Cable, State Department to US Embassy Singapore, 30 August 1977: Dr. Sutanti Aidit (Congressman Koch)

Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 22 May 2009 Message Text LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 01 STATE 207433 ORIGIN EA-12 INFO OCT-01 ISO-OO ONY-OO /013 R DRAFTED BY EA/TIMBS:DPSULLIVAN:CCH APPROVED BY EA/TIMBS:REFRITTS DESIRED DISTRIBUTION EA ONLY 120120 302250Z/65 P 302146Z AUG 77 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO AMEMBASSY SINGAPORE PRIORITY LIMITED OFFICIAL USE STATE 207433 FOR DCM INGRAHAM TAGS: PINS, SHUM, ID SUBJECT: DR. SUTANTI AIDIT 1. CONGRESSMAN KOCH HAS CHALLENGED STATEMENT CONTAINED IN PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE YOU DRAFTED TO HIM CONCERNING DR. AIDIT STATING THAT "ACCORDING TO INDONESIAN GOVERN- MENT SOURCES’" DR. AIDIT WAS "A MEMBER OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE PKI '. 2. IN RESEARCHING FOR REPLY TO CONGRESSMAN. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT DR. AIDIT WAS MEMBER OF CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF GERWANI BUT NOT OF PKI ITSELF. INDONESIAN EMBASSY (PANE) HAS SAME INFORMATION. WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR RECOLLECTION OF SOURCE YOUR INFORMATION ON HER MEMBERSHIP IN CC/PKI. IF WE UNABLE TO FULLY DOCUMENT LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 02 STATE 207433 SUCH MEMBERSHIP, WE WILL HAVE TO AMEND EARLIER STATEMENT TO INDICATE THAT CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP WAS IN GERWANI RATHER THAN PKI. 3. PLEASE ADVISE. CHRISTOPHER Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 22 May 2009 Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 22 May 2009 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE NNN Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 22 May 2009 Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 22 May 2009 Message Attributes Automatic Decaptioning: Z Capture Date: 01 -Jan-1 994 12:00:00 am Channel Indicators: n/a Current Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Concepts: MEMBERSHIP, POLITICAL PARTIES Control Number: n/a Copy: SINGLE Sent Date: 30-Aug-1977 12:00:00 am Decaption Date: 22 May 2009 Decaption Note: 25 YEAR REVIEW Disposition Action: RELEASED Disposition Approved on Date: Disposition Case Number: n/a Disposition Comment: 25 YEAR REVIEW Disposition Date: 22 May 2009 Disposition Event: Disposition History: n/a Disposition Reason: Disposition Remarks: Document Number: 1977STATE207433 Document Source: CORE Document Unique ID: 00 Drafter: DPSULLIVAN:CCH Enclosure: n/a Executive Order: N/A Errors: N/A Expiration: Film Number: D770313-1318 Format: TEL From: STATE Handling Restrictions: Image Path: ISecure: 1 Legacy Key: Iink1977/newtext/t1977087/aaaaaffw.tel Line Count: 60 Litigation Code IDs: Litigation Codes: Litigation History: Locator: TEXT ON-LINE, ON MICROFILM Message ID: 69381 05c-c288-dd11-92da-001cc4696bcc Office: ORIGIN EA Original Classification: LIMITED OFFICIAL USE Original Handling Restrictions: STADIS, ONLY Original Previous Classification: n/a Original Previous Handling Restrictions: STADIS Page Count: 2 Previous Channel Indicators: n/a Previous Classification: LIMITED OFFICIAL USE Previous Handling Restrictions: STADIS, ONLY Reference: n/a Retention: 0 Review Action: RELEASED, APPROVED Review Content Flags: Review Date: 23-Feb-2005 12:00:00 am Review Event: Review Exemptions: n/a Review Media Identifier: Review Release Date: n/a Review Release Event: n/a Review Transfer Date: Review Withdrawn Fields: n/a SAS ID: 1624225 Secure: OPEN Status: NATIVE Subject: DR. SUTANTI AIDIT TAGS: PINS, SHUM, ID, (AIDIT, SUTANTI) To: SINGAPORE Type: TE Review Markings: Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 22 May 2009 Markings: Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 22 May 2009 Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 22 May 2009