY KNEW THE P4I WAS RESPONSIBLE." '3. ON GENERAL SITUATION MRS. NASUTION FELT.ARMVED'FORCES WERE OVER MOST SEVERE PART CF ROAD, BUT SHE FORESAW LONG HARD% TRIP AHEAD, "t PROBABLY FOR NiltT SIX( MONTHS OR,SO." SHE SAID PAGE THREE RUMJBT 938A-&-E R ETik "WE STILL DO NOT ALWAYS KNOW WHO OUR FRIENDS ARE, AND THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS." EMBOFF REMARKED THAT EMBASSY TOOwAS Authority [Unreadable] === [PDF page 153] === -2- 1569, NOVEMBER 26, FROM DJAKARTA, FREQUENTLY CONCERNED ABOUT HOW TO GO ABOUT ITS BUSINESS LEST IT UNWITTINGLY PROVIDE PRESTIGE BUILDUP FOR UNSYMPATHETIC. ELEMENTS. MRS. NASUTION RESPONDED THAT FmO-MOMENT IT WAS PERHAPS WISE FOR EMBASSY TO REMAIN FAIRLY QUIET, "BUT WE KNOW, YOU HAVE DIPLOMATIC BUSINESS TO DO, AND WE WILL UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU HAVE TO DO IT" EVEN WITH CERTAINPERSON." SHE SPECIFICALLY CAUTIONED AGAINST ANY PROGRA\OF ASSISTANtE NOW, HINTING THAT SUCH A STEP MIGHT REBOUND TO CREDIT OF SUBANDRIO. BUT SHE \AS WORRIED ABOUT ECONOMIC SITUATION AND NOTED THAT RICE MIGHT BE BADLY NEEDED LATER. 4. EMBOFF REFERRED TO SUKARNO'S RECENT CHARGES OF 150 MILLION RUPIAH BRIBERY AND SHOWED MRS. NASUTION PHOTOSTAT OF SUKARNO LETTER TO AMB JONES ACCEPTING THAT SUM FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEXTBOOKS '(WHICH EMBOFF HAD BROUGHT ALONG EXPECTING MRS. NASUTION TO RAISE SUBJECT.) IN READING LETTER MRS. NASUTION SMILED BROADLY, AND ASKED WITH TRIUMPHANT GLINT IN, HER VOICE IF SHE MIGHT BORROW IT TO SHOW TO HER HUSBAND. ANSWER. CERTAINLY, BUT TO TREAT MATTER CONFIDENTIALLY; WE ARE NOT PAGE FOUR RUMJBT 938A fEfr ET 5. THIS.EXCHANGE LED TO COMMENTS ON SUBANDRIO AND HIS BPI. MRS.'NASUTION SAIDFORMER WAS PART OF SEPT 30 AFFAIR AND. "WON'T BE AROUND VERY LONG." AS FOR LATTER, MANY BPI VICTIMS ARE STILL IN PRISON, BUT ANMY NOW TRACKING DOWN DEPUTY DIRECTOR SUTARTO WHO 1S FUGITIVE IN CENTRAL JAVA. 6. MRS. NASUTION REVIEWED STORY OF PRE-DAWN HOURS OCT. 1 AT NASUTION RESIDENCE, GENERALLY CONFIRMING PREVIOUS INFORMATION. TO EMBOFF QUERY ON SUKARNO MOVEMENTS THAT NIGHT, SHE REPLIED GRIMLY, "THERE ARE MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS." 7. ON OTHER PERSONALITIES SHE COMMENTED AS FOLLOWS: *~ A. OMAR DANI -"HE WON'T BE BACK" (SPOKEN WITH FIRM, SATISFACTION. .fl. SUXARTO - "HE IS VERY;FINE, VERY SIMPLE.' * ~C.,YANI - "I AM SORRY HE IS DEAD BUT HE WAS DIFFICULT 1 PROBLEM, TOO SURE OF HIMSELF, AND WOULDN'T LISTEN." YANI HAD BEEN FOREWARNED OF TROUBLE BUT DISMISSED EXTRA GUARD AS FOOLISH. HE HAD, TIED HIS FORTUNES TO.SUKARNO AND SUBANDRIO AND EELT HE === [PDF page 154] === -3- 1569, NOVEMBER 26, FROM DJAKARTA. WAS SAFE AND WOULD PROSPER. HE HAD SET UP SEPARATE INTELLIGENCE WHICH BYPASSED SAB UNDER NASUT 10N. D. NASUTION- "THERE ARE STILL MANY PEOPLE WHO HATE PAGE FIVE RUMJBT 938A E1 CCET MY HUSBAND AND WOULD LIKE TO KILL HIM. OUR HOME IS LIKE AN ARMED CAMP UNDER HEAVY GUARD. MY HUSBAND WAS TOO TRUSTING. HE ISVERYSTRAIGHT AND CANNOT THINK ILL OF OTHER PEOPLE. ADE (THEIR MURDERED CHILD -IRMA) WAS HER FATHER'S DARLING. HE NOW SEES THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE DONE. GOD WILL PROTECT HIM." 8. COMMENT: MRS. NASUT ION SPOKE THESE wORDS WITH WIFELY AFFECT10N AND PRIDE MIXED WITH SORROW. SHE IS A WOMAN OF SPIRIT, INTELLIGENCE, AND FAITH 'AND IS PLAYING SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN RECASTING OF BASIC ELEMENTS IN INDO POLITICAL-MILITARY PICTURE. 9.IT MAY BE SOMETHING' OF MEASUHE OF ATMOSPHERE OF SUSPICION THAT HAS BEEN CREATED HERE AND THAT, PERSISTS, DESPITE WHAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE OCT OBER 1, THAT MRS. NASUTION FELT SHE HAD TO MEET EMBOFF IN INCONSPICUOUS PLACE AND THAT EMBOFF FELT SHE HAD;TOLEAVE HER.CAR AT SOME DISTANCE AND WALK TO SITE OF, MEET ING. GR EEN NOTE: ADVANCE COPY TO S/S-0 11/26/65; 8:35 P.M. PASSED WHITE HOUSE, DOD, NSA,CIA, USIA 11/26/65, 8:55 P.M. === [PDF page 155] === Mr. Bundy: Mr. Cooper calls this to your attention. === [PDF page 156] === ISCOMNG TELEGALM Depurtinest of Stitte PR em ee en et ae te en ee ek cee ee ee ee ent Cen aoe ee ee ne nee! NNNNVZCZCHIBSSTUBAI93 EY OO RUEHCR- 4 2; DE RUMJBT 917A 3300545 ZNY SSSSS Los 0 260540 _- i . (FA ANEMAASSY ar “FO SECST ATE DC | MEDIATE 1938 (STATE gRNG. Uaneete AIS Ise cR eT "NOVEMBER 26... 5. . Lint Ma ERR ERGOT J RPE ye 7 I PKI ‘LEADER “AIDIT CAPTURED oN SUNDAY “NIGHT. Nov. ne IN: : _ CENTRAL JAVA AND AFTER HE RESISTED ATTEMPTS TO. INTERROGAT -; HIM ON MONDAY ARMY SHOT AND KILLED HIM ACCORDING TO.:: WHO, IN: TELLING THIS TO Dew THIS jromtnsy 8 STRESSED AMPORT ACE KEEPING AM. SECRET. weet i " 420 HELNI ‘SAID AIDIT HAD. WRITTEN ‘verter TO. SUKARNO ON. Ove 18 ASKING, HIM TO. PROVIDE HELICOPTER. INTENTION EBACE 1 Two ROM JBT 9178 -S-E-6-R-E-Po mee ;WAS TO GO WITH HELICOPTER TO SOUTH COAST: JAVA WHERE: HE. “WAS TO BE PICKED UP BY CHICOM SUBMARINE’TO EFFECT HIS ~%: ‘ESCAPE «. ‘ARMY INTERCEPTED MESSAGE AND PASSED INFORMATION”: ATO COL. “EDDY, COMMANDER PARACHUTISTS- IN CENTRAL JAVA, WE RTS RI OSA ETE TARE Lee igsre: ° at SE CRET »- poe, Saat Nee Lee Lae [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 157] === REITIING > watt hy relee. 