mm Foreign Service of the EGRAM United States at America F124 931$ CONFIDENTIAL AC Classification Control 94 7A RecdzDeC 28 1965 INFO 1300 IUKB FROM SURABAYA BOON NO 212 December 27 1965 CAO LAB POL RELAY ACTION DJAKARTA PRIORITY 212 INFO DEPT 55 Ref A OONTEL 52 to Dept 201 to Djakarta B JOINT SITREP 22 1 Security Situation A East Java Killings of PKI suspects continue but evidently on lesser scale and in more discreet manner Generally victims are taken out of populous areas before being killed and bodies are buried rather than thrown into river According NU source who is member of East Java Legislature NU campaign to exterminate PKI now being carried out throughout whole East Java and has finally been extended to Eastern corner Ref City of Surabaya seems to be exception to this clabm-see below In Madiun where Communists previously had reportedly suffered only arrests PKI prisoners according source now being delivered to civilians for slaughter Probably some local military commanders would 1 ke to enforce orders from their superiors for halt to killin s but face difficult problem East Java police ief Sumarsono who is known as loyal Sukarno follower and probably would lik to see Sukarno's pleas for restoration of tranquility folbwed admitted to me it very difficult to step killings B Surabaya For last week we have had no further EONFIDENTIAL um w I 3 5 DECLASSIFIED i mm POST ACTION copy A mammal Foreign Service of the - United States of America I I IAL Classification Control 94 7A PAGE 2 SURABAYA 212 December 27 1965 Recd reports of killings on outskirts of city Military has continued round-up PKI suSpects in city although from press it seems at reduced scale According knowledgeable PSI source there are still PKI leaders hiding in Surabaya C On evening Dec 24 several rifle shots were heard in city but there has been no explanation as to what transpired 2 Effect of Devaluation As of Dec 26 rice virtually unobtainable in Surabaya What could be obtained sold at 3000 to 4000 Rupiah per kilo On Dec 21 military sealed off Surabaya wholesale textile district and seized hoarded' textiles gold and small currency There is fear that authorities will extend raids to private homes 3 Growth in Power of SARBUMUSI we havd heard that at State enterprises here applicants must be Army veterans or SARBUMUSI NU Labor Federation members to obtain employment Formerly i 'was Army veteran or SOBSI member SARBUMUSI is also reportedly becoming more active in other ways and interfering in conduct of privately-owned businesses in some ways reminiscent of SOBSI 4 PNI Affairs According press Dec 27 Madiun Commander Colonel Hilly Soedjono summoned local leaders of HARDI and ALI factions and warned them not to allow their differences to disturb public order Althou Soedjono stated that he did not wish to interfere in PNI affairs he called for halt to interference with distribution of PNI-party daily Berita Republik Comment ALI faction seems to have firm grip on East Java PNI and will probably control its delegation to coming PNI National Congress If Army assisted HARDI CONFIDENTIAL 53 one Classi cation non nus no a POST ACTION com 31- ma - Foreign Service of the - RAM United States at America AMEMBASSY DJAKARTA CONFIDENTIAL Classification Control 947A PA 3 SURABAYA 212 Dec 27 1965 Reed group this situation might be changed Ref B 5 Undermining Subandrio' 3 Authority Subandrio recently ordered Indo Ambassador to Switzerland Vice Admiral Nazir to return home but Nazir ignored order according to Nazir' brother who is Surabaya Doctor Source also told me his brother and probably other Ambs have been asked by Nasution to ignore Subandrio' 3 orders and thus further undermine Subandrio' authority GP- 3 HEYMANN 12 28 1530eg CONFIDENTIAL Claui ca on aw g gowm NOT Mogwl 13 m POST ACTION copv FIG-II -                     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