nift'f g tffe'liff $5 322 - OUTGOING massr DJAKARIA 1 4 133 Charge Classification Control 7 5 g SECRET Date Nov 20 1965 POL 2 POL 1516 ACTION 8 ECSTATB WASHINGTON ens document consists of 3 rm 0' - Copies Semis 1 Following are two nesnnixhaad reports from PKI activists and Yugoslav Embassy view on PKI future 2 Yugoslav political counselor says he has been in regular contact with PKI activist who showed no sign of panic he must report to Army on alternate daysz_and who said he and other Party members with whom he is in contact still are relying on Sukarno for protection and will not act without his orders Yugoslav counselor asked his source whether new Communist Party could be formed if PKI banned Somewhat contrary to spirit of previous remarks PKI source expressed strong opinion that any such thinking is utterly unrealistic Unless Sukarno turns tables completely he expected PKI in any form would disappear for few years 3 Yugoslav officer who has had over three years experience in Indonesia expressed strong opinion that Sukarno could not recoup fortunes that Army determined and will remain so and that Communist party in any form cannot be reconstituted legally in Indo for years to come 4 Reliable Australian journalist talked recently to - a an I UNLESS REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY IS NOT AUTHORIZED ELJC AS 7 address nuances to the Department can be diverted to pouch appropriate to the classi cation a the message without 1 ty 6 mm 1113 Pouch after the address all the seml number and pouch an envelope nmd For Reva Aut 0T1 1'1 358' 35 $323 poll F5413 9-1-55 I Charge Classification Control Date PKI youth activist from Jogjakarta who arrived in Djakarta in early November on apparent Party mission PKI source who said he was on fringes of top 50 PKI in Jogjakarta who are in know claimed that Jogjakarta PKI had no advance word on September 30 movement and that there was great confusion in Party ranks on what they were supposed to do He said there was tremendous faith in Sukarno's political skill and that he and his colleagues thought even when source left Jogja that Sukarno was really in control of situation was playing his old deceptive game and would move when time was ripe to restore situation This he said caused Jogjakarta cadres to maintain considerable sense of confidence as of early when he reached Djakarta November He said he was astounded however to findlhow badly Sukarno had slipped and extent to which Army dominated scene and was acting independently 5 Australian journalist who speaks fluent Indonesian as former student here was first Western journalist to visit Central Java on October 10 He said he talked to PKI cadres in number of places in Central Java Tegal and Purwokerto mentioned specifically and found them thoroughly confused and claiming lack of any foreknowledge of Sept 30 Movement amass REPRODUCTION Classification mom nus copy rs nor auruomzm menace to the Department can he diverted to pouch appropriate to the classi cation at the message mthout retypuu Type By huh utter the address unit the will numb and pouch envelope marked For men- P TTEILECEEBAXM 1 33 53 gs'l 359' 33L I 8 Charge Classification Control Date 3- GP-3 - GREEN POL MVTrentM POL RJMarte sm 11 20 65 I 1 UNLESS REPRODUCTION Classification FROM THIS COPY IS NOT 33mm                     National Security Archive    Suite 701  Gelman Library  The George Washington University    2130 H Street  NW  Washington  D C  20037    Phone  202 994‐7000  Fax  202 994‐7005  nsarchiv@gwu edu