US Embassy weekly political-economic-military situation telegrams, April 1962

=== [PDF page 1] === Department of State PERMANENT RECORD COPY INCOMING TELEGRAM SECRET Control: 3796 Rec'd: APRIL 7, 1962, 12:35 a.m. Action: Secretary of State FROM: DJAKARTA 1787, APRIL 6, NOON INFORMATION: CINCPAC 334 DEPARTMENT PASS CINCPACFLT, CINCUSARPAC, CINCPACAF, COMNAVPHIL, COMTDC, USAISC, COMSEVENTHFLT. DEPARTMENT POUCH PARIS, THE HAGUE, AND LONDON. JOINT WEEKA NO. 14 FOR STATE DEPARTMENTS FROM SANA. CINCPAC FOR POLAD. POLITICAL 1. SECRET TALKS STILL IN ABEYANCE: (SECRET) (WEEKA 13). ALTHOUGH SECRET TALKS STILL IN ABEYANCE, INDOS CONTINUE HOPE THAT BEHIND THE SCENES ACTIVITY OF US WILL RESULT IN SATISFACTORY PEACEFUL SOLUTION WNG ISSUE. SUBANDRIO AND SUKARNO HAVE JUST FINISHED SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH SUPREME ADVISORY COUNCIL SETTING FORTH AND JUSTIFYING CONTINUED EFFORT ACHIEVE SUCH SETTLEMENT, AND HAVE INDICATED RESENTMENT DUTCH EFFORTS OBSTRUCT PEACEFUL SOLUTION (ITEM 2). MEANWHILE, DUTCH DECISION RE-ENFORCE WNG AREA HAS AROUSED PREDICTABLE PUBLIC AND PRESS CRITICISM AND GOVT RESPONSE CONTINUES TO BE IN RELATIVELY LOW KEY. IN APPARENT EFFORT OFFSET DUTCH ANNOUNCEMENTS OF REENFORCEMENTS BEFORE PUBLIC, GOVT LEADERS POINT WITH SATISFACTION TO LANDINGS ON WNG SOIL BY "VOLUNTEER PAPUAN YOUTHS." IN PRIVATE CONVERSATION WITH AMB, APRIL [Unreadable], SUKARNO PICTURED DUTCH ANNOUNCEMENTS OF REENFORCEMENTS AS CREATING DIFFICULTIES FOR HIM TO CONTROL PUBLIC OPINION; URGED US TAKE ACTION TO PRESERVE CALM ATMOSPHERE FOR TALKS, STOP DUTCH FROM MILITARY THREATS AND BUILD-UP. [Unreadable] === [PDF page 2] === SECRET 1787, APRIL 6, NOON FROM DJAKARTA AMB EMPHASIZED EFFECT OF INDO PUBLIC [Unreadable] DUTCH REENFORCE[MENT] DECISION [Unreadable]. 2. PKI TACTICS ANGER SUKARNO: (CONFIDENTIAL) MOUNTING PKI CRITICISM [OF] GOVT'S HANDLING [OF] ECONOMIC SITUATION AND [Unreadable] PARTY EFFORTS BRING PEACEFUL SOLUTION WNG PROBLEM (WEEKA 11) HAVE APPARENTLY ANGERED SUKARNO. ACCORDING ACCOUNT PRESENTED AMB BY FONMIN, AT APRIL [Unreadable] MEETING SUPREME ADVISORY COUNCIL SUKARNO UPBRAIDED PKI CHAIRMAN AIDIT FOR DESTRUCTIVE CRITICISM; ANGRILY INFORMED AIDIT CONSTRUCTIVE SUGGESTIONS WELCOMED BUT NOT ACCUSATIONS IMPLYING GOVT WAS NOT FOLLOWING PATRIOTIC COURSE. PRESIDENT REPORTEDLY ALSO REFERRED TO HIS SUPERIORITY OVER PKI WHEN IT CAME TO MASS ACTION. AIDIT REPORTEDLY OBJECTED TO AMERICAN INVOLVEMENT WNG TALKS. (CONFIDENTIAL) [Unreadable] MOUNTING PKI ACTIVE INFILTRATION [Unreadable] 3. PARTINDO EXECUTIVE RESIGNS: (CONFIDENTIAL) DEFEAT FOR ANTI-PKI ELEMENTS IN PARTINDO EVIDENCED IN MARCH 28 ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESIGNATION