US State Department Cable 1974-170348 (Jakarta 10067): Congressional inquiries on Dr Sutanti Aidit and Yusuf Roni

=== [Page 1] === Title: US State Dept (1974) - Cable 1974-170348, Congressional inquiries on Dr. Sutanti Aidit Source: Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/State-Dept-cable-1974-170348 Date retrieved: 2026-10-19 OCR text (_djvu.txt) Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 30 JUN 2005 Message Text LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 01 IAKART 10067 150838Z 11 ACTION EA-07 076844 P 150758Z AUG 74 FM AMEMBASSY JAKARTA TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3902 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE JAKARTA 10067 TAGS: PINT ID SUB J: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRIES ON DR. SUTANTI AIDIT AND YUSUF RONI REF: STATE 178603 FOLLOWING REPRESENTS LATEST INFORMATION AVAIABLE TO EMBASSY ON TWO INDIVIDUALS SUBJECT OF CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRIES REPORTED REFTEL. A. SUTANTI AIDIT IS THE WIFE OF D.N. AIDIT, FORMERLY CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE COMMU- NIST PARTY OF INDONESIA (PKI). D.N. AIDIT WAS EXECUTED FOLLOWING THE ATTEMPTED COUP OF 1965. SUTANTI'S FATE IS NOT KNOWN. SHE WAS BORN NOVEMBER 1. 1923 IN SUNGAI LIAT, BANGKA SHE WAS A PKI MEMBER AND A CONSULTANT IN RADIO- BIOLOGY FOR NATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (NAEA). SHE WAS DISMISSED DISHONORABLY FROM NAEA FOR HER COMMUNIST CONNECTIONS. B. YUSUF RONI IS A CONVERT FROM ISLAM TO CHRISTIANITY WHO WAS A SEMINARIAN IN MALANG (EAST JAVA) UNTIL HIS ARREST RECENTLY. WE HAVE NO FIRM INFORMATION ON HIS PLACE OF DETENTION. HE REPORTEDLY MADE TAPE RECORDINGS HARSHLY CRITICAL OF ISLAM, APPARENTLY IN MOST DEROGATORY TERMS. RONI'S TAPES REPORTEDLY INFURIATED THE MUSLIMS IN ANST JAVA, WHERE THERE IS CONSIDERABLE ANTI-CHRISTIAN SENTIMENT. HE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH INCITING RELIGIOUS STRIFE. LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 02 JAKART 10067 150838Z NEWSOM Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 30 JUN 2005 Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 30 JUN 2005 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE NNN Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 30 JUN 2005 Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 30 JUN 2005 Message Attributes Automatic Decaptioning: X Capture Date: 01 JAN 1994 Channel Indicators: n/a Current Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Concepts: US CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS Control Number: n/a Copy: SINGLE Draft Date: 15 AUG 1974 Decaption Date: 01 JAN 1960 Decaption Note: Disposition Action: RELEASED Disposition Approved on Date: Disposition Authority: CollinPO Disposition Case Number: n/a Disposition Comment: 25 YEAR REVIEW Disposition Date: 28 MAY 2004 Disposition Event: Disposition History: n/a Disposition Reason: Disposition Remarks: Document Number: 1974JAKART10067 Document Source: CORE Document Unique ID: 00 Drafter: n/a Enclosure: n/a Executive Order: N/A Errors: N/A Film Number: D740224-0539 From: JAKARTA Handling Restrictions: n/a Image Path: ISecure: 1 Legacy Key: Iink1974/newtext/t19740845/aaaabmnv.tel Line Count: 61 Locator: TEXT ON-LINE, ON MICROFILM Office: ACTION EA Original Classification: LIMITED OFFICIAL USE Original Handling Restrictions: n/a Original Previous Classification: n/a Original Previous Handling Restrictions: n/a Page Count: 2 Previous Channel Indicators: Previous Classification: LIMITED OFFICIAL USE Previous Handling Restrictions: n/a Reference: STATE 178603 Review Action: RELEASED, APPROVED Review Authority: CollinPO Review Comment: n/a Review Content Flags: Review Date: 24 JUL 2002 Review Event: Review Exemptions: n/a Review History: RELEASED <24 JUL 2002 by elyme>; APPROVED <27 FEB 2003 by CollinP0> Review Markings: Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 30 JUN 2005 Review Media Identifier: Review Referrals: n/a Review Release Date: n/a Review Release Event: n/a Review Transfer Date: Review Withdrawn Fields: n/a Secure: OPEN Status: NATIVE Subject: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRIES ON DR. SUTANTI AIDIT AND YUSUF RONI TAGS: PINT, ID To: STATE Type: TE Markings: Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 30 JUN 2005 Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 30 JUN 2005