2 1t NOE CERRO CAE ame? wen, “ERCORING T Action (FA AKENBASSY DJAKARTAT — “INITIATIVES WHICH INCONSISTENT WITH VW MILITARY CONFRONTATION AND ENABLE INDONESIAN ARMY. TO CONCENTRATE erat TELEGRAM Debavrinent of Shale + SURE PP RUEHCR RUFHDN DE RUM UBT BE3A 5281220, ZNY SSSSS PeAyi1 oz TO RUEHCR/SECSTATE WASHDC pon VUE « 1 0, 2 0 2 6 3 INFO RUHLHQ/CINCPAG PRIORITY HOV 24 oo RUFHDN/AKEMBASSY LONDON PRIORITY 207 - uy 8 RUMJKL/AMEMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR PRIORITY 264 le RUMISN/ANCONSUT SINGAPORE PRIORITY 249 [Unreadable] “Nov 2a. ‘expIs’ Bo el , = NOVEMBER 24 REPORTS INFILTRATION LANDINGS “INTO NORTH SUMATRA "BY SEA FROM MALAYSIA. WOULD APPRECIATE +. -KUALA LUNPUR’S EVALUATION OF THIS REPORT AND, IF SUBSTANTIALLY TRUE, WHETHER STEPS: MIGHT EFFECTIVELY BE TAKEN TO CURB THESE EFFORTS TO DAMP DOWN ON PKI AND OTHER INTERNAL CHALLENGES» = 2 GP te GREEN 1p J+ > ‘DON: ‘ines OHNO i: wore one 5 ae orn ce tl ema nt etchant [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 158] === [Unreadable] IR RUEHCR 9 I '55 DE RUAJBT 840A 3271040 ZNY ssSss [Unreadable] INFO RUHLHQ/CINCPAC STATE GRNC S t NOV 23SEONE CTRE CINCPAC FOR POLAD [Unreadable] 1. UNDER GUISE FAREWELL CALL, DCM NOV 22 HAD SERIOUS- DISCUSSION'CURRENT SITUATION AND OUTLOOK.INDONESIA WiTH ADAM MALIK, OFFICIALLY ADVISER ON TRADE TO PRESIDENT WITH RANK OF MINISTER/COORDINATOR BUT PROBABLY CLOSEST THING THERE iS - 2. DCM BEGAN CONVERSATION BY,OUTLINING TWO POSSIBLE'. DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE INDONESIAN DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN ''I PAGE TWO RUMJBT 840A S-E uiR-E.T. POLICY FOR MALIK'S COMMENT. ONE DIRECTION WOULD BE RETURN TO EiPHASIS ON SLOGANS OF REVOLUTIONARY MILITANCY AND THE PEIPING-DJAKARTA AXIS, AS BEFORE SEPT 30. 'MQTHER WOULD BE.. 11 I EMPHASIS'ON INDONESIA'S ECONOMIC AND OTHER REAL PROBLEMS-AND NON- ALIGNMENT IN FOREIGN RELATIONS, 1. E. AVOIDANCE OF TOO GREAT DEPENDENCE ON-ANY ONE GREAT POWER' UNDER FIRST OF THESE POSSIBILITIES US-INDONESIAN RELATIONS WOULD CONTINUE 'I RESTRICTED-AND-DIFFICULT. UNDER SECOND PEOPLE AND.TRADE COULD FLOW BACK -AND FORTH MORE FREELY BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIES AND THERE-WOULD BECOME CONSTRUCTIVE POTENTIAL. Ddi ADDED HE WOULD.NOT EXPECT INDONESIA IN FORESEEABLE FUTURE TO BECa4E HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON US AID,. THAT- INDONESIA WOULD PROBABLY WANT TO HAVE SOME BALANCE IN ASSISTANCE IT RECEIVED FROM COUNTRIES IN WESTERN EUROPE AND JAPAN ON ONE HAND, AND FROM EASTERN EUORPE, ON' OTHER. 3. -MALIK INTERRUPTED DCM DURING PROJECTION FIRST HYPOTESIS ABOVE TO STATE EMPHATICALLY THAT SITUATION.COULD NOT RPT NOT RETURN TO WHAT IT WAS PRIOR TO SEPT.30...HE INDICATED THAT.SECOND HYPOTESIS.WAS ALONG LINES HIS. OWNTHINKING. :Aufforty. SANITIZED === [PDF page 159] === -2-1542, November 23, froin: Djalarta (Section 1 of 3) PAGE T)REERUl JBT 84 0 A E-G-R-E--T 4. DCM WONDERED HOW IT COULD MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH SUKARNO AND OTHERS ADAMANT THAT IT 90 BACK TO WHAT IT,HAD BEEN PRIOR SEPT 30..ARMY, ON OTHER HAND TRYING TO PREVENT THAT BUT WERE NOT -PREPARED'TO DEFY SUKARNO.J AND COME OUT WITH CLEAR NEW POLICY. INFORMATION MEDIA SEEMED * HATE CAMPAIGNS, ETC.; WITH THE ENEMY DEFINED MUCH AS, DEFINED IN PEIPING, IE'. A US. AT. BEST SITUATION SEEMED TO BE STALEMATE. WHICH SIDE WOULD TIME FAVOR,.DCM ASKED.-. 9.; *- :5. MALIX SAID TIME FAVORED*BOTH SIDES TO SOME EXTENT HEc. AGREED THAT ECONOMIC SITUATION WAS-ALSO UNDERMINING BOTH SIDES AND THAT. IF DETERIORATION CONTINUED IT WOULD IN LONG RUN..P.J AVR. ONLY THE COMMUNISTS HE ALSO AGREED PRESENT.. SITUATION. [Unreadable] 6e. MALIK.SAID IT WAS NECESSARY FOR ARMY TO ACT.. HE HAD TALKED ONLY LAST WEEK TO NASUTION URGING 'HiM TO PRESS SUKARNO..- SUKARNO REFUSED ARMY SHOULD DECLARE IT ANYWAY, ISOLATE. SUKARN0 '. IMPROVEMENT THROUG.M PRO(V INCE S.. -PAGE.FOUR RUM JBT EcRwT 840A 3 7. MALIK SAID TIME FACTOR VERY IMPORTANT AND ACTION SHOULD. NOT BE DELAYED TOO LONG. HE WAS IMPLIEDLY CRITICAL OF NASUT ION. . HE SAID NASUTION IS BY NATURE INCLINED TO WAIT TOO MUCH. HE INDICATED THAT.NASUTION-HAD IN DISCUSSING FUTURE OFFERED ' "I ASKED HIM HOW CAN-YOU DO THAT - YOU OWE SOMETHING TO THESE PEOPLE".. MALIX SAID HE-UNDERSTOCD SOME-OF ARMY'S. HESITANCY,. HOWEVER, IN THAT THEY ARE UNCERTAIN ABOUT'SOME-OFTHEIR-OFFICERS AND THEY HAVE-SOME-MORE CONSOLIDATING TO 00BEFORE REACHING.- REQUIRED COMPACTNESS. MALIK IMPLIEDHE WAS PRESSING -ARMY ZFl,VERY.HARD, ALTHOUGH WITH SOME APPREC NATION OF:-4 -: ARMY'S DILEMMA TO.ACT--TO EITHER (A).PERSUADE SUKARNO -TO-.- -DECLARE- SIATE OF- WAR AND SIEGE -OVER WHOLE COUNTRY; (B ISLT DO- BAINE OHNSON LIBRAR === [PDF page 160] === -3-1542, Nuvcmber 23, from: Djakarta (Section 1 of 3) 8. MALIK FEELS NEXT IEi"FE MONTHS WILL bE CRIfI;AL AND THAT IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT AHMY TAKE HOLD AND GET PROGRAMS GOING AND HOLD OUT SO'qE HOPE TO PLOPLE. HE THOUGHTFIhS1 N Or.sS1*Y IS TO GIVE POSITIVE INDICAT10N OF CHAsif IN *CREIGN '4 POLICY AWAY FROM PEIPING AXIS, SECOND TO ESTABLISH.PROGRAMS 'I WHICH WILL YIELD ADEQUATE SUPPLIES OF YOOD AND CLOTHING AND,THIRD TO WORK GRADUALLY rOR INCREASED PRODUCTION-AND PRODUCTIVE. I'1 CAPACITY IN NON-AGRICULTURAL FIELDS. k. a [Unreadable] I' 9. MALIK AGREED WITH DCM'S RESERVATION THAT 'ITW OULD SEEM: THAT SOMNE PRIORITY SHOULD BE GIVEN-TO CHANGE IN OUTPUT IN INFORMATION MEDIA.. MALIK SAID HE HAV TOLv ARMY iHEY%... 4. COULD NOT HPT.NOT DEPEND 0 N MINISTER OF INFORMATION ACXM.ADI, WHO IS WEAK. HE ADVISED ARMY TO SET UP THEIR OWN' INFORMATION din 10.*. RESPONDING TO QUERY WETHER PROVINCES ARE NOW RPT NOW RELATIVELY CLEAR OF HOSTILE ELEMENTS AND AUTHORITIES REL1ABLEj MALIK SAID THIS.WAS MAINLY SO EXCEPT INWEST.SUMATRA.. 11. CONCERNING GENERAL' SUHARTO, MALIK SAID HE 15 uOOD SOLDIER.- -IT RATHER SLOW MENTALLY. HOWEVER, ONCE SUPIARTO MADE UP HIS 4 MIND HE WAS STAUNCH IN DEFENDING HIS VIEWPOINT.. MALIK-SAID' SUHARTO SOMETHING OF M.YSTICs. MAL1K SAID HE HAD GONETO TROUBLE L-z qFBRIEFING SUHART'S IMYSTICS.AND ADMONISHING THEM NOT RPT " NT TO GET SUHARTO CONFUSED.. 