OF WINARNO, ONE OF FOUR "CHAIRMEN" OF PARTY. WINARNO HAD OPPOSED PARTINDO'S READY WILLINGNESS ACCEPT PKI SYMPATHIZERS AS MEMBERS OR OFFICIALS BUT WAS FLYING IN FACE SUKARNO NASAKOM POLICY. COMMENT: (CONFIDENTIAL) THOUGH SUKARNO CONTINUES BE DOMINATING INFLUENCE ON PARTY, THIS HAS FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES BECOME PKI FRONT. AS SUCH COULD SERVE AS ALTER EGO FOR PARTY IN EVENT ARMY SHOULD EVENTUALLY OUTLAW PKI. HOWEVER, IN CURRENT HOSTILE ATMOSPHERE FOR PARTY OPERATIONS, PARTINDO WILL CONTINUE REMAIN MINOR POLITICAL FACTOR UNLESS SUKARNO UNEXPECTEDLY DEVOTES MORE EFFORT TO BUILDING IT UP. 4. COMMUNIST LINE THROUGH YOUTH: (UNCLASSIFIED) PKI LINE ON RECENT CABINET SHUFFLE AND REPRESENTATION IN LEGISLATIVE BODIES PRESENTED IN TWO SEPARATE STATEMENTS BY PARTY YOUTH ARM PEMUDA RAKJAT. ORGANIZATION GAVE QUALIFIED === [PDF page 3] === SECRET 1787, APRIL 6, NOON FROM DJAKARTA APPROVAL TO CABINET CHANGES BUT NOTED THEY FAIL REFLECT ALLEGED SUKARNO CONCEPT THAT ALL PARTIES WOULD BE REPRESENTED IN GOVT IN PROPORTION THEIR PARLIAMENTARY STRENGTH. ALSO IMPLIED THAT FURTHER MODIFICATION OF CABINET WOULD GUARANTEE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF "TRI-COMMAND" FOR WNG TAKE-OVER. PKI YOUTH URGED GOVT ABANDON IDEA OF APPOINTING MEMBERS LEGISLATIVE BODIES INSTEAD OF ELECTING THEM. COMMENT: (CONFIDENTIAL) PKI HAS [Unreadable] PUBLICLY CONFIRMED THAT CABINET CHANGES, IN WHICH [Unreadable] MEMBERS NAMED MINISTERS (BUT WITHOUT PORTFOLIO) [Unreadable] SATISFY PKI DEMAND FOR INCLUSION IN CABINET. [Unreadable] TO LEGISLATIVE BODIES APPARENTLY [Unreadable] IN ELECTION PROSPECTS AND CONCERT[ED] [Unreadable] MANIPULATIONS APPOINTMENT PROCESS. 5. MALAYAN RULER [Unreadable]: MALAYAN AMB SENU [Unreadable] MALAYAN PARAMOUNT [RULER] [Unreadable] GOVT EAGERLY AWAIT[ING] [Unreadable] EXTENDED SOME TIME [Unreadable] MALAYAN ACCEPTANCE [Unreadable] IN GENTLE TERMS HE [Unreadable] OPINION BETWEEN TWO [Unreadable] OPPOSITION TO MALA[YA] [Unreadable] IN SOME QUARTERS." DIFFERENCES TO DIV[ERT] [Unreadable] COLONIZERS. === [PDF page 4] === SECRET 4- 1787, APRIL 6, NOON FROM DJAKARTA 6. RELATIONS WITH CHICOMS: (UNCLASSIFIED) CHICOMS STARTED BALL ROLLING WITH LIU SHAO-CHI MESSAGE TO SUKARNO MARKING FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF SINO-INDO FRIENDSHIP TREATY ON APRIL 1. MESSAGE REPLETE WITH EXPRESSIONS OF FRIENDSHIP, DEVOTION ANTI-COLONIAL STRUGGLE, SOLIDARITY, BANDUNG PRINCIPLES, ET AL TOGETHER WITH PLEDGE CHICOM SUPPORT FOR INDO WNG STRUGGLE. IN ADDITION APPROPRIATE REPLY, SUKARNO EXPRESSED GRATITUDE FOR SUPPORT AND [Unreadable] REMARKS [Unreadable] TWO NATIONS, [Unreadable] CHICOM POSITION RE WNG AND, IN [RETURN], [Unreadable] CHICOM "LIBERATION" OF THEIR [Unreadable] TERRITORY TAIWAN. LABOR 7. KBKI JOINS DEMAND FOR 100 PER-CENT WAGE INCREASE: (UNCLASSIFIED) NORTH SUMATRA BRANCH KBKI HAS COME OUT FOR 100 PERCENT WAGE INCREASE IN DEMANDS TO STATE AND PRIVATE RUBBER PLANTATIONS. COMMENT: (OFFICIAL USE ONLY) IT SIGNIFICANT THAT THIS BRANCH, WHICH CLAIMS REPRESENT NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, WHOSE CHAIRMAN IS ALSO MIN OF LABOR, IS NOW TOPPING SOBSI [Unreadable] PREPARED [Unreadable] DEMANDS FOR WAGE INCREASES 50-55 PERCENT. PSYCHOLOGICAL 8. WNG DOMINATES PRESS: (UNCLASSIFIED) WNG CONTINUES MAJOR TOPIC OF PRESS COMMENT. HOWEVER, SEVERAL EDITS LINKED FOOD DIFFICULTIES AND SHORTAGES OTHER BASIC COMMODITIES WITH WNG STRUGGLE AND URGED GOVT TO IMPROVE SITUATION. 9. BLITZ TECHNIQUE UTILIZED AGAIN: (UNCLASSIFIED) UTILIZING WELL-WORN TECHNIQUE, CRYPTO-COMMIE BINTANG TIMUR CARRIED INDIAN MAGAZINE BLITZ FEB 10 ALLEGATION THAT CIA AGENT BAIRD, CHIEF OF USOM IN COLOMBO, MASTERMINDED RECENT UNSUCCESSFUL CEYLON COUP ATTEMPT. ALLEGED AGENT IDENTIFIED BAIRD (FORMER USOM HEAD HERE) ALSO INVOLVED IN PLOTS IN WNG AND INDONESIA. SECRET DECLASSIFIED === [PDF page 5] === SECRET -5- 1787, APRIL 6, NOON FROM DJAKARTA ARMY 10. INDONESIAN ARMED FORCES COMBINED STAFF: (CONFIDENTIAL) ARMA RELIABLY INFORMED OF NATURE PROPOSED REORGANIZATION OF INDONESIAN SERVICES JOINT STAFF INTO ARMED FORCES COMBINED STAFF "A LA INDONESIA". PRESIDENT WOULD BE COMMANDER IN CHIEF. MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY WHO WOULD BE REDESIGNATED MINISTER OF DEFENSE WOULD BE VICE COMMANDER IN CHIEF; STAFF WOULD BE LOCATED IN DEPT NATIONAL SECURITY. CHIEF OF STAFF WOULD HAVE JOINED [Unreadable] CHAIRMAN [Unreadable] ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE PERSONNEL AND BE PERMANENT [Unreadable] CHIEFS OF STAFF. ADDITIONALLY, AN ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF (SIMILAR TO US SPECIAL STAFF) WOULD BE FORMED TO SUPPORT COMBINED STAFF. COMMENT: (CONFIDENTIAL) PROPOSED REORGANIZATION LOOKS GOOD ON PAPER BUT, IF ATTEMPTED, WILL TAKE TIME FOR COMPLETE IMPLEMENTATION OWING TO DIFFICULTIES INVOLVED IN INTEGRATION OF NAVY AND AIR FORCE PERSONNEL AND IN SELECTION OF PRINCIPAL STAFF OFFICERS. 11. CLASH ON WAIGEO ISLAND (WNG): (SECRET) ARMA INFORMED MORNING APRIL 3 THAT ENGAGEMENT TAKING PLACE ON WAIGEO ISLAND (OFF NORTHWEST TIP WNG) INVOLVING TWO INDO COMPANIES AND TWO COMPANIES DUTCH MARINES. INFORMATION RE ENGAGEMENT CONFIRMED LATER SAME DAY BY EXTREMELY RELIABLE SOURCE WHO WOULD NOT REVEAL STRENGTH OF FORCE INVOLVED BUT TERMED IT SIZEABLE; ADDED OPERATION "GOING ALONG FINE AND INDOS TO STAY THERE." COMMENT: (CONFIDENTIAL) ARMA