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US State Department cable 1974 STATE 178603: congressional inquiry on the status of Dr Sutanti Aidit

US State Department cable, 15 Aug 1974: congressional inquiry on the status of Dr Sutanti Aidit

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Declassified US State Department cable (15 August 1974, Kissinger to Embassy Jakarta) relaying a Congressional inquiry. Senator Hubert Humphrey has forwarded a constituent's letter asking the status of Dr Sutanti Aidit, 'apparently imprisoned since 1967'; the embassy is asked for details by 18 August. The same cable asks about another prisoner, Yusuf Ronnie. Shows foreign interest in Soetanti Aidit's detention.

Kawat Departemen Luar Negeri AS yang telah dideklasifikasi (15 Agustus 1974, Kissinger kepada Kedubes Jakarta) yang meneruskan pertanyaan Kongres. Senator Hubert Humphrey meneruskan surat konstituen yang menanyakan status dr. Sutanti Aidit, 'tampaknya dipenjara sejak 1967'; kedubes diminta memberi keterangan paling lambat 18 Agustus. Kawat yang sama menanyakan tahanan lain, Yusuf Ronnie. Menunjukkan perhatian luar negeri atas penahanan Soetanti Aidit.

“SENATOR HUBERT H. HUMPHREY HAS REFERRED CONSTITUENT LETTER TO DEPT INQUIRING STATUS OF DR. SUTANTI AIDIT, APPARENTLY IMPRISONED SINCE 1967. (p. 1)”

People

Soetanti AiditHubert HumphreyWilliam BrockYusuf RoniHenry Kissinger

Organisations

US Department of StateUnited States Senate

Places

JakartaPalembangUnited States

Topics

arrests and detentionUSA and UKmemory, testimony and justice

Details

Date
1974-08-15
Creator
US Department of State (Henry Kissinger)
Publication
Cable 1974STATE178603, State to AmEmbassy Jakarta
Document type
government record
Language
English
Perspective
Intelligence/diplomatic record
Source role
primary
Country
USA
Period
1967–1979
Source archive
Internet Archive · source link
Access
open access (Internet Archive; declassified US government record) Open access source: file can be shown on the website.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.6 US, British and Dutch Government Records/CIA, FRUS, JPRS and US reports (1949-1978) - items on Gerwani and members (CIA CREST, HathiTrust, Gale, DTIC)/US State Department (1974) - Cable 1974-170255, status of Dr. Sutanti Aidit.pdf
OCR / text
Good · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.6 US, British and Dutch Government Records › CIA, FRUS, JPRS and US reports (1949-1978) - items on Gerwani and members (CIA CREST, HathiTrust, Gale, DTIC)
Summary basis
full text read; file name cites 1974-170255 but the cable's own number is 1974STATE178603

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