12.. MALIK AGREED WITH DCM'S IMPRESSION THAT.ARMY DID NOT/ RPTNOT HAiE CLEAR CONCEPT OF.WHAT'TO DO ABOUT-'ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL PROBLEMS.FACING COUNTRY AND IN. MCT VERE LOATH TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THESE FIELDS. MALIK INDICATED HE.WAS EXPENDING A GREAT DEAL OF.-EiFORT TRYING TO PERSUAD Army7.' 7" " 14 THEY MUST GET INVOLVED OR RISK LOSING EVERYTHING. [Unreadable] [Unreadable] .HNSON === [PDF page 161] === ICLURG TELEGRAM Debarlment of State Action nee “— UVZCZCiF IESZ9IE4 92220 SS RR RUELCR DE PUMIGT €42B S27 ine Info ZRY SoSSS R 2312002 Fi eer arrre _ TO RUEHCR/SECSTATE WASHDC (15.42 My t. INFO RUHLKQ/CINCPAC mo, 955 NOY 23. m7 16 = STAIE GRNC, Se, re BT [een: coe =o a. 002 SECRET. nov 23/setvo oFiRE Se OR os. ‘EXDIS ~ Le poe os Lo bone 1 : woe a, pies 13. MALIK ‘ALSO AGREED: THAT “Ti PRESE NT CRISIS THERE ARE TWO - Ox COVERNSENTS WITH MINISTRIES LARGELY IMMOBILIZED, - HE cy). on INDICATED HE HAS SLATE OF 2@. PEOPLE WHO WOULD ADVISE ARMY: ~~ + "IN KEY FIELDS, BYPASSING 0S T OF 124 MINISTRIES, IF ARMY TOOK. 4 OVER POWER BY DECLARING_STATE OF WAR AND SIEGE? ~ A ‘DCN TRIED INDIRECTLY ToUGET ‘MALIK TO IDENTIFY. THESE CIVILIANS’. HE CONSIDERED DEPENDABLE... MALIK AVOIDED RAMING ANYONE” 7 BUT SAID THAT HE HAD DESIGNATED AT LEAST. OWE FROM EACH POLITICAL’ -ELEMENT WHOM ARMY COULD TRUST. PCM ASKED: MALIK pa _pbOuT REORGANIZ87104 MOTI AND WHETAPTHIS MIGHT - | -. “0.8354 Dae acme ‘LAGE THO RuKUaT Baz SECRET. ASSIST ARMY IN ASSERTING NOPE INFLUENCE. ALIX INDICATED HE ‘DID NOT THINK THIS WOULD, BE OF. MUCH HELP TO ARMY. |, Nae: nacix’ DISCUSS=D CH TRUL “SALEH BRIEFLY «=. HE® SAID: CHAIRUL vy ‘SALEH HAD SEEN AFRAID TO ABANDON SHELTER OF PRESIDENT SUKARNO™ ‘AND AS RESULT HAD EARNED SOME ILL. WILL.FROM ARMY, MALIK HAD | °-- GOTTEN CHAIRUL SALEH AND SUKARKO TOGETHER AND THERE ‘waS NOW +, BETTER -UN EPSTANDING. CHAIRUL SALEH SAID 70 BE AGAINST PKI... ae wertee some:. PRET LTE ER SR Trae et "15%. MALIK SAID HE ALSO ATTEMPTING JO PRESS ON ARMY IMPORTANCE. ‘OF CORTROLLING FINASCES AND EANK OF INDONESIA, HE-REGARDS ~ —; PREPENT HEAD’ OF BANK,-JUSUF MUDASSLAN,:AS PROBABLE + COMMUNIST. = HE SAID HE HAD OBSERVED THAT MUDASSLAM ALWAYS HAD TIME_FOR -. -. ‘COMMURISTS ‘BUT VAS HARD FOR OTHERS TO SEE. MALIK SAID HE HAD -<. ° °-4j SECRET REPORT THAT BETWEEN: TWO AND FOUR HUNDRED BILLION RUPIAHS.” °- WERE UNACCOUNTED FOR DURING SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR. - MALIK. > 3 SAID ECONOMY REFCRM OULD HAVE TO. FOLLOW HARD On ‘HEELS OF "INJECTION OF. CONSUMER. GOODS INTO ECONONYs=: ~~ es pe ao ne [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 162] === SECKET. 542 NOVEMBER 23 FROM DJAKARTA (SECTION ‘TWO OF TRREE) te. DCH DILCUSSED US COY CERN THAT GEVERAL IENU SUTOVO AND OTRKERS RESPORE SIELE FOR OIL OPERATIONS VCULD fOVE 100 FEST. IN UATIONALIZING AND INDONESIANIZING CIL COMPANIES Soe ‘ PEGE TRREE RUKJST: @4¢B S-E-e-R-E TOC. WITH THE RESULT-OF (8) DEPRIVING INDONESIA OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AT TIME THESE MOST NEEDED (&) ADVERSELY AFFECTING US- TMDORESIAN RELPTIONS, MALIK INDICATED HIS UNDERSTANDING AND RELTERLTED HIS EMPEASIS OW NECESSITY ARMY INSTITUTING. -° SIBTE OF VAP AND SI*GE WHICH vouLD FREEZE SITUATION, ALSO WITH SPE CT couch. a Det. "17. HALIK FELT _ “HAD wovED. 00. FAST IN we WAKING PROPOSALS. ON AID TO INDONESIA, ‘HE THOUGHT- IT WOULD BE. © ‘BETTER FOR INDONESIA TC GET ALONG. WITHOUT RICE AND ‘OTHER. (isPORTS NOW RPT NOW. HE ALSO THOUGHT IT HAD BEEN A. se ‘MISTAKE FOR ARMY TO HAVE SENT SUKENDRO ON SPECIAL PROCUREMENT: ' NISSION, HE FELT THEY CKCULD. HAVE WORKED. THROUGH _. ‘yrs! (NORMAL CHANNELS, THAT ARMY SHOULD AVOID SETTING UP- SPECIAL - (CHANNELS FOR ITS OWN PURCHESES, IMPCRTIRG RICE ES PECIALLY; ‘FOR AREY WOULD HAVE UNFAVCRABLE EFFECT ON PUBLIC OPINION a S ARMY COULD TAKE RICE CUT OF GOVE RANENT STOCKS AND. Force; ‘GOVERRMENT TO IMPORT REPLACESENT: a (STOCKS. COMMENTs + MALIK'S COMMENTS WERE Ma DE vITHoUT PEFERENCE | 70 PROCURENE NT OF URELY WILITARY ITEMS, SO Far “AS. DCN “COULD: DETECT. -: 3 os ‘PAGE Saur- RuhuBT 403 '-S-E 6 REFS.: <- Me tes 1186, MALIK ALSO CRITICIZED ARMY'S COLLECTING: SPECIAL “CONTRIBUTIONS ‘To -PAY FOR EXTRA EXPENSES OF CURRENT CAMPAIGN ASAINST PKI... ARMY SHOULD PUT IN SPECIAL BUDGET FOR SECURITY PURPOSES AND” 3FORCE- GOVERMENT TO GIVE IT MOREY. IW FACT,-SOONER-ARHY | - "FORCES IT CONTROL ON CENTRAL BANKS, THE BETTER, THIS 1S baNéeRous->: NSTITUTION TC HAVE IN WRONG HANDS. MALIK ‘SAID CONSOLIDATION OF ALL BRANCH BANKS UNDER CENTRAL BANK WAS MISTAKE AND SHOULD - ‘BE REVOKED, HE. INDICATED FINANCE ONE. OF BIGGE ST AND’ “OST DANGEROUS - :PROBLEMS FACED BY ARMY. --. /.. Tes 11S, MALIK FELT COUNTRIES HICH WOULD. ‘BENEFIT BY CHANGE. *IN INDONESIAN FOREIGN POLICY AWAY FROM PEIPING SHOULD. ‘ BE READY TO MAKE PROPOSALS FOR ASSISTANCE AS SOON AS ARMY =: -- HAS TAKEN NECESSARY FIRST ‘STEPS. ARMY VILL NEED-TO. SHOW COUNTRY THAT ‘IT ‘HAS. HAD GOOD RESPONSE, BROAD TO- THESE STEPS., 2. *, MALIK THOUGHT MOST NEEDED: FORM. OF ASSISTANCE ‘WOULD BE-*.: CREDIT: ARRANGEMENTS WHICK WOULD ENABLE ARMY 10_ MAKE PURCHASES ” ‘OF NEEDED RAV MATERIALS,’ SPARES ART - - ;PERMITTING ECCKON “Y TO TRCK. mene! ONCE AGAINg: ee eee ee we ee es ee. SINT IT AF BENE TR TE DAG BEIT, EEE GE A TPES ET a AT EE Aa TRAE EIRY [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 163] === ee ee tm cece mmtebemenn es ee enese eae ee meee ‘SECRET 7 - 1542 NOVEMBER 23 FXOM DJAKARTA (SECTION TWO OF THREE) PAGE FIVE RUMUET P4rb-f-eo pe pO oo Totten 2%, KALIY INDICATED HE 1S VORKING WITH,CTNERS ON PLANNING. PROGRAS VKICK ARKY MIGHT PUT INTO EFFECT IN PROVINCES IF AND WHEN ARRY TAKES “SHALL ADDITIONOL STEP” REQUIRED TO ASSERT. CONTROL AND ELGCK SUKAENO, HE IKDICATED ACTIVITIES ON MALAYSIAN | ° BCRDERS WOULD GE LIMITED TO PATZOLLING AND THAT ARMY WOULD BE PUT TO VGRK ON CIVILIAN PROJECTS UNDER THIS PLAN. ~ THIS WOULD --. HAVE AODITIONSL EFFECT OF LETTING PEOPLE SEE CONSTRUCTIVE; “" ¢ SSIDE OF ARWY.. oO - oa Ee 21. MALIK SPOKE ‘OFNEED FOR YOUNG PEGPLE “SOME OF WHOM HAVE.