BELIEVES THAT INDO FORCE IS PROBABLY ABOUT TWO COMPANIES, POSSIBLY MOBRIG FORCE WHICH RECENTLY SENT MOROTAI. NAVY 12. PROMOTION: (UNCLASSIFIED) COL HARTONO, COMMANDANT OF THE KORPS KOMANDO, PROMOTED TO RANK BRIG GEN APRIL 3. SECRET DECLASSIFIED === [PDF page 6] === SECRET -6- 1787, APRIL 6, NOON FROM DJAKARTA COMMENT: (UNCLASSIFIED) PROMOTION BRINGS HIS RANK IN LINE WITH RESPONSIBILITIES HIS JOB. 13. RYUKYUAN FISHING VESSEL FIRED UPON: (UNCLASSIFIED) KYUYO MARU (1441 TONS) FIRED UPON BY AIRCRAFT APRIL 3 WHILE SHIP IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS NORTH OF MOROTAI. FOUR CREW MEMBERS WERE INJURED AND ONE FUEL TANK PUNCTURED. SHIP SCHEDULED PUT INTO MENADO FOR REPAIRS AND TREATMENT OF WOUNDED. COMMENT: (SECRET) AURI HAS ADMITTED THAT ONE OF THEIR AIRCRAFT INVOLVED BUT COULD NOT GIVE REASON FOR ATTACK. SHIP WAS REPORTEDLY AMERICAN, POSSIBLY ON INTELLIGENCE ASSIGNMENT, IN SPECIAL [Unreadable]. FONMIN STATED APRIL [Unreadable] MEETING WITH AMB [Unreadable] SUKARNO DISTURBED. FONMIN INDICATED CONCERN OVER POSSIBILITY [Unreadable] EXPLOITATION OF INCIDENT. AMB SCOFFED AT ALLEGED INTELLIGENCE MISSION. IT APPARENT FONMIN NOT YET IN POSSESSION COMPLETE FACTS. FURTHER INFO BEING SOUGHT. 14. AURI RECOGNITION OF MILTAG: (UNCLASSIFIED) AVM OMAR DANI HAS APPROVED AURI RECOGNITION OF MILTAG BUT HAS REQUESTED CONCURRENCE OF INDONESIAN FONDEP AND DOD BEFORE AUTHORIZING DIRECT AURI-MILTAG CONTACT. CONCURRENCE EXPECTED BY OR BEFORE APRIL 13. COMMENT: (CONFIDENTIAL) IF EXPECTED APPROVAL FORTHCOMING, WOULD BE FIRST TIME AURI HAS AGREED TO DEAL DIRECTLY WITH MILTAG RATHER THAN THROUGH USAIRA. CHANGE IN PROCEDURE WOULD UNDOUBTEDLY RESULT FROM FAVORABLE ATTITUDE NEW AURI COFS. 15. NINE ASSEMBLED MIG-19'S OBSERVED: (SECRET) NINE ASSEMBLED MIG-19 FARMERS SEEN AT KEMAJORAN AIRPORT DJAKARTA ON APRIL 2. TWO FLEW LOCALLY ON MARCH 31, POSSIBLY PILOTED BY SOV INSTRUCTORS. JONES NOTE: RELAYED TO CINCPACFLT, CINCUSARPAC, CINCPACAF, COMNAVPHIL, COMTDC, USAISC, COMSEVENTHFLT 4/6/62. POUCHED BY DC/T SECRET DECLASSIFIED === [PDF page 7] === Department of State INCOMING TELEGRAM RECORD COPY CONFIDENTIAL Control: 8706 Rec'd: April 13, 1962, 12:12 p.m. Action: Secretary of State FROM: DJAKARTA 1837, APRIL 13, 10 AM INFORMATION CINCPAC 345 DEPARTMENT PASS CINCPACFLT, CINCUSARPAC, CINCPACAF, COMTDC, COMSEVENTHFLT, COMNAVPHIL. DEPARTMENT POUCH THE HAGUE, PARIS, AND LONDON. JOINT WEEKA NO. 15 FOR STATE DEPARTMENTS FROM SANA. CINCPAC FOR POLAD POLITICAL 1. FAVORABLE REACTION TO BUNKER FORMULA: (CONFIDENTIAL) FOLLOWING LEAK OF BUNKER PROPOSALS AT THE HAGUE, FONMIN SUBANDRIO APR 7 ANNOUNCED GOI HAD APPROVED PROPOSALS IN PRINCIPLE. SIMILARLY, SUKARNO ON OCCASION