WITHDRAWAL NOTICE RG 84 - Records of the Foreign Service Posts of the Department of State Box 00118 Withhold Box 0 Withhold Folder 0 Document 44 HMS REID Entry Series State Department Post Files Total Pages 5 ACCESS RESTRICTED The item identi ed below has been withdrawn from this file DocumentDate 10-18-1965 Document Type Telegram Special Media File Number In the review of this file this item was removed because access to it is restricted This document is being withheld under Section 3 3b of EO 13526 and or NARA's discretionary withholdings outlined in 36 CFR 1256 NND 37770 Withdrawn 01-31-2005 by RETRIEVAL 37770 00118 0 0 44 System Doch 24101610 Foreign Service at the United States of America I- OIN Amembassy J2 n 5 In FILE SECRET x COMM Charge Classification Control 7792 II-IRON Date AMB This document consists of 5 pages 10 18 65 gm COPY of '9 Copies Series A h is POL 3 53 Ziqi w ci iliif ii e l i POL a 419% an cgun 49- W ECON ACTION SEC STATE WASHINGTON 2 1 I If -- lesion m by the labo Dz -ia 1cm REF Embtel 1043 5 1 Interesting and probably sigr iicant parts of story rapidly unfolding here were passed along Oct 16 to Embot E by Suharto special assistant to Ruslan Abdulgani and long and intimately involved in Javanese and GOI circles 2 action being extended Sutarto said to other areas in addition Djakarta Medan South Sumatra Makassar while Central Java is in turmoil COMMENT Although this latter may be exaggeration it indicates something of fervor of current mi feeling 3 Sutarto made clear that principal target of Army Moslem anti-PKI action here is Subandrio He predicted forthcoming raid on Subandrio s elegant new residence which because of its ostentatiousnleasg already evoked jaundiced though whispered comments 4 On other side Nasution remains main target of PKI SECRET a UNLESS REPRODUCTION DLCL Fl ED I Classi cation mom THIS copy 18 NOT aumomzw mm in km an I Hindu much appropriate to the elusi ut on It the Item without Anthonty m mm 'ly alter the dams ah the anal number and in Imlopl Land For nit T med r - re'gn Service at the TM Unites States of America OUTGOING Charge Classification Control -2- Date underground remnants and is under heavy guard Sutarto s implication was that though lying low Nasution is strong rallying point 5 When queried by Emboff as to next step beyond present mass demonstrations and sacking PIG-associated establishments and residences Sutarto commented that Sukarno respects only strength and action and said firmly Now we must show him that we have both 6 He indicated there will be some action at Chicom Enb assy but this being delayed pending return to Indo of some 500 Indos stranded in China due transportation and other complications and thus practically Chicom hostages Among these he said are several PKI militants who will not return Sutarto said we have understanding with Marines now on guard at Chicom Emb and when time is ripe they will help us 7 Sutarto evidencem conviction that rm measures must be meted out to PKI and accomplices He said We will probably have to string up Aidit Njoto and Lukman in Banteng Square in order show everybody what kind of people they are SECRET UNLESS FROM THIS COPY IS NOT AUTHORIZED DECLA-Ss I glassi cation AUIhOrityW m mum- WEBAM Charge DECLASSIFIED OUTGOING SECRET Classi cation Control -3- Date He thought Njoto and Lukman had asylum in Djakarta palace and did not know Aidit's whereabouts 8 Sutarto's comments on other personalities Appointment of Suharto is excellent he is good strong man Jusui Muda Dalam is directly responsible for missing sum of 31 billion rupiah total which has disappeared from various banks Hardi will emerge on top of reconstituted Ali Sastroamidjojo will have to go since his left wing is completely discredited with revelation of shelter it has given to PKI Ruslan Abdulgani is weak and vaccilating his principal aim is to be in right place at right time to get Subandrio s job Sulcirman lost his job as head of RRI through his new refusal Oct 1 to answer summons from his boss Info Minister Achmadi and his going off instead with contingent of Untung s Tjalcrabirawa men 9 As for Air Force Sutarto said grimly Omar Dani must resign or we will have to kill him Four other AURI of cers must go too Sri Muljono Suryadarmi Abdoerachmat 1 539 and one other not named UNLESS REPRODUCTION Classification mom nus copy 15 NOT AUTHORIZED Inn lulu hale hum-all an in mum to punch appropriate to the classi cation a without Aumonty dlmm m- up mt divas ah the will number and much in envelope mrhd' For 0011 I Foreign Service at the WEBER United States of America Charge I SECRET Classification Control Date 10 Sutarto had earlier talked with one of Untung's interrogators and reported Untung saying a lot of things includingdeiitnite implication PKI in 30 Sept Movement Untung severely beaten up by captors and interrogators and Sutarto had suggested that more gentle treatment likely to elicit fuller testimony Moslem youth source told Emb o Untung had also put bee on Subandrio ll COMMENT Sutarto s visit to Embo residence punctuated by separate arrivals Moslem youth leader and family of anti PKI journalist who has been in seclusion People are beginning to S t tase again general atmosphere seems genuinely lighter Most encouraging of all there are more signs people actually ii still somewhat incredulously putting blame where it belongs Whether Sukarno PIC iron grip broken remains be seen but one thoughtful Indonesian speaking of former in ated concept of President said to Embo f last night in words that reflect what is reaching us from various sources tell you the balloon has burst 12 While Sutarto's rationale for demonstrations and raids is of course reverse of line GOI used to feed us i e that UNLESS nunonucnon Classi cation FROM THIS con 5 no Authon' than 1 WW m up an all the dams all the aural an em in 233 3 mm g8 as tearsv i te Aunt etrriza I SECRET Charge Classification Control -5- Date anger of people is aroused it nevertheless is irteresting and doubtless accurate as expression of sort of thing Sukarno under stands GP -2 GREEN POL rent ac 10 17 65 SECRET gg' gb ilcno DECLASSIH ED - 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