-: BEEN KILLING PKI, TO HAVE SOMETHING ELSE 70 TURN TO. HE SAID: RECENTLY SOME YOUTH FROM RCRTH SUMATRA THO HAD © 3 Tots, wees . KILLED PKI LEADERS HAD ASKED "WHAT DO WE DO NE EXT" 2AND Tat; THERE 1S CRYING NEED, FOR ANSVER 70 THAT. QUESTION... Poe tees iGP-3,.. ~GREEN.. vite Ha nh welerclen. wenwe eke ele ee tg fe mia r ah COPY | _duywoon BAINES JOHNSON- TIBRARY pacino. Oo abde: [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 164] === [Unreadable] Into RUEHCR RUMJBT 840C 3271120 :o:~1~:8?3;~4;!o I R 23 1 000 R4 AMEMBASSYC[JA,.RT9)5' 1NOV 23 AM.6 [Unreadable] STATE GRNC. 4 [Unreadable] 22. COMMENT: MALIK SEEMED POSITIVE AND DETERMINED IN HIS WHOLE ATTITUDE TOWARD PRESENT SITUATION. BY IMPL-IC6/09A//7 'o.. [Unreadable] HIMSELF MAJORROLE INCHANGINGCOURSE THIS COUNTRY'S foLICY.... HE PUTS FIRST EMPHASIS ON NEED FOR ARMY TO ACT AGAINST.SUKARNO. BUT INDICATES THAT HE WILL -NOT DESIST IN PRESSURING THEM UNTIL THEY.DO. HIS FAILURE TO NAME OTHERS WHO, ALONG.. WITH HIMSELF, MIGHT PROVIDE ARMY ADVICE AND LEADERSHIP THEY WILL NEED SOMEWHAT DISTURBING., ALTHOUGH PERHAPS MALIK JUST.BEING CAREFUL.(BUT IF SO THIS CONTRAST... PAGE TWO RUMJ3T 8400 -S-49-j RL - '. TO EVERYTHING ELSE HE SAID).' MALIK'S OVER-ALL GRASP OF SIT- -:. U4TI-ON AND HIS CONCEPTS, AT-LEAST-IN GENERAL.TEBMS, IMPRESSIVE'. IN MANY WAYS, I FACT, MALIK SEEMS MOST HOPEFUL LEADER ON - .9 HORIZON BUT HE ALSO SEEMS SLENDER THREAD WITHOUT CORPS OF ' - I (tHERS WHO SHARE HIS CONCEPTS.AND WHETHER THESE EXIST BY NO MEANS CLEAR, IT. IS RECALLEDTHATWHEN BPS WAS BANNED MALIK I WAS UNDETERRED PREDICTINGofl2O' 'WOULD CONTINUE.' EVENTS HAVE *PROVED HIMN RIGHT, HIS ABILITY TO PERSIST IN FACE OF-.. DISCOURAGEMENT AROUND HIM WITHOUT HIMSELF SHOWING DISCOURAGE*. MENT I'S MOST, IMPRESSIVE [Unreadable] GP-3 i 4160 W LYN DON BAINES JOHNSON LBAY === [PDF page 165] === 2425 oeons TELEGRAM Department of State rs Cl cnarce to SECRETR— 302 S gg “NON Sembessy KUALA OPO PRORIE B58 see 22. | au PA'S tier Amembassy LONDON PRI GACS ExDIS j Ref A: Department's 1290 to Djakarta e; ay ate ‘ Ds: Lendon's 4938 Degertment (Berger) has reaffirmed our views on British proposal to British Embassy (Trench). We suggested British consider making donatioh to Indes related to Sele floods or. rice shortage, leaving , Indos to draw own conclusions sre confrontation. DECLASSIFIED Authority Liz (Ze By_azzyga_, NARS, Date LLLLZ2 Telegraphic transmission and &:. eo csviein wowed on _¥E = Samuel D. Berger * REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY Is —SEGREP— PROHIBITED UNLESS “UNCLASSIFIED” SSE" Ds-322 [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 166] === [Unreadable] ten - OUTGOING TELEGRAM Department of State aot INDICATE: [] couect ‘! CU cHarce to “ | - SECRET 002: 52. ACTION: Amenbassy DJAKARTA PRIORITY /JG: SS eed / Fen 18 4 19 PH"6S Info: EXDIS CHARGE FROM GREEN. Request 2. Jiaobeocbetioee ei koi eon! (RRL / you arrange appointment for me with Adam Malik during period before I depart for Manila. FYI In course of general. review of Indo developments, I would discuss economic conditions, food situation,amk current attitude Army leadership toward any kind of esonomis assistance, and problems U.S. oi] companies. END FYI. 2. Since I do not wish expose Malik unduly, I propose to make several. other calls, possibly including one on Subandrio ostensibly as courtesy, but would | afford opportunity to follow up on Lovestrand case, ete. Leave this te your discretion as to making appointment for seeing Subandrio and/or Suwito. 30 Preparatory to my arrival, would appreciate Exbassy's compiling estimate eurrent, Indonesian rics and food supply situation in order appraise need for and impact of additions] imports at this tine. 4. Also by time my arrival Djakarta, would be helpful to have your latest evaluation of Army leadership's vidéwa on above questions. RUSK DECLASSIFIED ity Leta Le PAL 26 EAD . Authority : By L2G Nak, Date LEVEL Drafted by: 218-66 Tel. Ext. Telegraphic transmission and FE:SPA:HKGood, dzhat hoor classification approved by: A 4, Semel D. Berger Clearances: ww 5 FE ~ Ambassador, Gy'sen s/s - Mr. Thompson . REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY I5 —SEORER— PROHIBITED UNLESS “UNCLASSIFIED” Bes" DS-322 [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 167] === OUTGOING TELEGRM Department of State 027 6 INDICATE: 0 COLLECT --- GNPHEFAL-02 002 Origin ACTION: AMEMBA SY DJAKARTAIMMEDITE InfoFS 4 9 14PM$V FROM BUNDY 1. Think it would be useful If you could come to Washington for about a week's consultation. Timing could be next week in order permit you return Djakarta prior to Baguio for last minute reading of situation before CM conference. If this not possible, suggest you plan visit here returning via Baguio. We prefer former It at all possible. - 2. Reason for bringing you here is to discuss our next moves as Indonesia enters on worsening period of economic difficulties, with its attendant political implications and repercussions. 