AIR FORCE DAY APR 9 VOICED INDO ACCEPTANCE OF "BROAD OUTLINES OF THIRD PARTY'S ATTEMPT SOLVE ISSUE PEACEFULLY." NOTING THAT DUTCH REPLY STILL AWAITED, SUKARNO THEREUPON COUPLED PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF ISSUE WITH USUAL REFERENCE TO CONTINUING IMPLEMENTATION "TRI-COMMAND" AND LIBERATION OF TERRITORY BY FORCE THIS YEAR IF PEACEFUL TALKS FAIL. HE TOOK SOMEWHAT SIMILAR LINE IN APR 10 SPEECH AT PALEMBANG MASS RALLY, RE-EMPHASIZED INDO DETERMINATION TO "RESTORE" WNG UNDER INDO AUTHORITY BY END OF THIS YEAR BY WHATEVER MEANS NECESSARY. ALSO DURING PAST WEEK, AMB UNDER INSTRUCTIONS ONCE AGAIN FORCEFULLY WARNED FONMIN OF NEGATIVE EFFECT INDO HOSTILE ACTIONS AND BELLICOSE STATEMENTS ON US EFFORTS SETTLE PROBLEM. [Unreadable: classification stamp and routing block] === [PDF page 8] === CONFIDENTIAL 1837, APRIL 13, 10 AM, FROM DJAKARTA AMB STATED INDO BEHAVIOR THIS RESPECT RAISED QUESTION WHETHER THEY WANTED US CONTINUE HELP ACHIEVE SETTLEMENT. FONMIN APPEARED SHOCKED AND HURT RE LATTER STATEMENT. PROMISED GOI WOULD DO ALL WITHIN ITS POWER CONTROL BELLIGERENT ACTS AND STATEMENTS AND REAFFIRMED INDOS HAD NO WISH TO HUMILIATE DUTCH. HOWEVER, FONMIN AGAIN MADE IT QUITE CLEAR INDOS CONVINCED DUTCH WOULD NEVER YIELD UNLESS PRESSURE APPLIED FROM SOME QUARTER. 2. US NUCLEAR TESTS OPPOSED: (OFFICIAL USE ONLY) FIRST INDO REACTION TO FORTHCOMING US NUCLEAR TESTS EMANATED FROM EXTREMIST SOURCES USUALLY [Unreadable]. INDO GOVT [Unreadable] DAILY WARTA BERITA EDITORIALIZED AR[GUING] GOVT AND PEOPLE SHOULD PROTEST PLAN HOLD TESTS IN AREA "NOT VERY FAR FROM INDONESIA," REMIND READERS OF ALLEGED EXTENSIVE FALLOUT FROM BIKINI TESTS. MURBA-INFLUENCED [Unreadable] STATEMENT, WHICH CARRIED ANTARA APR 9, LABELED TESTS THREAT TO HEALTH INDO PEOPLE, WARNED INDOS LIKELY INTERPRET TESTS AS "IMPERIALIST EFFORT [Unreadable]" AND [Unreadable] NATIONAL TRUSTEE [Unreadable] TAKE INITIATIVE IN ORGANIZING STRUGGLE FOR WNG, URGE INDO [Unreadable] ASIAN-AFRICAN AND LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES JOINT PROTEST AGAINST SCHEDULED US TESTS. COMMENT: (CONFIDENTIAL) [Unreadable] TESTS LOCAL ANTI-AMERICAN ELEMENTS SEEK NOT ONLY APPEAL [Unreadable] BUT ALSO [Unreadable] SOVIET TEST RESUMPTION. DEMONSTRATED IN THEIR FAILURE [Unreadable] ALLEGED GOI INTENTION PROTEST [Unreadable] APPEARS UNLIKELY FOR MOMENT [Unreadable] LOCAL FEARS [Unreadable] FALLOUT. 