Indonesian Army says wholesale slaughter of civilians in east Java

=== [PDF page 1] === Indonesian Army says wholesale slaughter of civilians in east Java baie: after massacres BR eS? Rae ‘ JAKARTA, Oct. 28 5a * SS % es oF ae x eer Bee ie aby 5 Pe ae STATE of war has been declared in central Java where the army said Communists had massacred civilians and where there has been fighting between Com- 7 munists and Muslims. Radio Jakarta said the central Java military commander, Brig.- Gen. Surjosumpeno, had declared the state of war over the whole province — including the former national capital of Jogja- ‘178 killed Night curfew was imposed in Surakarta and Semarang where there has been anti-Communist violence. [A state of war amounts to a de- Claration of martial law. Jakarta has been under state of war proclamation since Oct. 2]. === [PDF page 2] === In a statement published last night in the Antara news, the army Said that = unists had massacred people in central and east Java and phat there had been clashes ae eee and The army said the Communists had mounted a4 terror campaign against the People including kidnapem armed robt and Fired on Six other people had died when they were fired on by unidentified persons while welcoming the arrival of a es eanwhile report Antara = from its correspo oe at Banjuwangi, in east Java, Said that 104 people ad been killed in that area alone in fighting between coup supporters and “those who crushed the coup.” The army and Antara reports are the first figures given of casualties in central and east Java where Communist influence is strong and where many coup supfiled when their attempt to seize power failed. What diplomats and observers find disturbing is that all the incidents reported in last night's army statement were said to have occurred after the abortive coup of Oct. 1. Terror Observers said it appeared that the Communists — having been the brunt of a Muslim campaign of destruction and arson following the unsuccessful coup —were now fighting back with a terror programme. In its statement the army did not mention the Muslims by name, but simply referred to them as during the coup aftermath, although there have been rumours of brutality in the provinces. The army gave this account of the _ alleged massacres: ON OCT. 2 troops in the Banjuwangi area of east Java found 62 bodies in three mass graves. Investigations showed that they had been poisoned by Communists. COMMUNISTS killed four people on Oct. 16 at Kampung Gegap and Barat Traten in central Java. ON OCT. 18 again in the Banjuwang! district of East Java the bodies of 35 peoples were found. ON OCT, 23 on the pretext of holding a feast, the Communist Party branch at Bojolali in central Java “massacred the non-Communist population of the district.” People known massacred numbered 77 while many others were reported missing. believed kidincidents reported by On OCT On. 18 in the Banjuwandistrict, Communists set fire oat ae Cease religious people Then on Oct, 22, one person was killed and two in a clash between Communists and “the religious ON OCTOBER 22 when nationalist and religious groups were welcoming army troops at Surakarta in central Java, unding This incident was followed by arson in the Singosaren district by Communist Party. The army statement also sald that members of the Communist apped P The army said the “most | Party and its Peasant Pront had moves in to Foreign Oilice wher Ce Root "Recon anti- demonstrators on Tuesday. — UP! photo. Meanwhile, mass tions Indonesia today continued ema that Comunist