3. Your Travel Order number is FE-600184, Allotment 6A-4301, Obligation 600184, and Is openreaded as to time. END DECLASSIFIED Authority d4-&'Z' Draftedbyt T*I. Ext. Telegraphic transmissioh and *Berger/ 8884 o* * bi FE:SamuelD. Berger Cleaangess [Unreadable] REPRbUCTION FROM THISOPY IS PROHIBITED UNLESS "UNCLSSIFIED" FORMD-322 8-63 D-2 === [PDF page 168] === OUTGOING TELE4GRAM Department of State t6 0 0 3 INDICATE: 0 COLLECT CTARI:TO 4 DECLASSIFIED Authority Origin ACTION: 1M12 aQAtOPM W CINCPAC URIfl~fl Infos INPs AAM [Unreadable] 1. Not clear whether your reservations about course of action AUtipd Dptel 995 relate to (a) our intended actionor (b) question of informing Araqr. Re (a), we feel it very important that wereact to any 00fotion against you or Mission promptly, vigorously and in kind. On basis past experience we believe either failure react or over-reaction would Indos -t Palace, Aw and public- to lose sight of fact that they * not we - created new situation. 3. He (b), we d& not think there is signifeant difference between our positions. If you and Paler both declared PE0 we would b adhering strictly to position para C above, but consequnces would be aoh eon profounds it would clearly be Ita ble for us in these ci mstane to qpnsider aid, assist \n debt res dU or other support to a 0U1WAich had ejieted our flsssador. You are, thenete, completely correct in telling RaUk that *PN* route c44 lea to ruinous cfor -Y- Draftedby I-I Tel.Ext. Telegraphic transmission and classification approved bys Clearancoss Sa)Ir-,thdy (dr Rr,* Bergrd PROHIBITED UNLESS "UNCLASSIFIED" 4oRM DS-322 === [PDF page 169] === Pa ge 0tof telegram to AArA IMS CYCPAC 4*Tactical question of whether and wtt 4Ll ArW ust be roantou hae our authorization to paint picture in an way you feel likely to be effetive, focal point being that if you ae PNG' A we will not T not be able to help Indonesia. 5. Agree impossible draft contingency statement until we know nature of ldo action and circumstances at time, but become your suggestions and would appreciate any further thoughts as situation develops RUSK === [PDF page 170] === JTGOING TELEGRAM Department of State AICATE: 0 coLuECT CHARGE TO 5054 Origin ACTION: Amerbsassy D.AARTA PRIORTT tko 1 721P1 info; CINCAC PRIORITY DECLASSIFIED CINCPAC FOR POLA Authority V 1 42 oNAI.a Rf mbtel 2167.By I. If Sukarno does in fact take action against us as reftel indicates quite possible, we assume it would be in form oft A. Declaring you pNG; B. Declaring you and/or other senior members of Mission staff PNG; or C. One anxhath of above combined with demand that we reduce status of Sebassy to Consulate. 2. We would plan to react as follows; A. In event you PNG' d4 we would doclae Palar' PNp. B. If other members mrican Mission aftoted, we would retaliate against their opposite numbers in Indonesian assy here. (This would also apply it action taken by Indo against our Consulates in Indonesia.) C. It 001 demanded MeOAdtion in status. of post we would (and tequixe stmata mductom thirw eass) acquiesaoo grounds that naaber of American ivian in countr? Drafted by Tel Ext. Telegtraphic and transmission [Unreadable] .... approved bye 09*The n e 84S"3a Clarances:.t IM wr. Bandy (draft 8/8 - Mr. Lancaster PROHIBITED UNLESS "UNCLASSIFIED" e&OR 14DS-322 === [PDF page 171] === Page 2 of telegram to DJAAMA INP: CINCPAC necessitates at least consular protection. ld, however, feel it necessary to make heavy cuts in USO personnel in Indonesia. 3. We assume that if Sukarno acts you may receive signals from Army urging us not to react# and assuring us that Arag will restore situation when it comes to power. In order head off such advice and make it clear to ArM that they will be stuck with consequences of Sukarno action, you may wish to consider conveying substance of foregoing to Army. Recognize this entails risks* and that knowledge of our thinking would be dangerous if it reached Subandrio. 4. In event Sukarno aets and we retaliate, we will have to make explanatory statement for public consumption. We are thinking of statement expressing deep regret Indonesian action, and concentrating on expressions of our goodwill toward Indonesian people without direct reference to Sukarno or other political elements. 5. Request your comment on foregoing, and suggested outline of We statement anticipated para 4 above. 6.* Reftel repeated info to CINCPAC FOR POWA,,who should be info addressee future telegrams this subject. GPW2 === [PDF page 172] === OUTGOING TELEGRAM D partment of Stat2 (2 3' INDICATE: 0 COLLECT O CHARGE 002 Origin ACTION: Amembassy ARTA PRIORITY * S,. JU 218 4 PHl '8 Info$ bef A: Embtel 2093 B: thbtel 2097 C: xt18 Embtel 2102 D; mbtel 2103 1. Sukarno-Subandrio campaign to oust Americans appears in essence tactic to strike at Army through us, with objective isolate Ara not only from U.S. but also from other sources western support, 2. Failure 150 million bribe charge to get off ground, dwindling credence given shopworn CIA plot charges, continued Army control of press and student demonstrations, all suggest Sukarno- Subandrio would have difficulty mounting gradual crescendo of attacks leading to ouster. However, as you note para 4 ref A. there is possibility sudden Sukarno 3. In either case, only force which could deter or veto is Arar. If Army is prepared to act# *apaign will fizzle. If it is not# there seems little or nothing we or other foreigners could do to influence Sukarno decision. 