3. [Unreadable] (CONFIDENTIAL) FONMIN IN APRIL [Unreadable] CONGESTION [Unreadable] INDONESIA [Unreadable] WHICH [Unreadable] PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT REACHED. === [PDF page 9] === CONFIDENTIAL 1837, APRIL 13, 10 AM, FROM DJAKARTA SUBANDRIO THEREUPON NOTED THAT A POLITICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY STABLE INDONESIA, EVEN IF NON-ALIGNED, WOULD BE ASSET TO US AND OBSERVED THAT WITH WNG QUESTION OUT OF WAY, SUCH STABILITY WOULD BE REALIZABLE GOAL IN THIS RICH COUNTRY. IN PITCH FOR ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE HE SUGGESTED THAT US SHOULD BE INTERESTED IN ASSISTING INDOS ACHIEVE THIS GOAL. AMB CONFIRMED THIS, INFORMED FONMIN US WOULD BE RESPONSIVE WHEN GOI REACHED POINT OF CONCENTRATING ATTENTION ON SOLUTION ITS ECONOMIC PROBLEMS. FONMIN ALSO REFERRED TO BLOC CREDITS, INDICATED DESIRE PULL BACK FROM THESE ENTANGLEMENTS IF WNG COULD BE SOLVED PEACEFULLY AND IMPLIED INDOS LEARNING A LOT ABOUT WAY SOVS OPERATED ONCE A NATION UNDER OBLIGATION TO THEM. 4. PKI PRESSURE RE ELECTION BILL: (OFFICIAL USE ONLY) PKI INCREASED PRESSURE ON GOVERNMENT TO WITHDRAW FROM PARLIAMENT DRAFT ELECTION BILL WHICH, TO DISAPPOINTMENT OF PARTY, PROVIDES FOR POPULAR ELECTION ONLY ONE-THIRD MEMBERS VARIOUS LEGISLATIVE BODIES (WEEKA 14). DURING WEEK FURTHER STATEMENTS PROTESTING "UNDEMOCRATIC" NATURE OF BILL HEARD FROM WOMEN'S FRONT GERWANI, SOBSI RAILWAY WORKER'S UNION KBKI AND CRYPTO-COMMIE DAILY BINTANG TIMUR. OFFICIAL OF LEFTIST PARTINDO PARTY TOLD EMBOFFS BILL SHOULD BE WITHDRAWN BECAUSE IT FAILED CONFORM TO ADVICE OF SUPREME ADVISORY COUNCIL. HE ADDED MUSLIMS AND ARMY COULD EXPLOIT APPOINTMENT PROCEDURE TO DOMINATE PARLIAMENT. 5. ALGERIAN RECOGNITION: (UNCLASSIFIED) ACCORDING PRESS FONMIN RESPONDED TO QUERY APR 12 WITH STATEMENT THAT INDOS HAD "FULLY RECOGNIZED" ALGERIAN GOVT LONG BEFORE RECENT FRENCH-ALGERIAN AGREEMENT. TO PROVE POINT, FONMIN REPORTEDLY REFERRED TO LONG-STANDING PRESENCE HERE OF ALGERIAN REP AND VISIT FEW YEARS AGO OF THEN PGA PRIME MINISTER ABBAS. COMMENT: (LIMITED OFFICIAL USE) INDOS ONE OF FIRST NATIONS TO EXTEND DE FACTO RECOGNITION TO PGA. APPEARS DE CONFIDENTIAL DECLASSIFIED === [PDF page 10] === CONFIDENTIAL 1837, APRIL 13, FROM DJAKARTA JURE RECOGNITION STILL TO COME. LABOR 6. SOEBSI COMPLAINT AGAINST CALTEX: (UNCLASSIFIED) COMMUNIST OIL WORKERS UNION PERBUM CHARGED CALTEX IN PAKANBARU WITH IGNORING DECISION BY LABOR CENTRAL DISPUTES COMMITTEE INSTRUCTING COMPANY PROVIDE WORKERS WITH MILK, GREEN-PEAS, AND CORN, ACCORDING HARIAN RAKJAT. PERBUM REPRESENTATIVES [Unreadable] 350 [Unreadable] DEMAND COMPLIANCE, BUT VISITED CALTEX OFFICE MAR 31 WITHOUT RESULTS. DISPUTE STILL [Unreadable]. COMMENT: (UNCLASSIFIED) WHILE OUTCOME THIS EVENT UNCERTAIN, INTERESTING EXAMPLE OF USUAL PKI EFFORT BUILD UP SIMPLE GRIEVANCE INTO CAUSE CELEBRE. 