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US State Department cable 1974 JAKARTA 15493: Inquiry on Sutanti Aidit case (Class A detainee)

US Embassy Jakarta cable, 30 Dec 1974: Sutanti Aidit confirmed as 'Class A' detainee

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Confidential US Embassy Jakarta cable to the State Department, 30 December 1974 (declassified), reporting that Indonesian government sources confirm Sutanti Aidit is a 'Class A' detainee, i.e. slated for trial over the 1965 'coup attempt'. They describe her as a PKI central committee member, leading supporter of husband D.N. Aidit and prominent in pre-coup planning, claiming she travelled to Moscow and Peking. No trial date given.

Kawat rahasia Kedubes AS Jakarta kepada Departemen Luar Negeri, 30 Desember 1974 (telah dideklasifikasi), yang melaporkan bahwa sumber pemerintah Indonesia membenarkan Sutanti Aidit tahanan 'Golongan A', yakni yang akan diadili atas 'percobaan kudeta' 1965. Ia digambarkan sebagai anggota Comite Central PKI, pendukung utama suaminya D.N. Aidit, dan tokoh perencanaan sebelum kudeta, dengan klaim ia bepergian ke Moskow dan Peking. Tanggal sidang tidak disebut.

“MRS AIDIT IS CLEAR "CLASS A" CASE IN GOI EYES.”

People

Soetanti AiditD.N. Aidit

Organisations

Communist Party of IndonesiaUS Department of StateUS Embassy in Jakarta

Places

JakartaMoscowBeijing

Topics

arrests and detention1965 coup and aftermathPKINew Ordertrials (Mahmillub)

Tags

anti-communism

Details

Date
1974-12-30
Creator
US Embassy Jakarta (cable JAKARTA 15493)
Publication
US Department of State cable 1974JAKART15493
Document type
government record (text companion of US State Department (1974) - Cable 1974-279815, Inquiry on Sutanti Aidit case (Class A detainee).pdf)
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 State Department 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 1974-279815, Inquiry on Sutanti Aidit case (Class A detainee).txt
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
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