4. Even it Army not previously aware of reported Sukarnoa. Subandrio plan, Dahlan warning to Suharto (para 2 ref B) and Draftedbys Tel. Ext. Telegraphic transmission and Clearancess I 11 i l classification approved bysr [Unreadable] Jill P I Is REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY IS- PROHIBITED UNLESS "LUNCLASSIFIED",,,.1.. FORM DECLASSIFIED 9163 DS-322 Authority === [PDF page 173] === Page 2of telegram to DJAKARTA your talk with Malik would seem sufficient put Army on notice. Army interest in preventing break with U.S. seems so self-evident that direct approach to delineate consequences seems unnecessary, and possibly subject misinterpretation (i.e. we are prepared to bargain or offer g pro o for continued However, if you have serious doubts Army in fact aware its interests at stake, concur approach to Nasution through channel suggested para 5 B Ref A. 5. Beyond this we are inclined against further action at this times and agree discussions with Japanese and Australian colleagues should wait until it clearer that current evidence indicates real intention by Sukarno-Subandrio to break with us. END RUSK === [PDF page 174] === OUTGOING TELEGRAM Department of State INDICATE: O COLLECT O CHARGE TO ~zs 8izIli Origin ACTION: Ambssy WAEA IOt 55 02 Authority A NARSDate Reft: btael 1882. 1* We agree with your assessment that An seems to be increasingly in control, and accept Am"as aasuranee that it can and will protect foreigners. We have seen no indications that any violent action against Americans or other foreigners is planned or likely in period ahead, and therefore are prepared approve your recommendation that dependents be permitted return during January on basis your assessment that present security situation Is not likely change significantly. 2. We note that recent mission reporting points towards resolution of Sukarno-AaW contest for power during next few weeks. Seems to us at least possible that if ArmiWsabadles situation and public Sukarno vs. Aramy confrontation develops, alita7 unity eight be in question and messy situation could arise in principal cities in period before and during trials of September 30 Movement leaders, W have some question, therefore, as to whether return bys Drafted I e. Telegraphic transmission and [Unreadable] rancess2/96 wn Mr. 3oDonnell (subS / Mr. Wabhh *3Trueworthy (drft IMr REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY IS PROHIBITED UNLESS "UNCLASSIFIED" 0O63"DS-322 === [PDF page 175] === Page of telegram to DJA significant number of dependents before nr islebut are prepared go along with your assessMt. 3. Legal frnme utilization S funds fr retuiii best interests U*S. rather than wishes individuals* Therefore sWadatory we establish cutoff date. 4. Embassy authorized amend ordrs for these actually returning; travel must commence by January 31. Department pepVI however grant exceptions in cases where hardship would result from appliatXt ethis date. Embassy should provide details hardship incurred because of leases, schooling etc. Wire amendment date and pouch copies F/EX. 5* Re para 6a and b reftel Embassy should handle residents in third countries and Department will assist those in U.S. upon receipt names and addresses, Assume in both eases that beads of families will communicate directly with dependents. We will pass esch messages in U.S. if desired. Send WIROM lowest classitioation possible. 6. Continuation Separation Allowance authorized for those not returning. GP-I are === [PDF page 176] === OUTGOING TELEGRAM Department of State 086 8 INDICATE: Q COLLECT O CHARGE TO is T 002 5 DECLASSIFIED ******Authority [Unreadable] REP: D.AKARTA t S 1780 RPTD ADDRESEEB CICPAC FOR POLAD 1. Appears from here that Indonesian military leaders' campaign to destroy PKIIs moving fairly swiftly and smoothly, that 8nhandeios days numbered, and that Bukarno might be travelling abroad before long giving military even freer hand to develop and install new govt. May well be that these developments will movefso rapidly that we may be confronted within weeks with situation we have hoped for, 1e. a new govt, emergiq or In being, that we can begin to talk to and deal with. 2. As you In para 5 RETEL, apan and Germany are In -odcated best position to offer early asttance. In these circumstances would Ike your views on feaathtA y (from point of view ot exposure) and desirability of you, Salto and Wertz meeting informally together as required to concert on tactics and strategy and block out af action for the three line ouggestpe -IV- countries and possibly others* If idea<mmrn itself to you we would Drafted bys Tel. Ext. Telegraphic transmission and ~~ Im~rn i I RRA4 [Unreadable] cliiaton appoved bys p il Chdaunceiw GEi - RBFinn $/8 -ar. theapson REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY1g'**' PROHIBITED UNLESS "UNCLASSIFIED" 0ORM DS-322 === [PDF page 177] === DTAKARTA Page of telegram to__ make this suggestion fornaUy to Japan and Getmai/ wi"d, of course, inform UK, Austratad er e and keep them clued in. END Acting BAL === [PDF page 178] === yo0TGOING TELEGRAM Department of State 089s9 INDICATE: O COLLECT O CHARGE TO Origin ACTION: USUN New York /52 DecIS 7tw7fl4'E EXDIs New York' a2709b1 1 r10i g O USUN may thank Tariq Abdullah for his message and tell him that US0 has taken most grave view of India*Pakistan dispute over Eashmair, which has had such unfortumte reprcssions on peples of Indiab Pakistan and Zashir. As he is aware US has given strongest support to UNSC resolutions of September 20, September 27, and Novaber 5. It is USG view that at this juncture basis for any Kashir settlement must be laid by moderates in Kashir, Pakistan and ladia. US will effer strong support to whatever settlement can be worked ot ameag parties