7. ENTERPRISE COUNCIL FOR BPU: (UNCLASSIFIED) FIRST ENTERPRISE COUNCIL TO BE ORGANIZED UNDER REGULATION IN LIEU OF LAW NO. 15 OF 1960 WAS LAUNCHED APR 13 UPON APPROVAL OF ITS MEMBERSHIP BY GOI MINISTERS COMMITTEE ON ENTERPRISE COUNCILS (EMBDES 455, 1960). COUNCIL WILL BE FOR BPU NATIONAL ELECTRIC COMPANY. ITS MEMBERSHIP WAS DETERMINED BY CENTRAL LABOR COMMITTEE BASED ON COORDINATION WITH NATIONAL UNIONS WHOSE MEMBERS ARE EMPLOYED IN NATIONAL ELECTRIC COMPANY FACILITIES. COMMENT: (UNCLASSIFIED) ENTERPRISE COUNCILS WERE AUTHORIZED AT LOCAL LEVEL IN INDIVIDUAL ENTERPRISES AND CENTRAL COUNCILS AT NATIONAL LEVEL TO ADVISE MANAGEMENT. OTHER CENTRAL COUNCILS WILL PROBABLY BE FORMED SOON. HOWEVER COUNCILS AT LOCAL LEVEL WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT TO ESTABLISH OWING TO RESISTANCE TO FORMING LABOR "ASSOCIATIONS" AS A BASIS FOR DETERMINING LABOR MEMBERSHIP, WHICH UNDER GOI ORDER IMPLEMENTING THE ENTERPRISE COUNCIL REGULATION MUST INCLUDE BOTH UNION AND NONUNION EMPLOYEES. SUCH ASSOCIATIONS ARE REQUIRED [Unreadable]. CONFIDENTIAL === [PDF page 11] === CONFIDENTIAL 1837, APRIL 13, 10 AM, FROM DJAKARTA ARMY 8. MANDALA COMMANDER APPOINTED MILITARY GOVERNOR OF EAST INDO: (UNCLASSIFIED) PRESS APR 10 REPORTED GEN SUHARTO, MANDALA COMMANDING GENERAL, APPOINTED BY PRESIDENT SUKARNO AS EASTERN INDONESIA WAR ADMINISTRATOR WITH TITLE OF MILITARY GOVERNOR. COMMENT: (CONFIDENTIAL) WITH THIS APPOINTMENT SUHARTO'S CONTROL OVER EASTERN INDONESIA NOW ESSENTIALLY COMPLETE IN BOTH MILITARY AND CIVIL FIELDS. KONANDA HEADQUARTERS (EASTERN INDONESIA INTER-REGIONAL COMMAND - ARMY) HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SUBORDINATED TO MANDALA HEADQUARTERS. ALTHOUGH NOT CONFIRMED, OUSARMA BELIEVES SUHARTO'S AUTHORITY NOW EXTENDS OVER KODAM COMMANDER, THE NAVY KODOMAR ORGANIZATION AND AIR FORCE INSTALLATIONS AS WELL AS OVER EASTERN INDONESIA'S CIVIL AUTHORITIES. AIR 9. AIR FORCE CELEBRATION: (CONFIDENTIAL) AT AIR FORCE DAY CEREMONY APR 9, FLY-BY AT KEMAJORAN AIRPORT INCLUDED FORMATION OF 12 MI-4 HELICOPTERS, 16 MIG 15-17'S, TWO PASSES EACH BY 2 MIG 19'S OF WHICH ONE PASS SUPERSONIC. BOTH DEPLOYED DRAG CHUTES ON LANDINGS. NO TU-16 OR C-130-B DEMONSTRATED. NAVY [Unreadable] === [PDF page 12] === WITHDRAWAL NOTICE TAB #: 059 ENTRY: CDF60-63 COPIES/PPS/CLASS/SPECMARK REGRADED: C BOX: 2207 ACCESS RESTRICTED The item identified below has been withdrawn from this file: Folder Title: 798.00(W)/4-2762 Document Date: 27/04/62 Document Ser#: FR DJAKARTA TEL 1914 TO STATE In the review of this file this item was removed because access to it is restricted. Restrictions on records in the National Archives are stated in general and specific record group restriction statements which are available for examination. 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