Forei gn Servi ce of t h e United States of America T1E1L1E JJill 0 u T G 0 ING FIJ 00 MM CHRON A1lB DCM AMEMBASSY DJAJ WlTA P '-- f - OONFIDENTIAL ChCirge Cl ific Citie 11 c e 11tre l CON Fl DEt4 Tl A l OCite ept 15 1965 5 30 PM RF POL ACTION SECSTATE WASHINGTON 652 POL EOON INFO AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 47 150 AM IBASSY 1rIANILA 20 AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE REF 1 542A A Embtel 636 NOTAL B Embtel 641 NOTAL Dutch Protestant J lissionary just arrived from lJanokwari area of West lrian today discussed Lovestrand case Papuan rebellion and future prospects for foreign missionaries in area with Emboff 2 Lovestrand Case -- In discussing events which in eyes Indo officials cast suspicion on Lovestrand in particular Dutchman recounted same factors noted by Lovestrand himself para 5 Ref A except that more emphasis placed on latter's daily trips between home and town during period of Evangelical Alliance district meeting At this period rebels were interdicting road and -1 diers were suspicious that f DECLASSIFIED Authority INO o tifi b forc i Bner this Classification -lier could UNLESS UNCLASSIFIED REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY IS NOT AUTHOaw D 8tllllH ta 1111 Dellll'tlllnt an Ill dl ud t lllUCh lalt It 1111 cluslftcati111 fl till oHS tt witlllut T111 Ir l'lucll oflll' tlll Mllrta oll tllt o1111 11111 1 D in 111ttl1111 o W f'or DC T l'l'llC Japu Foreign Service of the Uni t ed St at es of A'm eri ca OUTGOING OONFIDENTIAL Charge Cl ific Citi ri Ce ritr l -2- DCite apparently travel with impunity whereas if they ventured on road they would be shot 3 Other Missionary Detentions Report that Dutch Catholic Priest Vandenberg para 5 ref B also arrested was confirmed Vandenberg located in Sukarnapura and not resident Manokwari area Present whereabouts or status his investigation unknown 4 Janokwari Rebellion -- Talk of open rebellion by Papuans had begun as early as March 1965 In early June Indo authorities intercepted Papuan leaving for Australian side with Free Papua declaration signed by many prominent Papuans in Mano kwari Ensuing police sweep arrested most Papuan civil servants and functionaries in area 5 First armed action occurred July 26 in valley near Manokwari Three soldiers raising flag at morning colors were shot and flag hauled down brutal lndo reaction was Soldiers next day sprayed bullets at any Papuan in sight and many innocent travelers on roads gunned down Bitterness thus created tkKK not easily healed Fighting OONFIDENTIAL roao FS-411 Classification UNLESS UNCLASSIFIED REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY IS NOT AUTHORIZED Singlt-addms otsSIOtS le tilt DtPll'tllent can lit diotrted b pouch I apprvpriatt le the classification ti the 11usaoe J without rwtni TJPI IJ Pouch after tlw addms oIt tht w ial nuober and pouch in Mttlope olrtM For DC T o Foreign Service of the United States of America OUTGOING CONFIDENTIAL Classification Charge Control Date -3- at times rather widespread in ensuing days but rebels never assaulted danokwari itself Missionary had impression casualties on both sides quite heavy Rebels used mortars in addition to small arms and active fighting not quelled until arrival major army reinforcementsx from outside area While Manok-wari now quiet again on surface tensions high and relations between Indos and Papuans now less reconciled than before rebellion broke out During rebellion there much loose talk that if Papua free then Netheriands Australia and USG would provide economic aid to develop country 6 Missionary Prospects in West Irian -- Dutchman said political tensions making it increasingly difficult for all foreign missionaries but especially for Americans since military and lndo petty officials are imbued with steady diet anti-American political propaganda Easy relationship and respect between Papuans and missionaries also resented by Indonesians who have not been able to gain respect local people themselves When foreigner OONFIDKNTIAL Classification UNLESS UNCLASSIFIED REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY IS NOT AUTHOBIZU ''lhlalt-addnst otssa t1 U l'lll'tlltnt an llt diwtrtld te peuch oPP'Ollfialt te tlll cluslllcatian ti tlll otssaotl without rftJllll T1111 IJ - alter tllt Mdrtu o tlll nu11btr and PIUCh in 1111tloSM outell For DC T Foreign Service of the United States of America OUTGOING CONFIDENTIAL Charge Control Classification Date -4- greeted pleasantly by Papuans on streets this resented by soldiers Papuans in turn resent it if missionaries greet Indonesians in public Thus foreigners caught in which in middle Frustration of role Indonesians find themselves in West lrian is exacerbated by example of white missionaries who are increasingly feeling effect of resulting Indo mistrust and dislike While reluctant come to conclusion about future Dutchman indicated he felt Ainericans at least had only limited period of useful work left to them in West Irian before they would be forced by harassment and incidents to withdraWll unless change comes in political orientation of Djakarta GP-3 GREEN POL EBMasters PU t N RGt r ds Sept 15 1965 CONFIDENTIAL Classification UNLESS UNCLASSIFIED REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY IS NOT AUTHORIU O ''Sillllo-lllclnso t1 the Departlllnl con M dioerto ta 11 prialt 111 thl cla11lllcalion rl Ult otsSl'lt withlut _ _ Tr Ir Pwdl alter the - 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