concerned, DECLASSIFIED Authority Drafted bY: jTel. Exi. Telegraphic transmission and classification approved bys e clearniess12116/65 5.a Mr. Killer REPRODU(CTION FROM THIS COPY IS PROHIBIT ED UNLESS "UNCLASSIFIED" 8.O83 DS-322 === [PDF page 179] === OUTGOING TELEGRAM Department of State | INDICATE: ( couect t CHARGE to 4 ————- COMEERENEEAT, Classification Onigia ‘rz | ACTION: Amembassy SANTIAGO 5G O lafos EXDIS Embtel 759. i Ss - Have left word at Regency Hotel Solonon can see Lagarnigue in Washington 11:30 Monday or at other mutually convenient time. END ’ DECLASSIFIED " puthority LAL LE LYE, By Loe, NARS, Date 222226 [Unreadable] We a oo Aad — ~ 5 Oh: Stcaswelllmse 12/16/65 - | mmc tumiven eed ony M. Solomon | Clearances: ARA/Mr. Illing (informea)/WL/ ' $/S = Mr. Miller Wyte, REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY 1S PROHIBITED oo a UNLESS "UNCLASSIFIED", [Unreadable] [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 180] === ITGOING TELEGRAM Department of State o7909 | ARGE TO.. Cor —SECRET— - ACTION: Amenbasey, DJAKARTA IMMEDIATE IST 0% vom | Bix 137 51 PHB | FOR AMBASSADOR FROM BUNDY Enbtel 1737 f g 1. Return of Category A Dependents approved. Please notify Hamburg and Singapore. ant 2. Iisa ETA will follow. ' END. BALL DECLASSIFIED Authority Le SLA. ry = By_22t2._, NARS, Date LLL i ‘afted by:, Telegraphic transmission and classification approved by: soonces' e/EX: Ofrueworthy:cte 12/13/65 FE - Willian FP. Bundy SPA ~- Mr. Cuthell FE - Mr. Berger OPR/WIG - Mr. McDomell (info) 8/8 ¥E/P - Mr. Sneider (info) REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY IS ‘ PROHIBITED UNLESS “UNCLASSIFIED” 'DS-322 [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 181] === 4543 | OUTGOING TELEGRAM: Department of State |. [ BDICATE feouter we | g 002 Zl, ACTION: Amembassy DJAKARTA 7 y / Pea no PM TE. | sew eee re <We” TNFO: Amembassy BANGKOK 9 93: EXDIS CINGPAC FOR POLAD ' Reftel Eubtel 1634 1. Proposal for major US rele in emergency supply rice and textiles in- i volves major operational and policy problems. We are exploring possible mechaniams for such assistance but would appreciate Embassy comment on following questions rising from rationale for such assistance contained in reftel. 2. Unanimous Indenesian insistenes that emergency assistance be covert points up political problem for then of having proclaimed arch eneny of maintains its hostile policies confronts us with similar political problem but more important is practical impossibility of keeping US role in supply large quantities of rice and textiles covert. Guarantees for third-country suppliss would extend te macceptable Lnits those privy to our role and US Government machinery ainply not set up to handle covert assistance involving tens of millions of dollars. Therefore, until forces in Indonesia friendly to Drafted by:.. Telegraphic transmission and _FE:SPA:PYUnderbiUi:het 12-865 | swicon wronin FIG = Wilden P, Bundy . White House-Mr. Thomson(draft) E - Mr. Ensor(substance) oh Hire Milier ° A co DECLASSIFIED —SECRET— 523" ps-322 seterny ESSE yy, By Ldg.__, NARS, Date LLYZE. "REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY IS . PROHIBITED UNLESS “UNCLASSIFIED” [re-OCR’d Oct 18 2026: tesseract 200 dpi, replaces text-layer text for this page] === [PDF page 182] === Page 2 of telegramoto f us are in position to accept paft tbaO kbiit u# tsig US role we are. checlmated even if we sah to be t ew. 3, Confcingr wes a dt-intlo fd asistate dConstate further unetainty as to tich of two O (4 antt90008 wwould derive political benefit ftem *tzf43 *1 rieh ** A tUatiM, 1ttAt asren lrtel eqs aid might tip political balance. With Sake e4'Adri still it titular control difficult to see how arw could be erati of ch ttelig political benefit to itself. 4. Various Indo 0pokesman have wared of dire pfltioal consequences our failed provide rice and texiles. Haove, a netd part for reftel, top anrm leadership thus to shows no concern it will bear tW etbilit ft tooncmic cris and thee is at lest possibility that migt wha it as catalyt for further internal abange. It is diftisult to aenbr shttrs lndtl "a s t could stage omeba*on *noe crisis ala, particularly in wia pAst enidenA that ond*mic pressure do not generate political ataM in 5. Thee is further qastica xether tS supply of ries art tntiles would sore economic logar-range t/objectives In * Indaa is at long last beginning to face consequences economic neglt ant political adveturiat.same elements would like to ** a t4e the over diffieult period but this action might well hinder or postpone rather than facilitate the c m refrm tch Indonesa nst underake before it em begin the long adt back. 6. Indos wish to treat aiA quation i isolatin frm broader politico-oonoc ntet US-Intonesianrelation. (An nab en station ofeeontet through alitary and intellhgee avethiscmpretalisation.) === [PDF page 183] === Page of telegram to-F_ we can accept this situation in.e corwt projects, it is d*tticuIt an t bly undesirable to do so whe major assistance is involved. Indonesian a ad other elements friendly to us could be led to believe they can count on us whatever their posture on Viet-Nam, Malaysia and other issues important to us, and we would be hard put to justify emergency transfusions while Indonesia for exaple is bleeding itself in uneconomical take-over of oil interests. 7. Reftel refers in several instances to desirability speedy response. Would appreciate further comment on whether speed in this instance is in fact desirable. Through 20-year history our relations Indonesians have come to believe that aid to Indonesia rests on their decision not ours. Cargo cult mentality has developed and they appear to see fully loaded ships ready to arrive when they consent to aid and press the button. It seesm from here at least that our objectives in Indonesia might be better served by a more measu response to aid request when and if it comes, RUSK === [PDF page 184] === OUTGOING INDICATE: TELEGRAM De p O COLLECT of State O CHARGE Orgn ACTION: 31 mooM 033 Aembassy DJAKA UnvZ3 5 sPI NOW w-# owwl I DECLASSIFIED Authority Rf:a Tokyo's 1857 4 we NAs$, nte______ i We are pleased that OW perCeives damage 001 could do itself by z cal measure (such as confiscation) against U.S. oil industy, and hope that Jalanese also understand adverse economic consequences of premature nationalization on any terms. 2. We are greatly concerned, however, at proposed Japanese tactie.s Our effort has been.to got message across to those Indo leaders, military or civilian* who are going to be stuck with problem of financing Indonesia during months ahead and who presumably have only vague notion of what any form of action against copanies would involve in terms Indo economy. By definition this would exclude tinu and Saleh, both of whom have own axes to grind,' who are presumably aware of what they are doing, but who are also principal candidates for glory of having driven Nekolia oil industry out of Indonesia. In addition at least Saleh ham, long anti-American history and his current Dralted hjs Tel. S t. Telegraphitransmission and PM)8A Asuthe 1111 131271 cleafication* *poved by. WE $aSu*l Do. rger SA Xr. ttdit REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY IS PROHIBITED UNLESS "UNCLASSIFIED" FORM S-2 === [PDF page 185] === Page jof telegram to W A,. D-iNX TOKYO Position Vi8-awvis Army very much in doubt. Ibnu and Saleh, in short, sM to us two Indonesians most likely to, miEretd Jananean name t *** it solely as American-sponsored effort dupe Japanese into protecting U.S. capital, and so to inform Sukarno/Subandrio. 3* If Embassy Djakarta agrees with this assessment, it might be well to try to restrain Salto from course KiUchi anticipates, effort seems preferable to as no one which would in effect give ammunition to wrong people. *0albraith's eting with Adam Malik seems much better channel. *.Rque amRRx posts comments. END ACTING BALL. === CORRECTED KEY PASSAGES (proof-read by Claude, Oct 2026) === --- [page 63] --- THERE WERE NO CASUALTIES ACCORDING TWO SOURCES ALTHOUGH ANOTHER SOURCE REPORTS THAT ONE OF KAMI LEADERS WAS HIT IN FACE BY RIFLE BUTT. REACTING TO THIS SHOOTING, ONE STUDENT REGIMENT SOLDIER FROM CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY IN DJAKARTA LEAPED ONTO ARMORED CAR AND AIMED MACHINEGUN AT TJAKRABIRAWA WHILE SEVERAL SILIWANGI SOLDIERS ALSO AIMED THEIR RIFLES AT PALACE GUARDS. POSSIBLE FIRE FIGHT WAS AVERTED WHEN ARMY CAPTAIN RUSHED UP AND BARKED ORDERS NOT TO SHOOT. GENERAL SUHARTO, ACCOMPANIED BY ADMIRAL MARTADINATA AND POLICE GENERAL SUTJIPTO, QUICKLY ARRIVED ON SCENE AND QUIETED DEMONSTRATORS. 4. DURING CABINET SESSION AND SUKARNO SPEECH, BOGOR PALACE WAS COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY LARGE STUDENT CROWD AND CABINET MINISTERS WERE DENIED EGRESS THROUGH GATES UNTIL 1600 HOURS, EXCEPT FOR EIGHT MINISTERS WHOM ADAM MALIK WAS ABLE TO LEAD THROUGH STUDENT RANKS ON BASIS OF HIS PERSONAL POPULARITY. (ONE SOURCE REPORTS A FEW OTHERS LEFT BY HELICOPTER.) FINALLY, GENERAL SUHARTO MADE SECOND APPEARANCE AND PERSUADED STUDENTS TO DISPERSE BY ANNOUNCING EITHER THAT PKI HAD BEEN BANNED OR THAT HE WOULD BAN IT HIMSELF IF PAGE FOUR RUMJBT 523A [Unreadable] PRESIDENT FAILED TO DO SO (REPORTS DIFFER ON EXACTLY WHAT HE SAID). SUHARTO ASKED FOR PATIENCE IN REGARD TO PRICE DECREASES, HOWEVER. 5. STUDENT SPIRIT AND DISCIPLINE WERE EXTREMELY HIGH AND THRUST OF THEIR ACTIVITY POINTED INCREASINGLY AT SUKARNO. MANY SOURCES REPORT THAT WALLS IN BOGOR, AND PARTICULARLY MARTINI'S HOUSE, WERE PAINTED WITH SIGNS STATING THAT MARTINI (SUKARNO'S WIFE) IS "PROSTITUTE" OR "GERWANI PROSTITUTE" (GERWANI WAS PKI AFFILIATE). ANOTHER RELIABLE SOURCE REPORTS THAT ROAD IN DJATINEGARA (DJAKARTA SUBURB) THAT LEADS TO HOUSE OF RECENTLY ACQUIRED SUKARNO MISTRESS HAD SIGNS STATING "DON'T VISIT YOUR CONCUBINE SO OFTEN, BUNG." === [PDF page 64] === -3- 2077 January 17 FM Djakarta (SECTION ONE OF TWO) 6. ONE ASPECT OF SUKARNO'S SPEECH THAT WAS NOT REPORTED IN REFTEL MAY BE SIGNIFICANT. AT CLOSE OF SPEECH, HE SAID: "HERE I AM, SUKARNO. IT CANNOT BE ANY OTHER WAY. WHOEVER WANTS TO FOLLOW ME, FOLLOW! WHOEVER LIKES ME, DEFEND ME. NOW THERE ARE SYMPTOMS OF UNDERHANDED ATTEMPT TO OVERTHROW SUKARNO. BUT I WILL NOT BUDGE ONE MILLIMETER! FORM YOUR RANKS, DO NOT ACT WILDLY! AWAIT MY COMMAND." MANY INDONESIANS ARE INTERPRETING THESE REMARKS, WHICH WERE PAGE FIVE RUMJBT 523A S-E-C-R-E-T DELIVERED IN CHANGED TONE OF VOICE, AS VEILED COMMAND TO PKI AND OTHER PRO-COMMUNIST FORCES TO STAND BY FOR POSSIBLE SHOWDOWN. IN THIS CONNECTION, PAINTED SIGNS APPEARED ON DJAKARTA STREETS WITHIN ONE HOUR AFTER SUKARNO FINISHED SPEAKING, PROCLAIMING LOYALTY AND SUPPORT TO BUNG KARNO. THESE WERE IDENTIFIED AS EMANATING FROM "GEMA SUKARNO," WHICH APPEARS TO BE ACRONYM FOR "SUKARNO STUDENT MOVEMENT." THESE SIGNS IN SHARP CONTRAST TO TONE OF DEMONSTRATION AT BOGOR WHERE EYEWITNESSES SAY THERE WERE NO PRO-SUKARNO SIGNS OR EVEN USUAL SHOUTS OF "LONG LIVE SUKARNO." MORE SUCH PRO-SUKARNO SIGNS APPEARED TODAY WHICH AMERICAN STUDENT SOURCE HAS HEARD WERE BEING POSTED BY BPI (SUBANDRIO'S INTELLIGENCE AGENCY), USING LEFT-WING GMNI (PNI STUDENTS).